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Last Dragon (1985)
Info:
- Release Date: March 22, 1985
- Creators: Michael Schultz (director), Louis Venosta (writer)
- Genre: Blaxploitation Kung Fu
- Rating: ★★★★☆
Plot:
- Talented martial artist Leroy Green returns home to Harlem to deliver Bruce Lee's medallion to the master who can complete his final training. While there, he runs afoul of Sho'Nuff (the Shogun of Harlem), falls in love with beautiful V.J. Laura, and deeply embarrasses his kid brother.
Notes:
- (Bruce) Leroy, the only guy that stands between Sho'Nuff and total supremacy, catching arrows with his bare hands and eating popcorn with chopsticks
- The tank of piranhas at Eddie Arkadian's house
- Angela's awesomely awful videos: Dirty Books and Test Drive
- "Am I the meanest? Am I the prettiest? Am I the baddest mofo low down around this town?!?!"
- "You're weird, man. Really weird."
- "I know how to deal with these show biz types. You wine them. You dine them. You let them order a la carte."
Cast:
- Taimak as Leroy
- Vanity as Laura
- Julius Carry as Sho'nuff
- Christopher Murney as Eddie
- Faith Prince as Angela
- Keshia Knight as Sophia
- William H. Macy as J.J.
- Chazz Palminteri as hood
- Jim Moody as Daddy Green
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