Prey of the Jaguar

Prey of the Jaguar

Nothing Has Prepared Them for His Kind of Justice

1996 · 96 min · ★ 5.7 · Action, Thriller

When his wife and son are brutally murdered by a fugitive drug lord that he helped put behind bars, former Special Ops agent Derek Leigh vows to avenge their deaths. After mastering lethal fighting skills at the hands of a martial arts instructor, he assumes the identity of The Jaguar - a vigilante superhero from his son's drawings - and with nothing more to lose, sets out on a fierce, one-man blood hunt to bring the criminals to final justice.

Directed by David DeCoteau · Written by Rory Johnston

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Maxwell Caulfield Derek Leigh
Stacy Keach The Commander
Trevor Goddard Damien Bandera
Paul Regina Randall Bentley
Linda Blair Cody Johnson
Paul Bartel Toymaker
Vic Trevino Gino
Mike McSween Tommy Chilton
Benjamin Gates Jr. Will Jackson
Devon Michael Jeremy Leigh
Vincent Klyn Sonny DePazos
John Fujioka Master Yee

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