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The Last Dragon

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Our Review Published February 2, 2018

Motown founder Barry Gordy made a movie like no other when he produced the 1985 musical curiosity The Last Dragon/. Frustrated martial artist “Bruce” Leroy Green searches the Big Apple for a new master, and winds up defending a beautiful VJ (Vanity) from a cadre of villains – including a mafioso jukebox tycoon, a sea monster in a tank, and the belligerent “Shogun of Harlem.” You’ll find out if limp wimps Arnie, Justin, and Stuart give this camp classic a “Glow-ing” recommendation when you become a Now Playing Podcast Patron.

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The Last Dragon

1985 PG-13 1h 48m

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 an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

Release Date

March 22, 1985

Director

Michael Schultz

Writer

Louis Venosta

Stars

Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney, Julius Carry, Faith Prince, Leo O'Brien, Mike Starr, Jim Moody, Glen Eaton, Ernie Reyes Jr. , Queen Esther Marrow, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jamal Mason, B.J. Barie, André D. Brown, David Claudio, Kirk Taylor, Sal Russo, Chazz Palminteri, Frank Renzulli, Torrance Mathis, Thomas Ikeda, William H. Macy, Trulie MacLeod, Gary Aprahamian, Lou David, Verne Williams, Captain Haggerty, Ernie Reyes Sr., Robert Silver, Clayton Prince, Brandon Schultz, Carl Anthony Payne II, Tony D. Head

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Producer

Rupert Hitzig

Cinematography

James A. Contner

Music

Misha Segal

Genre

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music

Country

United States of America

Language

Cantonese, English

Budget

$10,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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