I was watching tv the other day and a movie named No Contest came on. In the opening credits I saw the following names on the credit roll: Andrew Dice Clay, Shannon Tweed, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Robert Davi. I was like HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!?!
It turns out that Dice is the leader of a group of criminals that decide to hijack the Miss Universe pageant. They want to hold Ms. U.S.A and the other finalists hostage in a hotel penthouse, until Miss U.S.A’s senator father will ante up, and pay the fat ransom. This film is pretty much a Die Hard rip off with Shannon Tweed as the event organizer/Bruce Willis heroine.
Seeing Piper and Clay as bad guys was hilarious. All the dialog was so stereotypical of a budget action movie that you cheer every time they talk. Dice wears a fake mustache as well, which made the film even more enjoyable for me. If for no other reason – see this movie for his fake stache.
Shannon Tweed is the Tea Kwon Do master/moviestar/event coordinator on the inside while Robert Davi is the Special Forces agent on the outside. Throughout the movie they keep in contact with each other till eventually they save the day. Seeing Shannon Tweed do roundhouse kick after roundhouse kick is action at its finest!
This is an outlandish movie that is a lot of fun to watch in a “it is so bad it is awesome” sort of way. The only problem I have with the movie is the lack of nudity. Shannon Tweed not being nude in a movie is like David Letterman not throwing a pencil on his show. If you enjoy ridiculous action films – check this one out, you will enjoy yourself.
