The Last Dragon (1985)

Release date: 1985-03-22
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Michael Schultz
Production Co: Delphi III Productions, Motown Productions
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music
Rating: 6.9/10
Length: 1h 49min

Storyline

In New York City, a young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way, he must fight a martial arts expert corrupted with power, and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

Plot Keywords

new york city, movie theater, title spoken by character, brother brother relationship, cult film, kung fu, kidnapping, pizzeria, blaxploitation, psychotronic film, rap, adult lives at home, martial arts, breakdance, breakdancing, pizza, rap music, disco, hip hop, manhattan new york city

Short Review

The Last Dragon is first and foremost a romantic comedy, and a very sweet one at that, and that's why its martial-arts combat scenes work so well. We've been given enough time to care about who's kicking the stuffing out of whom.