On Dec. 12, the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah’s long-running Wednesday night series of underappreciated world cinema continues at The Sentient Bean with a rare public viewing of the low-budget 1978 crime-action flick “The Tattoo Connection,” starring esteemed martial arts actors Jim Kelly and Bolo Yeung — both of whom are perhaps best known for their supporting roles in the iconic Bruce Lee vehicle “Enter The Dragon.”
“The Tattoo Connection” was made in Hong Kong and stars Kelly as a former CIA agent who is hired by an insurance company to try and retrieve a stolen diamond from Chinese organized crime figures. When it first hit the USA in 1979, it was released to theaters in a severely edited print that compromised the storyline, and with a lackluster English-dubbed soundtrack that inadvertently added an element of camp humor to the picture.
For decades, the only version of the film that could be found was a cropped, scratchy, full-frame print featuring that lame English dialogue track. However, at long last, the PFS has acquired a nicely restored, uncut widescreen Chinese print of the film that boasts its original spoken Mandarin soundtrack and newly created English subtitles. Now this above-average independent film can once more be seen as its creators intended. 8 p.m. showtime, with discounts on craft beer and organic wine during the movie, plus a full vegetarian dinner menu. Tickets: $8