Cage

Cage is a 1989 American martial arts action film starring Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno. Plot A GI in the Vietnam War saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has a child's brain in a (very large) man's body. When they get out of the army the two open up a bar together, but some local gangsters make things tough for them after they refuse to take part in brutal "cage" matches where fighters battle to the point of serious injury and/or death. Cast Lou Ferrigno as Billy Thomas Reb Brown as Scott Monroe Michael Dante as Tony Baccola Mike Moroff as Mario Marilyn Tokuda as Morgan Garrett Al Leong as Tiger Joe James Shigeta as Tin Lum Yin Branscombe Richmond as Diablo Tiger Chung Lee as Chang Al Ruscio as Costello Daniel Martine as Mono Rion Hunter as Chao Tung Dana Lee as Pang Maggie Mae Miller as Meme Paul Sorensen as Matt Danny Trejo as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited) Pre-production When cast, Lou Ferrigno did extensive research on underground cage match-style fighting, soldier life after injuries, and PTSD. Reb Brown did not.