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The Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts musical film produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy and directed by Michael Schultz. The film was a critical disappointment but a financial success,The Last Dragon is now considered a cult classic. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, Christopher Murney, and Faith Prince. Choreography was done by Lester Wilson, and Lawrence Leritz. The film was released in theatres by TriStar Pictures on March 22, 1985.
Set in New York City, the plot follows a teenage martial arts student named Leroy Green (often referred to as "Bruce Leroy") with dreams of becoming a great martial artist like his idol Bruce Lee. Leroy goes on a quest to achieve the highest level of martial arts accomplishment, known as "The Final Level". Martial artists who reach this "Final Level" are said to possess "The Glow", a mystical energy that can only be attained by a true martial arts master. When a fighter's hands glow, he is one of the best in the world and when his entire body glows, he is the greatest fighter alive. On his journey to becoming the "Last Dragon" and wielding the power of "The Glow," Leroy must confront villains such as a crooked arcade mogul Eddie Arkadian (Murney) and the evil Sho'nuff (Carry), the Shogun of Harlem, from whom he must also protect his younger brother Richie (Leo O'Brien) and his love interest, TV music video host Laura Charles (Vanity).
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 an rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Keywords: brother-brother-relationship, bullet-catching, catching-a-bullet-in-one's-teeth, cult-film, cult-film, harlem-manhattan-new-york-city, independent-film, kidnapping, kung-fu, kung-fu-classic
Sho'nuff: I AM the Shogun of Harlem!
Sho'nuff: Kiss my Converse!
Sho'nuff: Now, when I say, "Who's da mastah?" you say, "Sho'nuff!"
Richie: I'm gonna slap that sucker silly for alienation of affection! If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't know who she was! Chocolate covered yellow perro!
Laura Charles: You sure look like a master to me.
Sho'nuff: Alright, Leroy, who is the one and only master?::Leroy Green: I am.
Angela: Oh Eddie! You're all wet!
Daddy Green: Just direct-a your feets-a to Daddy Green's Pizza!
Sho'nuff: Well, well, well. If it ain't the serious, elusive Leroy Green. I've been waiting a long time for this, Leroy. I am sick of hearing these bullshit Superman stories about the - Wassah! - legendary Bruce Leroy catching bullets with his teeth. Catches bullets with his teeth? Nigga please.::Leroy Green: The secret awaits eyes unclouded by ambition.::Sho'nuff: WHAT?::Leroy Green: Those who are bound by desire see only that which can be held in their hands.::Sho'nuff: See, now it is mumbo jumbo like that, and skinny little lizards like you thinkin' they the last dragon that gives kung-fu a bad name. Get up, Leroy, I got somethin' real fo' yo' ass in these hands.
Richie: I'm tellin' you, pop. The boy's an awkward. Stupid old clothes, won't mess with no babes... People talk, you know.::Mama Green: Richard, leave your brother alone.::Richie: I can't help it if he's weird. You're weird, man! Really weird!