Fearless Tiger aka Black Pearls is a 1991

1991 in film

The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...

 Canada-shot martial arts movie, directed by Ron Hulme.

Plot

Jalal Merhi

Jalal Merhi

Jalal Merhi is a Canadian action film producer. He started his film career by selling his jewellery business to start a film production company. He has produced and acted in numerous action films that can be considered martial arts B movies...

, Bolo Yeung

Bolo Yeung

Yang Sze , better known as Bolo Yeung, is a former competitive bodybuilder and a martial arts film actor. Primarily cast as the villain in the movies he stars in, he is best known for his performances as Bolo in Enter the Dragon and as Chong Li in Bloodsport, and also for his many appearances in...

 and Monika Schnarre

Monika Schnarre

Monika Schnarre is a Canadian model, actress, and television host.A native of Scarborough, Ontario, Schnarre was discovered by Toronto's Judy Welch Modeling agency. She achieved international recognition at the age of 14 when she won the Ford Models "Supermodel of the World" contest in 1986,...

 star in the tale of a martial artist (Merhi) who studies under an old master (Yeung) in the hopes of avenging his brother's death at the hands of a drug ring.

Release

The movie was released in Canada in 1991, under the Black Pearls name, but was not released in the United States until 1994, where it was released directly to video by Imperial Entertainment under the Fearless Tiger name. In Canada, the movie flopped at the box office. The movie has been released on DVD in the UK, and in the United States as a double feature with Death Machines from EastWest Entertainment. A new special edition DVD is in the works, but as of April 4, 2011, nothing else has been announced.

External links

• 2005 fan review