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Death Ring
2026-11-14 20:41:03 · Cedar Herald Index
Death Ring is a 1992 action film starring Mike Norris, Billy Drago, Chad McQueen, Elizabeth Sung, Don Swayze, Ron Thompson and directed by R.J. Kizer.
Plot
Ex-Green Beret Matt Collins is kidnapped along with his fiancée, Lauren Sadler, by the crazed hunter extraordinaire Danton Vachs. Every year, Vachs holds a contest where people can purchase the right to hunt down and kill human beings. This time, Collins is to be the hunted while Vachs uses Lauren as motivation for him to really fight for his life, thus providing the buyers with an exceptionally entertaining hunt. As the hunt begins, Collins is set free on an uncharted island where four killers are set out to find and kill him.

Cast
Mike Norris as Matt Collins
Billy Drago as Danton Vachs
Chad McQueen as 'Skylord' Harris
Don Swayze as John Blackwell
Elizabeth Fong Sung as Ms. Ling
Isabel Glasser as Lauren Sadler
Branscombe Richmond as Mr. Cross
Kelly Bennett as Merlin, At Talismania
Víctor Quintero as 'Iceman'
George Kee Cheung as Mr. Chen
Henry Kingi as 'Apache'
Donegan Smith as Mr. Temple
Melanie Elam as Bambi, Female Guard #1
Taryn Swallow as Thumper, Female Guard #2
Dennis Lipscomb as Jessup
Carl Ciarfalio as Pax, Bar Bully
Joel Stoffer as Orin, Weasley Thug
Ron Howard George as Crowley, Bigger Thug
Vincent Lucchesi as Andy, Batting Cage
Tammy Stones as Cindy Macklin
Judy Peterson as 'Sparrow', Bar Waitress
Francine Forbes as Joan Tomlin, Newscaster
Ron Thompson as 'Needles', Tattooer
Lana Shields as Lisa, Tattoo Parlor
Leslie Jean De Beauvais as Diane, Tattoo Parlor
References
External links
1993 films
American action films
1990s action films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
