Best of the Best (1989)
Een Amerikaans team van uiteenlopende karakters heeft zich geplaatst voor de finale van het wereldkampioenschap karate. Het bestaat uit de eigenlijk gestopte veteraan Alex Grady , de Koreaans-Amerikaanse Tommy Lee , de Texaanse bluffer Travis Brickly , boedhist Virgil Kelly en de van Italiaanse afkomst zijnde Sonny Grazo. Ze moeten het onder leiding van hun coach Couzo één op één opnemen tegen de regerend kampioen van Zuid-Korea. Hun kopman Dae Han doodde tijdens een gevecht in de vorige ontmoeting tussen de landen Lee's broer.
Regiseur: Robert Radler
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Eric Roberts as Alex Grady |
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Phillip Rhee as Tommy Lee |
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James Earl Jones as Frank Couzo |
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Sally Kirkland as Catherine Wade |
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Chris Penn as Travis Brickley |
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John Dye as Virgil Keller |
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David Agresta as Sonny Grasso |
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Tom Everett as Don Peterson |
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Louise Fletcher as Mrs. Grady |
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John P. Ryan as Jennings |
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Edan Gross as Walter Grady |
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Simon Rhee as Dae Han Park |
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Master Hee Il Cho as Korean Coach |
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James Lew as Sae Jin Kwon |
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Ken Nagayama as Yung Kim |
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Ho Sik Pak as Han Cho |
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Dae Kyu Chang as Tung Sung Moon |
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Cal Bartlett as Dr. Weisman |
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Edward Bunker as Stan |
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Bob Telford as Referee #1 |
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Samantha Scully as Carol Ann |
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Adrianne Sachs as Kelly |
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Melanie Kinnaman as The Woman |
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Kane Hodder as Burt |
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Pete Antico as Townie #1 |
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Michael E. Burgess as Tournament Fighter (uncredited) |
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Fabian Carrillo as Tournament Fighter (uncredited) |
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Mylo Ironbear as Tournament Fighter (uncredited) |
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Ahmad Rashād as Self |
| Sound | Marcie Free | Theme Song Performance |
| Production | Peter Strauss | Producer |
| Writing | Paul Levine | Writer |
| Production | Phillip Rhee | Producer |
| Directing | Robert Radler | Director |
| Production | James F. Tarzia | Casting Director |
| Sound | Paul Gilman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Marlon Staggs | Line Producer |
| Production | Deborah Scott | Associate Producer |
| Production | Frank Giustra | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Holzman | Executive Producer |
| Art | Kim Rees | Production Design |
| Writing | Paul Levine | Story |
| Camera | Douglas Ryan | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Phillip Rhee | Story |
| Crew | Bobby Burns | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Editing | William Hoy | Editor |
