| Director | Craig Moss |
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Unemployed Vietnam War veteran Frank Vega gains unexpected fame when he beats up two abusive skinheads on a bus. Nicknamed "Bad Ass," he becomes a celebrity, with his face on T-shirts and graffiti. He is even invited on talk shows and offered ride-alongs by the police.
His best friend and fellow veteran, Klondike Washington, moves in with him and entrusts Frank with a USB flash drive. However, Klondike is murdered in an alley by two thugs, leaving Frank devastated.
Frustrated by the police's lack of progress, Frank takes it upon himself to investigate. He discovers a spent cartridge casing and a pendant with a woman's picture at the crime scene. The pendant leads him to a pawn shop where he learns it belongs to a man named Terence.
Frank tracks Terence down and learns that Terence is with his girlfriend. After finding her at a massage parlor, Frank follows her and breaks into her house. He interrogates Terence about his boss, who ordered Klondike's murder. Frank discovers that Klondike was killed because of the flash drive, which contains information about an oil well project connected to Mayor Williams.
Frank eventually hands the flash drive to Officer Malark and confronts Panther, the drug lord responsible for Klondike's murder. Frank is captured and tortured to get him to reveal the flash drive's location. Panther discovers Frank's address in his wallet and heads there. Frank follows and beats Panther in a fight. Panther is arrested, and the news exposes Mayor Williams' involvement in the scandal. Frank moves forward with his life.