She was the greatest action star of the 80s you've never heard of. Her career should have been bigger. Cynthia Rothrock was a World Champion martial artist that transitioned into Hong Kong action films in the 80s despite being an American from Scranton, Pennsylvania. She went on to be in some of the most underrated action films of all time. Every heard of the 1985 film, "Yes, Madam!"? Well, it launched an entire genre of movies, the "Girls With Guns" genre, and she was co-lead alongside Michelle Yeoh - one of the biggest movie stars in the entire world. So why did Yeoh go on to such massive success while Rothrock fell into the background of straight-to-VHS? The story is fascinating. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we explore the history of one of the greatest action stars that never was.

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