Dynamite Johnson

Dynamite Johnson

1979 · 95 min · ★ 5.4 · Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

Master Johnson Yap stars as Dynamite Johnson a crippled boy who undergoes an operation by bionic doctors to make him superbionic. In the same hospital is a man suffering from terrible burns inflicted by a giant robot dragon (which looks like it is made from silver cardboard) and his delirious ramblings are overhead by Johnson (with his superbionic ears) leading to an investigation which uncovers an evil Nazi plot for world domination.

Directed by Bobby A. Suarez · Written by Ken Metcalfe

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Cast

Marrie Lee Cleopatra Wong
Johnson Yap Johnson 'Sonny' Lee (Bionic boy)
Ken Metcalfe Heinrich Kuntz
Franco Guerrero Ben 'Chito' de Leon (as Chito Guerrero)
Joseph Zucchero Dr. Hiss

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