White Fire is a 1984 French-Turkish-American action thriller directed by Jean-Marie Pallardy and starring Robert Ginty, Belinda Mayne, Fred Williamson, Gordon Mitchell, and Jess Hahn. The plot concern two siblings, Boris and Ingrid Donelly (Ginty and Mayne), both employees of a diamond mining company, who stumble upon a legendary diamond known as the "White Fire" and must now work together to keep it from falling into the hands of a gang of criminals.
Includes examples of the following tropes:
- Brother–Sister Incest: Boris is shown complimenting Ingrid in inappropriate ways and even takes her towel away from her after she goes skinny dipping. When she dies, he meets a prostitute named Olga, who reminds Boris very much of Ingrid. As a result, he falls for her. It doesn't help that Olga gets plastic surgery to look exactly like Ingrid as part of a heist.
- Chainsaw Good: When escaping the villain's henchmen with Ingrid, Boris grabs a chainsaw from a harbor's wore and uses it to attack some of his enemies. Bo holding that chainsaw makes it on several posters/VHS covers.
- Fanservice: Ingrid, played by the very attractive Belinda Mayne, is shown skinny dipping in one scene, with numerous shots emphasizing her figure.
- Identical Stranger: Boris meets Olga who looks a lot like his dead sister Ingrid. She gets additional plastic surgery to look just like her.
- Instant Death Bullet / Perfect Poison: Ingrid immediately dies after being shot a poisoned dart in the nose.
- MacGuffin Title: The title refers to a legendary diamond that Boris and Ingrid are trying to keep out of the hands of a gang of criminals.
- A Minor Kidroduction: Boris and Ingrid are introduced as children running away from the URSS with their parents.
- Pop-Star Composer: The film's soundtrack was composed by Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord.
- Title Theme Tune: "White Fire", an exceptionally 80s AOR number performed by the rock group Limelight.
- Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction: The titular White Fire is a huge diamond coveted by many. However, it is radioactive enough to burn anyone who touches it and cannot just be picked up as it's still attached to the rocks.
