Tonight, He either fights for his life or he'll be running for the rest of it.
The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) is a action, comedy, crime and drama film directed by Corey Yuen, released on May 2, 1986 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, J.W. Fails and Kathie Sileno. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 654 ratings.
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Kurt McKinney
as Jason Stillwell
Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"
J.W. Fails
as R.J. Madison
Kathie Sileno
as Kelly Reilly
Kim Tae-Jeong
as Sensei Lee
Kent Lipham
as Scott
Ron Pohnel
as Ian Reilly
Dale Jacoby
as Dean Ramsey
Peter Cunningham
as Frank Peters
Timothy D. Baker
as Tom Stillwell
Gloria Marziano
as Mrs. Stillwell
Joe Verroca
as New York Agent
Directed by Corey Yuen, written by Keith W. Strandberg, Corey Yuen and Ng See-Yuen, produced by Ng See-Yuen.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 654 ratings.
First of all, I believe the word for this is "Bruceploitation" and you can't walk into anything with a "sploitation" at the end of the genre title with expectations of things like production value, or great special effects or a decent plot. Mostly movies like this are void of those things and in the rare times that you actually get them they should be viewed as an added bonus. Technically speaking, the film is a…
Reviewed on January 14, 2023
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The main cast of No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) includes Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, J.W. Fails, Kathie Sileno and Kim Tae-Jeong. The film was directed by Corey Yuen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
No Retreat, No Surrender was released on May 2, 1986 and runs for 1h 34m.
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 654 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, comedy and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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