Projekt Kill – Ein Mann will raus (1976)

Projekt Kill – Ein Mann will raus: Directed by William Girdler. With Leslie Nielsen, Gary Lockwood, Nancy Kwan, Vic Silayan. A former government assassin flees a mind-control program in the Philippines, pursued by his ex-partner, the local police and Asian gangsters.

“William Girdler made a number of memorable, b-grade action films in his prolific though brief career before his premature death, but u0026quot;Project: Killu0026quot;, unfortunately, isnu0026#39;t one for the highlight reel. Nielsen stars as a jaded US military project head, conditioning elite soldiers to become assassins with the aid of drug control. When he escapes to the Philippines to consult with a crippled ex-army buddy (Thompson), his 2IC (Lockwood) follows in pursuit with orders to recover or destroy before other sinister interests learn the projectu0026#39;s secrets.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKwan is terribly wasted playing a Chinese love interest for the programmatic Nielsen, emotionally inert, unable to develop feelings of attraction and love until the drug withdrawal begins to wane and he discovers a human side heu0026#39;d long neglected. Lockwood is the kung-fu fighting 2IC, another unlikely looking killing machine, while ubiquitous Philippino actors Vic Diaz and Vic Silayan are the villain and the cop respectively, both looking relaxed in their environment.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGirdleru0026#39;s picture aims high but is seriously compromised by its production limitations and fatally stagnant pace. The plot has more holes than a sieve and the action sequences are poorly choreographed and lack intensity. Girdler was indeed a fine, emerging director with some talent, but u0026quot;Project: Killu0026quot; isnu0026#39;t among his best work.”