Anyone who attended last year’s Fatso 24 Hour Movie Marathon at The Hollywood Cinema in Auckland will tell you that the film that played at the eighteenth hour, The Miami Connection, was the craziest, most incredible piece of chop-sockey action cinema they’ve ever seen. Made in 1987 and rediscovered just recently, it’s a mini-masterpiece of independent filmmaking, catchy music, poor acting and over-the-top fight choreography.
As part of this year’s Fantastic Fest and coinciding with the re-release of the film in the United States, we were fortunate enough to witness the reformation of the featured band and stars of the film, Dragon Sound! who played to a crowd of super enthusiastic film fans, welcoming them back to the stage after a 25 year absence. It was an amazing night!
Below is a small pictorial, taken by Andrew Todd, of the night in all its craziness.
Director, writer and star:
The one and only Grandmaster Y. K. Kim!
Dragon Sound:
Together again 25 years later and more popular than ever!
The craziest shenanigans ever to occur in a cinema.
The craziest shenanigans ever to occur in a cinema. (Part 2).
Friends Forever!
Maurice Smith and his buddies.
Maurice Smith brings it at Y. K. Kim.
Lead guitarist & Vocalist Angelo Janotti.
New MIAMI CONNECTION poster and merch revealed!
One flexible dude. Even after 25 years.
The backup band.
This man sure knows how to put on a show.
