SHOWDOWN is a cheap B-movie reprisal of the '80s classic KARATE KID, except that instead of having the kindly Mr Miyagi as the friendly mentor and benefactor, our youthful hero bags bad-ass Billy Blanks instead. Blanks plays a former cop turned janitor who finds himself hunted by a maniacal villain (Patrick Kilpatrick, always enlivening a B-production). Meanwhile, a bullied high school kid (the unknown Kenn Scott, remaining undistinguished) falls under Blanks' wing and mans up to tackle the bad guys. With ROCKY III-style training montages, cheesy power songs, slow motion aplenty, kick-ass fight scenes and a wonderfully derivative but hilarious KICKBOXER-style extended climax, SHOWDOWN is a real hoot and a treat for lovers of B-movie action everywhere.