Brandon Lee and Dolph Lundgren are mismatched cops in this goofy, but undeniably fun 90s action flick, Showdown in Little Tokyo. Filled with silly stunts; Lundgren jumps over a car, goofy banter, tons of nudity and martial arts, it’s just a hoot.

They are joined in the cast by Tia Carrere and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, it’s a fast-moving action film whose narrative hangs loosely off of action sequences.

Lundgren is Kenner a Japanese-raised cop, his new partner, Lee’s Murata, is an American-born and raised good guy. They are thrown together on a case that seems them going up against the Yakuza, headed in Los Angeles by Yoshida (Tagawa). Carrere’s Minako is caught up in events by Yoshida’s desire for her, and the fact that a friend of hers was murdered on camera by Tagawa. Of course, she quickly becomes Kenner’s love interest (though it doesn’t feel like there’s much chemistry there).

With outrageous moments things play out as you would expect they would coming on the tail of action films of the 80s. It runs shy of 80 minutes, it’s incredibly short, which could be a good thing, as the story isn’t very well done, but you can see how the film has become a cult classic none the less.

The dialogue is horrible, and yet you can’t help but indulge in the ridiculousness of the situation, story and characters.

Lee is a hoot, leaning into his performance, and exhibiting some wonderful martial arts skills. Lundgren is a towering presence and looks incredible formidable on screen, and it’s fun to see him lean into some comedy, even if he isn’t the most solid of actors.

Carrere is sadly wasted in the film, she’s not much more than a sex symbol and a damsel in distress. She’s a wonderful actor but isn’t really given a chance to do much through the course of the film. Tagawa is perfectly villainous and always turns in a great performance.

Lester’s original cut of the film ran just over 90 minutes, so you have to wonder what Warner cut out. I’m not sure ten minutes more would have made this a better film, but it’s too bad that it is as short as it is. We have so little of Lee on film.

It’s a cult buddy-cop movie that could have been a little more if it had a better script, and maybe a longer run time to allow that script and the characters to breathe.

It’s so goofy that you either hate it, or enjoy the hell out of it.