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Summary
A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 67Audiences 53GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer67%
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.7
Audience score43%
Box office
3.6×its budget
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $21 M
Worldwide it earned $15 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most action movies, −13 min on the typical 108
typical 10895Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 57 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+47Released
1980
August 18, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more34 people
- Jackie ChanJerry Kwan
- MakoHerbert
- Kristine DeBellNancy
- José FerrerDominici
- Rosalind ChaoMae
- Chao Li ChiKwan
- H.B. HaggertyKiss
- RMRon MaxLeggetti
- David SheinerMorgan
Lenny MontanaJohn
Pat E. JohnsonCarl- MEMary Ellen O'NeillDominici's Mother
Joycelyne LewMiss Wong- PMPeter Marc JacobsonJug
Gene LeBellStroke
Larry DrakeJudge #1- MKMarcus K. MukaiRobert
- SBSonny BarnesIron Head Johnson
Earl MaynardJamaican- DWDonnie WilliamsSpear
- HHHelena HumannFat Lady #1
- SUSteve UzzellDominic's Assistant
- GRGene RaderJudge #2
Big John HamiltonOfficial #1
Directing · 1
- Robert Clouse Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Fred Weintraub Story
Camera · 1
- Robert C. Jessup Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- George Grenville Editor
Sound · 1
- Lalo Schifrin Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Tom Morga Stunts
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