The Bad Penny (2010)
Six years ago Jack "The Ripper" Stemmons, an American boxer had his career destroyed by a St. Louis bookie. After Jack seeks revenge he is forced into hiding. Jack disappears half way around the world in Thailand. There he falls victim to the addictive spell of Bangkok's exotic and dangerous underworld. Eventually he finds solace in the arms of a beautiful prostitute who has been set in his path by a Russian gangster in order to get Jack back in the ring, This time in Bangkok's notorious underground fight clubs. No matter how hard Jack tries to distance himself from his past, it always hunts him down like a Bad Penny. When a mysterious fight fan appears, it's only a matter of time before Jack's past, present and future accelerate and collide into a twisted climax.
Film Overview"The Bad Penny" also known as "Knockdown", is an American thriller movie released in 2010 directed by Todd Bellanca. The film stars Casey T. Evans, Tom Arnold, and Bai Ling. Its plot hinges on the themes of redemption, previous mistakes, and accepting one's past. Its main character, Jack, travels around the world trying to leave a previous filled with criminal offense, violence, and dangerous connections, but eventually learns that his past is inextricably related to his future.
Plot & Main CharactersThe movie begins with Jack (Casey T. Evans), a former boxing champ, now living a reclusive life in Bangkok, far from his dark past in America. Once associated with criminal offense, illegal battling rings, and linked to hazardous mobsters, he has because run away the scene
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