was a long serving solicitor in Trim and helped to fund the production in return for appearing in the film. Professional footballer Graham Geraghty made his acting debut in the film, playing one of the contestants during the martial arts tournament. Reception In 2010, Luke McKinney of Cracked.com labeled the film "the worst film ever made." The Irish Post named it the worst Irish film of all time, and the Irish Independent wrote that it is "now regarded as one of the worst films ever made". Entertainment.ie placed it on its list of "10 So Bad They're Good Movies You Need To See Before You Die" and Comic Book Resources described it as "one of the worst commercial movies ever made." The film has had something of a revival in popularity, largely thanks to video and written essays poking fun at the film's story and technical details. Sequel A sequel titled Fatal Deviation: Krakatoa was announced by James P. Bennett in 2020 and was supposed to have a much larger budget. In May 2022, Bennett reported that a film titled Triple Deviation will be made instead in 2023, and will feature a "world famous action star". See also List of films considered the worst Moving Target - Another martial arts movie filmed in Ireland, featuring James Bennett. References External links Rising Sun Productions on RTÉ's "Nationwide" 1998 1998 films 1990s action films 1990s English-language films 1998 martial arts films English-language Irish films