Don Wilson Is Playing A Hit Man?
Black Belt|Oct/Nov 2017

Don “The Dragon” Wilson, the kickboxing legend who became an action star, is back on the screen, and this time the movie is a quirky action comedy with a twist for the former fighter: He plays a hit man.

David J. Moore
Don Wilson Is Playing A Hit Man?

Titled Paying Mr. McGetty, the new film comes from Traditionz Entertainment, the same company that produced The Martial Arts Kid with Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock.

The plot of Paying Mr. McGetty reflects the madcap style that’s often used in Hong Kong cinema. After a night of drinking and gambling, Tyrell (played by R. Marcos Taylor, who appeared in Straight Outta Compton and Baby Driver) is awakened by an angry call from his girlfriend Meena. Turns out, Tyrell is in bed with a strange woman — who happens to be the daughter of a local mob boss. Once the mobster finds out, he hires hit-man Shota (Wilson) to take out the transgressor.

To make matters worse, the reward that’s placed on Tyrell’s head drives dozens of others to look for him, too. Further adding to Tyrell’s troubles, Meena, the love of his life, is put in harm’s way. Tyrell must make a stand by taking on the mob, dealing with Shota and finding the money to pay his landlord — the eponymous Mr. McGetty — before the day ends.

PRODUCER JAMES WILSON said the concept for Paying Mr. McGetty began more like a Jackie Chan movie than an urban action drama. “There [was supposed to] be more comedy than action, but the star R. Marcos Taylor was injured in the first scene on the first day,”

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