Mckinney performs as jason stillwell, an american teenager who learns karate from the spirit of bruce lee. Jason then must use his newly acquired skills to save seattle from a crime syndicate, whose top. Had the rest of the film maintained this earnestness and done away with the onenote characters and hokey antics, no retreat, no surrender could have been a timeless classic to rival the karate kid. No surrender, no retreat 19961997 sheridan returns from zhadum with the help of a strange being known as lorien, who has given sheridan 20 more years to live. No retreat no surrender trilogy music video youtube. Kurt mckinney originally hails from louisville, kentucky. He then uses his newly acquired skills to save seattle from a crime syndicate, whose top. Compilation of the 3 no retreat no surrender movies. In this youthoriented martialarts fantasy a young karate student tires. Raging thunder is a 1987 hong kongamerican martial arts film directed by corey yuen, and starring loren avedon, matthias hues, max thayer and cynthia rothrock. The story is about an american teenager, jason stillwell, played by kurt mckinney, who is a bruce lee fan and who ends up learning martial arts from the spirit of bruce lee taejeong kim. The wacky and over the top acting adds some laughs, along with the constant boom mic spottings. Jasons father tom tim baker does not believe in violence, so the family takes it on the chin.
Bloodsport 1988, never back down 2008, sidekicks 1992, code of silence 1985, lionheart 1990. No retreat, no surrender 1986 is an american martial arts film and corey yuen directorial debut in america. Actually, van damme only appears in the beginning and at the end as ivan the russian, the ivan drago of kickboxing, the villain who the hero has to beat. No retreat, no surrender 1986, starring jeanclaude van damme. They move to seattle where, after humiliations, he trains with bruce lees ghost so he can defend himself and others against thugs. Thats a very different film to the first one thats a very different film to the first one ad content continues below. Tonight, he either fights for his life or hell be running for the rest of it young jason stillwell kurt mckinney moves with his parents to seattle, where local bullies harass them without mercy. No retreat, no surrender is a perfect example of all that is bad about the genre. The film was released in the united states on may 2, 1986. He decided to become an actor and moved to hollywood. You could make a drinking game out of them, along with crew member in. Jason stillwell, a bruce lee fan, is beaten numerous times and trains from the ghost of lee. The popularity of no retreat no surrender was strong enough to encourage the production of two sequels that would have absolutely nothing to do with the jason stillwell story line. An objectively bad karate kid ripoff, no retreat, no surrender manages to.
Despite its title, it does not have any connection to no retreat, no surrender, as it. His brutal death at the hands of an international terrorist sends his two feuding sons, casey keith vitali and will loren avedon, on a treacherous mission of handtohand martial arts revenge. The breakout stars of the initial offering, kurt mckinney and jean claude van damme, decided against pressing their luck with seasonal films. No retreat, no surrender was released on may 2, 1986. Jeanclaude van johnson official trailer 2016 jeanclaude van damme. No retreat, no surrender dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. He would go on to star in the 1985 film no retreat, no surrender as the lead. No retreat, no surrender 2 is a 1987 hong kongamerican martial arts film directed by corey yuen, and starring loren avedon, matthias hues, max thayer and. Apr 12, 20 most of no retreat, no surrender is simply beyond the descriptive powers of a rational human being. As hottempered rivals, the brothers take off on violently opposing. The story, the casting, the acting, the editing, the characters motivations, and especially the tackedon resolutioneverything in this movie is wrong.
Blue bloods no retreat, no surrender tv episode 2017. No retreat, no surrender 1986 pg 1h 25min action, comedy, crime 2 may 1986 usa jason, a bruce lee fan, sees his karate instructordad beaten by martial art thugs. No retreat, no surrender 3 blood brothers is a thoroughly conventional, if barely up to snuff, actioner. Movies like no retreat, no surrender if you like no retreat, no surrender you are looking for cult film, exciting and serious movies about with karate, ghost, martial arts, rivalry, training, russian and fighting movie themes of action, comedy and crime genre shot in usa or hong kong. No retreat, no surrender jeanclaude van damme wiki. The film stars kurt mckinney, jeanclaude van damme and j. No retreat, no surrender 1986 and you thought it wassafe. No retreat, no surrender the a series of three martial arts films, the latter two of which offer as protagonist a practitioner of taekwondo. No retreat, no surrender is a wonderfully silly romp, so consistently ridiculous in intent and.
Strandberg would help pen both the 1987 and 1990 sequels and director corey yuen would return to direct no retreat no surrender 2. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 42 produced by 1 music by 2 cinematography by 2 film editing by 1. This film does not continue the story of the original no retreat, no surrender. Instead, its a weird and entertaining time capsule of the american 1980s shot through the eyes of a hong kong film director. Best movies like no retreat, no surrender 2 bestsimilar. No retreat, no surrender is a film directed by corey yuen with kurt mckinney, jeanclaude van damme, j. Shop no retreat, no surrender dvd 1986 at best buy. This movie had jeanclaude van damme in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. All things considered, the no retreat, no surrender movies are one of the best martial arts film series ever made.
This movie had loren avedon in the lead roles of the film. No retreat, no surrender is classic 80s fun at its best. The success of no retreat, no surrender 1986 was didnt compare to similar movies of the time, such as the rocky series or the karate kid series, however no retreat, no surrender 1986 stills remains a cult classic to fans around the world. Jeanclaude van damme knocked out peter cunningham twice with a spin kick while filming their fight scene. No retreat no surrender 1986 jeanclaude van damme part 2. No retreat, no surrender 2 aka no retreat, no surrender 2. Wellknown director corey yuen invests the film with a lot of energy, whether it be fighting sequences, training sequences, or just scenes of overthetop drama or comedy, something is always going on and youre never bored. Mix no retreat,no surrender hold on to the vision music videoyoutube.
Watch no retreat, no surrender with jokes by rifftrax. Karate tiger is a 1986 martial arts film starring kurt mckinney and jeanclaude van damme. Movies like no retreat, no surrender 2 if you like no retreat, no surrender 2 you are looking for serious, realistic and suspenseful movies about with martial arts, jungle, kidnapping, kung fu, vengeance, heroes and confined themes of adventure and action genre shot in hong kong or usa. Best movies like no retreat, no surrender bestsimilar. Blood brothers is an english movie directed by lucas lowe released in the year 1990. Cd baby sync publishing, and 3 music rights societies. This movie had jeanclaude van damme in the lead roles of the film. Blood brothers is a film directed by lucas lowe with loren avedon, keith vitali, joseph campanella, wanda acuna, year. What should have been the beginning of a long retirement becomes the fatal end of counterterrorist cia agent john alexander. With loren avedon, keith vitali, joseph campanella, wanda acuna.
Despite many harsh criticisms as an uninspired cross of the karate kid and rocky iv, no retreat, no surrender is without a doubt one of the most underrated martial arts films of the 1980s by todays standards. Karate tiger no retreat no surrender is a series like blood fist, where the random words in the title are so cool that it doesnt matter that each instalment has nothing to do with previous entry. No retreat, no surrender is a 1986 american martial arts film directed by corey yuen in his american directorial debut, and starring kurt mckinney and. They move to seattle where, after humiliations, he trains with bruce lees ghost so. With this newfound wisdom and a burgeoning friendship, jason confronts a looming threat and learns the true meaning of no retreat, no surrender. Following a series of misfortunes, his idol crosses into the living world to teach him how to harness his chi and stir shit up.
Apr 23, 2017 the popularity of no retreat no surrender was strong enough to encourage the production of two sequels that would have absolutely nothing to do with the jason stillwell story line. The vorlons alarm the other races when they begin destroying entire planets that have been influenced by the shadows. Mckinney plays jason stillwell, an american teenager who learns martial arts from the spirit of bruce lee. No retreat no surrender trilogy series 1 2 3 2006 new sealed uk region 2 dvd. Two estranged sons, younger misfit will loren avedon and older brother casey keith.
If you like no retreat, no surrender you are looking for cult film, exciting and serious movies about with karate, ghost, martial arts, rivalry, training, russian and fighting movie themes of action, comedy and crime genre shot in usa or hong kong. No retreat, no surrender is a 1986 american martial arts film directed by corey yuen in his american directorial debut, and starring kurt mckinney and jeanclaude van damme. This i say, therefore, and testify in the lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having. Jason, a bruce lee fan, sees his karate instructordad beaten by martial art thugs. The seemingly random melange of fight movie cliches mixed with grade school level storytelling technique and what i am assuming is the unintentional nonstop gay subtext look at the clothes jason and r. No retreat, no surrender is easily one of the best bad martial arts movies i know of. A moribund nightclub on the fringes of liverpools sprawl is the primary setting for this frenetic, dark, and confusing comedy done in a heavy regional dialect by director peter smith. Jason stillwell kurt mckinney, a bruce lee fan, is beaten numerous times and trains from the ghost of lee. I actually thought it was a sofia coppola film from the late 2000s. At the age of 21 he was already a black belt in taekwondo and an amateur kickboxing champion. The movie combined hong kong style action with the very american story. Technically, the film is about average, though some of the editing continuity is pretty amusing. Come to no retreat, no surrender for the van dammeage, but stick around for the walltowall wtfness.
Despite its title, it does not have any connection to no retreat, no surrender, as it plots an independent story. Jean claude van damme no retreat, no surrender full movie. No retreat, no surrender 2 also known as no retreat, no surrender 2. An objectively bad karate kid ripoff, no retreat, no surrender manages to never the less entertain and delight with a combination of pure earnestness and legitimately cool fight work. No retreat, no surrender film series fltr movies 1 best martial arts movies. This film marked the western debut of future superstar jean claude van damme. No retreat, no surrender is often credited as a groundbreaking film. No retreat,no surrender hold on to the vision music video. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. No retreat, no surrender is a 1986 american martial arts sports film written and directed by corey yuen his american directorial debut, and. No retreat, no surrender is an english movie directed by corey yuen released in the year 1986.
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