''Undercover X'' is a 2001 action-adventure film that was directed by and stars

Scott Shaw Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, musician, and filmmaker. Career Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist. He has written a number of articles and books on the martial arts a ...

Plot

"In the 2001 film Undercover X (aka No Boundaries), Shaw plays an undercover LAPD detective named Truck Baker, a cross between action star Chuck Norris and The Dude from The Big Lebowski. He's laid-back, but he can also tear your head off with his bare hands. Newcomer Richard Magram plays Shaw's hyperactive partner Torino, who rambles on and on like Joe Pesci after four cups of espresso." The feature was filmed in

Hollywood, California Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and district in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. ...

Seoul, South Korea Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

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and

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. This film is considered a "Zen Film" in that it was created in the distinct style of filmmaking formulated by

known as ''Zen Filmmaking''. In this style of filmmaking, no scripts are used.

References

External links

Undercover X Official Website
* 2001 films 2000s action adventure films American action adventure films Films shot in Seoul Films shot in Tokyo 2000s English-language films Films directed by Scott Shaw 2000s American films English-language action adventure films {{2000s-adventure-film-stub