Pushed to the Limit
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Robert Mariani
Henry Hayashi
Verrel Reed
Barbara Braverman
Greg Ostrin
Rick Shaw
Frank Trejo
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| Directed by | Michael Mileham |
| Written by | Mimi Lesseos |
| Produced by | Mimi Lesseos Robert Mariani |
| Starring | Mimi Lesseos Henry Hayashi Verrel Reed Barbara Braverman Greg Ostrin Rick Shaw Frank Trejo |
| Cinematography | Bodo Holst |
| Edited by | Peter Cohen |
| Music by | Miriam Cutler |
| Distributed by | Casa do Vídeo Curb/Esquire Films |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pushed to the Limit is a 1992 action feature film written by Mimi Lesseos and directed by Michael Mileham. Starring Mimi Lesseos and Verrel Lester Reed, the film is about a wrestling queen who finds out that a gangster is responsible for her brother's death and trains in kickboxing to avenge his death.[1][2][3]
Prior to starting work on Pushed to the Limit, Mimi Lesseos was an experienced professional wrestler and she had experience working in make-up, acting and stunt work in a number of productions. She has stated that her interest in making a film of her own was in part a reaction to the exploitative roles which she had accepted in her earlier work, as she wished to portray a fit and strong female character who was not "sleazy or muscle-bound".[4] Lesseos wrote, starred in and produced the work. Half of the $600,000 budget was provided through an investor,[4] while she provided the other half, selling property and, at one point, traveling to Japan to raise money through her professional fights.[5] While in Japan she found a distributor, and worldwide distribution was gained after taking the movie to the Cannes Film Festival.[4][5]
Cast
- Mimi Lesseos as Mimi
- Henry Hayashi as Harry Lee
- Verrel Reed as Vern (as Verrel Lester Reed Jr.)
- Barbara Braverman as Mom
- Greg Ostrin as John Cordon
- Rick Shaw as Fred
- Frank Trejo as Frank
- Michael M. Foley as Nick
- Amy Barcroft as Sheeba
- Christl Colven as Inga
- Terrance Curtis as Tony
- Alex Demir as Mike
- Al Giordano as Fernel
- Lorraine Hawkins as Terri