URBAN MENACE
Dir. Albert Pyun, 1999.
United States. 72 min.
In English.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 — 10:00 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 — MIDNIGHT
MONDAY, AUGUST 26 — 10:00 PM
“Urban renewal is bullshit. Urban renewal is corruption, mismanagement, unemployment and disease. Urban renewal is city bullshit. The truth in the hood is fear, pain and despair. The hoods are ruled by bullets. The hoods are ruled by drugs. The hoods are ruled by crooked pigs. The hoods are ruled by dead ends. The hoods are ruled by dead dreams. The hoods are ruled by walking nightmares. Blood runs in the street”
When dead mob bosses start piling up in the Bronx, all signs point to a mysterious hooded figure that has been lurking the streets since the Friendship Church burned down a year prior…
Starring rap icons Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, Fat Joe, and Big Pun; Urban Menace must be seen to be believed. Albert Pyun, the director of B-action flicks such as Cyborg, Nemesis and Captain America (the OG) creates a singular vibe for this low-budget genre blend. Urban Menace was shot in conjunction with Pyun’s The Wrecking Crew and Corrupt (both also starring Ice-T) in a warehouse in Eastern Europe. There are obvious body doubles, repeated kills, and a glowing fuzzy picture quality that looks out of a PS1 game. See this unique shoot-em-up gangster/horror/hip-hop film this August at Spectacle!