No Retreat, No Surrender

No Retreat, No Surrender (also known as Karate Tiger) is a 1985 film directed by Corey Yuen and starring Kurt Mckinney as Jason Stillwell and features Jean Claude van Damme as Ivan Krushensky.

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1985 - Film - Corey Yuen - Kurt Mckinney - Jean Claude van Damme

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Jason Stillwell is a young Karate student who trains in his father's Los Angeles dojo. One night after training has finished, the dojo is visited by members of an organised crime syndicate. Jason's father is attacked and has his leg broken by Ivan Krushensky. The family moves to start a new life in Seattle. Jason has a hard time adjusting and is picked on by the locals. One night after being beaten, he is visited by the ghost of Bruce Lee. After being trained by the ghost, Jason goes from a below average fighter to near invincibility. Local fighters organise a fight in an arena between themselves and fighters from the crime syndicate. This sets the scene for Jason to meet up with Ivan to settle it once and for all.

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Los Angeles - Seattle - Bruce Lee

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Some people have called this movie bad cinema and some also claim it borrows a lot from the theme of the The Karate Kid (1984) and Rocky (1976) films. By others it is considered a cult classic, especially among buffs of martial arts films.

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The Karate Kid - 1984 - Rocky - 1976

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In 1987 a film called No Retreat, No Surrender 2 was issued, but neither McKinney or Van Damme (or any of the other cast) appeared in the movie.

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1987 - No Retreat, No Surrender 2

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