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No Retreat, No Surrender

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6.3/10 • 584

1986-05-021h 34m

ActionComedyCrimeDrama

Tonight, He either fights for his life or he'll be running for the rest of it.

The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.

Directors
Corey Yuen Kwai
Editors
Allan Poon

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kurt McKinney

    Kurt McKinney

    Jason Stillwell

  2. Jean-Claude Van Damme

    Jean-Claude Van Damme

    Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"

  3. J.W. Fails

    J.W. Fails

    R.J. Madison

  4. Kathie Sileno

    Kathie Sileno

    Kelly Reilly

  5. Kim Tae-Jeong

    Kim Tae-Jeong

    Sensei Lee

  6. Kent Lipham

    Kent Lipham

    Scott

  7. Ron Pohnel

    Ron Pohnel

    Ian Reilly

  8. Dale Jacoby

    Dale Jacoby

    Dean Ramsey

  9. Peter Cunningham

    Peter Cunningham

    Frank Peters

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 14, 2023

10/10

First of all, I believe the word for this is "Bruceploitation" and you can't walk into anything with a "sploitation" at the end of the genre title with expectations of things like production value, or great special effects or a decent plot. Mostly movies like this are void of those things and in the rare times that you actually get them they should be viewed as an added bonus. Technically speaking, the film is a train wreck, it looks bad, the writing is horrible, and the dialogue largely stinks... ...but all of that adds to the charm and ultimately what you have is a very dated and extremely entertaining piece of crap that will hold your attention throughout, even if it doesn't hold any nostalgia for you. No Retreat, No Surrender falls firmly into the "so bad it's good" category of films and the ghost of Bruce Lee only adds to the entertaining horribleness of the overall film. It could be far better, sure, no one is arguing that, but if it was better it wouldn't be nearly as entertaining to watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
$4,662,137.00
Keywords
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