Hard Ticket to Hawaii

1987 film directed by Andy Sidaris

Ronn Moss
Dona Speir
Hope-Marie Carlton
Cynthia Brimhall
Harold Diamond
Rodrigo Obregon

CinematographyHoward WexlerEdited byMichael HaightMusic by

Kevin Klinger
Gary Stockdale

Distributed byMalibu Bay Films

Release date

March 1987 (1987-03)

Running time

100 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Hard Ticket to Hawaii is a 1987 American low-budget action film written and directed by Andy Sidaris, and starring Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Cynthia Brimhall, and Harold Diamond. The second installment in Sidaris' so-called "Triple B" series, it features several former Playboy Magazine centerfolds, Playmates of the Month Speir (Miss March 1984), Carlton (Miss July 1985), Brimhall (Miss October 1985), and Patty Duffek (Miss May 1984).^[1]

The movie was released on DVD on 23 October 2001.^[2]

Plot

Two drug enforcement agents are killed on a private Hawaiian island. Donna and Taryn, two operatives for The Agency (Molokai Cargo), accidentally intercept a delivery of diamonds intended for drug lord Seth Romero, who takes exception and tries to get them back. Soon other Agency operatives get involved, and a full-scale fight to the finish ensues, complicated here and there by a very dangerous snake infected by deadly toxins from cancer-infested rats.

Cast

Ronn Moss as Rowdy Abilene
Dona Speir as Donna
Hope Marie Carlton as Taryn
Cynthia Brimhall as Edy
Wolf Larson as J.J. Jackson
Harold Diamond as Jade
Yukon King as Cat
Herb Burdett as Dog

Reception

The film's over-the-top violence, cheesy dialogue, unintentional humor, and overall absurdity has earned it a cult following.^{[citation needed]} In 2014, Paste magazine named the film the "best B movie of all time."^[3]

The film was featured on the podcast How Did This Get Made? in 2017.^[4]

References

^ "ANDY SIDARIS DOUBLE FEATURE! Hard Ticket to Hawaii + Picasso Trigger". brownpapertickets.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016
^ "Hard Ticket To Hawaii". Rotten Tomatoes
^ Vorel, Jim. "The 100 Best "B Movies" of All Time". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Hard Ticket to Hawaii: LIVE!". earwolf.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019

External links

Hard Ticket to Hawaii at IMDb
Hard Ticket to Hawaii at AllMovie
Piège Mortel à Hawaï on NanarLand

The Triple B series

Malibu Express (1985)
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
Picasso Trigger (1988)
Savage Beach (1989)
Guns (1990)
Do or Die (1991)
Hard Hunted (1992)
Fit to Kill (1993)
Enemy Gold (1993)
The Dallas Connection (1994)
Day of the Warrior (1996)
L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998)

v t e Films directed by Andy Sidaris
The Racing Scene (1969) Stacey (1973) Seven (1979) Malibu Express (1985) Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) Picasso Trigger (1988) Savage Beach (1989) Guns (1990) Do or Die (1991) Hard Hunted (1992) Fit to Kill (1993) Day of the Warrior (1996) L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998)