Bad Ass (film)
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| Directed by | Craig Moss |
| Produced by | Ash R. Shah |
| Written by | Craig Moss |
| Starring |
Danny Trejo Charles S. Dutton Patrick Fabian Joyful Drake John Duffy Harrison Page Richard Riehle Ron Perlman |
| Music by | Todd Haberman |
| Cinematography | John Barr |
| Edited by | Jim Flynn |
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Amber Lamps, LLC
Silver Nitrate |
| Distributed by |
Samuel Goldwyn Films 20th Century Fox (Non-USA, USA DVD) |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bad Ass is a 2012 American action film written and directed by Craig Moss. The film stars Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, and Ron Perlman. It is loosely based on the viral AC Transit Bus fight internet video and the films Gran Torino and Harry Brown.
Frank Vega (Danny Trejo) is a decorated Vietnam War veteran who had led a difficult life. His old girlfriend married someone else and had two kids while he was fighting for his country, he is unable to get a job anywhere, and ended up making a living selling hot dogs for most of his life until a hot dog van took away his customers. Frank spent much of the rest of his life as a drifter, until one day, he becomes famous on the internet when he beats up two abusive skinheads on a bus, is given the nickname "Bad Ass," and is celebrated by everybody around him; people make T-shirts and graffiti with his face on it, police give him ride-alongs and he ends up on talk shows.
Three months later, Frank's mother, Juanita (Tonita Castro) passes away, leaving him her house and dog. Frank's best friend and fellow Vietnam vet, Klondike Washington (Harrison Page), moves in with Frank and entrusts him with a USB flash drive for his late mother's safe deposit box. Klondike goes out one night for cigarettes and is murdered in a dark alley by two thugs, leaving Frank heartbroken. Frank meets a boy named Martin (John Duffy), who lives next door to Frank with his mother, Amber Lamps (Joyful Drake), and abusive father, Martin Sr. (Chris Spencer). Officer Malark (Patrick Fabian) assures Frank that the police department are working on finding the men who killed Klondike, but after watching the news and learning that the police solved a different murder in a faster time span, Frank realizes that the police are doing little to nothing about Klondike's murder.
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