Directed and co-written by Albery Pyun, Heatseeker takes place in the near future, in the year 2019!  The world is a corrupt and dangerous place where the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer.  Corporations are as powerful as governments.  (Albert Pyun, prophet.)  Each corporation is represented by an MMA fighter because it’s not enough that a corporation provide a needed good or service.  Their fighters also have to be able to win tournament after tournament.

Chance O’Brien (Keith Cooke) is a world champion fighter who is unique because he fights without corporate sponsorship and he is also not a cyborg.  While every other fighter has been “enhanced,” O’Brien remains all-natural.  Evil CEO Tsui Tung (Norbert Weisser) wants to show off his newest fighter, Xao (Gary Daniels).  Tung arranges for Chance’s girlfriend and trainer to be kidnapped as a way to force O’Brien to travel to New Manila and take part in the ultimate fighting tournament.  Tung’s plan is for Xao to defeat Chance while the entire world is watching.  Chance just wants to rescue his girlfriend, even if she is now being forced to train Xao.

Heatseeker, I watched in memory of director Albert Pyun.  Pyun was the master when it came to movies about cyborgs entering MMA tournaments and Heatseeker is typical of his films.  The plot is incoherent but no one is watching for the plot.  The fights are the attraction and Pyun doesn’t waste too much time before getting into them.  Gary Daniels and Keith Cooke may not have been the best actors but they were pros when it came to fight scenes and they both give it their all as the work their way to their inevitable final confrontation.  Since all of the fighters, except for Chance, are also cyborgs, that means that each match ends with sparks and exposed stainless steel.

Pyun fans will get exactly what they want out of Heatseeker.  Along with the tournament, Heatseeker also features performance from Pyun regulars like Tim Thomerson and Thom Matthews.  One thing it does not do is feature anyone seeking heart but you can’t have everything.