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The Last Dragon

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6.4/10 • 258

1985-03-221h 49m

ActionAdventureMusicComedyDrama

His family thinks he's crazy. His enemies think he's no challenge. But she knows he's THE LAST DRAGON.

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

Directors
Michael Schultz
Editors
Christopher Holmes

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  1. Taimak

    Taimak

    Leroy Green

  2. Vanity

    Vanity

    Laura Charles

  3. Christopher Murney

    Christopher Murney

    Eddie Arkadian

  4. Julius Carry

    Julius Carry

    Sho'nuff / The Shogun of Harlem

  5. Faith Prince

    Faith Prince

    Angela Viracco

  6. Leo O'Brien

    Leo O'Brien

    Richie Green

  7. Mike Starr

    Mike Starr

    Rock

  8. Jim Moody

    Jim Moody

    Daddy Green

  9. Glen Eaton

    Glen Eaton

    Johnny Yu

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 14, 2023

10/10

With "The Last Dragon" it really depends on when you saw it. If you saw it as a child in the 80s, well, it's crazy good. It's Chinatown excellent. It's one of the most beloved movies of your childhood and it lingers into your adult years with a heavy dose of nostalgia. Honestly though, if you are walking into it now...it's a bit dated and in the cheesiest possible way. But then, even in the 80s it was trying hard to be cheesy, just, unlike it's peers, some of the cheese didn't age well. Fortunately though, it holds it's own in that little notch, the Black-Fu subgenre of blacksploitation, and it holds its own in the funnest possible way. The Bad Guys are over-the-top and hysterically so. The hero is brilliantly naive and pulls off the wang chung with an ease that is convincing for a kung fu movie. It's choreographed extremely well for the budget, making the action believable and blends seamlessly into the humor and cheese. If you watched it as a child in the 80s, it will remain on of your absolute favorite films. If you're seeing it for the first time, well, it's not exactly timeless, you won't love it as much, but there is still enough there to amuse you and keep you entertained, it's still worth the time to watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$25,754,284.00
Keywords
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