Bad Ass
They messed with the wrong senior citizen.
Rating: 5.8 out of 10TMDB(451 votes)
Overview
Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Santa Rosa
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Sequels
Followed by Bad Asses
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Collection
Part of Bad Ass Collection
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Elliot TishmanWriter
- Craig MossWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 12, 2012
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Bad Ass Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Danny TrejoFrank Vega
Charles S. DuttonPanther
Ron PerlmanMayor Williams
Patrick FabianOfficer Malark
Joyful DrakeAmber Lamps- John DuffyMartin
Harrison PageKlondike Washington
Richard RiehleFather Miller
Winter Ave ZoliTatiana
Tonita CastroJuanita Vega
Andy DavoliRenaldo
Patricia De LeonMarissa
Frank MaharajhDetective Shah
Jillian MurrayLindsay Kendall
Shalim OrtizFrank Vega-young
Craig ShefferAttorney
Chris SpencerMartin Sr.
Jessica LeeWoman in Purple
John DixonSkinhead #1
Kevin Patrick BurkeSkinhead #2
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