Hot Potato is the follow up to “Black Belt Jones!” and sees Jim Kelly reprising his title role. Filmed in Thailand, the film follows the adventures of agent Jones (Kelly) who is sent to Thailand to rescue the daughter of a US Senator kidnapped by a power hungry Thai warlord. Jones teams up with local agent Pam (Irene Tsu), together with his regular sidekicks Chicago (Geoffrey Binney) and Rhino (George Memmoli). Jim Kelly who is an International Middleweight Karate Champion choreographed the film’s fight scenes.
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ACMI Identifier
311008
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Action & Adventure → Action films
Action & Adventure → Martial arts films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Blaxploitation films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Martial arts films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Thailand
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)