POINT DOOM (2000)
“Point Doom,” a 2000 action-crime flick directed by Art Camacho, dives into the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles with a cast of ’90s B-movie staples. Richard Grieco stars as Rick Hansen, a Hollywood talent agent whose life unravels when his girlfriend, Stephanie (Jennifer O’Dell), pulls him into a world of strip clubs, drugs, and biker gangs. Stephanie, a waitress at a club owned by Frankie (Andrew Dice Clay), is tangled with her ex, Aaron (John Enos III), a volatile drug dealer tied to a motorcycle crew led by Blackie (Sebastian Bach). When Stephanie decides to leave Aaron for Rick, the breakup ignites a deadly feud.
Aaron, backed by his gang and a cameo-heavy roster including Ice-T as a drug supplier, targets Rick with brutal efficiency—beatings, car chases, and a botched hit at a strip joint. Rick, more sleaze than savior, scrambles to protect Stephanie, enlisting Frankie’s reluctant help. The plot thickens as Aaron’s double-crossing drug deal with a rival crew (featuring Zach Galligan) goes south, sparking a chaotic shootout. Angie Everhart pops in as Jessica, Rick’s sister, offering little beyond eye candy in a thankless role. The climax unfolds in a warehouse, where Rick and Aaron face off in a flurry of fists and gunfire, ending with Aaron’s predictable demise and Rick barely scraping by.
Shot on a shoestring as a Blockbuster exclusive, “Point Doom” oozes late-’90s DTV grit—think shaky cam, toy-gun shootouts, and a synth score. Critics trashed its incoherent script and Grieco’s mulleted antihero, but Clay’s gruff charm and the cast’s earnest overacting lend it a so-bad-it’s-good vibe. It’s a sleazy, violent time capsule—stripper drama meets biker revenge—that revels in its own absurdity, making it a cult curiosity for trash cinema fans.
