American Shaolin

Name: American Shaolin
Genre: Action
Released: 1992-07-23
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Trent Bushey, Kim Chan, Reese Madigan

1991
12
1 Std. 46 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,8/10

1702

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Action

Ein gedemütigter Kampfkünstler reist nach China, um Shaolin zu lernen. Wie im 'Karate Kid' blamiert er sich stets, wird als Ausländer geduldet und triumphiert letztlich. Das Kloster lehrt Ge... Alles lesenEin gedemütigter Kampfkünstler reist nach China, um Shaolin zu lernen. Wie im 'Karate Kid' blamiert er sich stets, wird als Ausländer geduldet und triumphiert letztlich. Das Kloster lehrt Gewaltlosigkeit, doch die Rache ist unausweichlich.Ein gedemütigter Kampfkünstler reist nach China, um Shaolin zu lernen. Wie im 'Karate Kid' blamiert er sich stets, wird als Ausländer geduldet und triumphiert letztlich. Das Kloster lehrt Gewaltlosigkeit, doch die Rache ist unausweichlich.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,8/10

1702

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Jason Bateman turned down the part of Drew because he did not want to shave his head.

Patzer
During the first fight between Drew and Trevor, the crowd outside of the ring clearly disappears and reappears between shots.

Zitate
Competitor: Hey Trevor, what's with the second suit?
Trevor Gottitall: The finals.

Verbindungen
Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: American Shaolin (2023)

Soundtracks
Summertime Blues
Music and Lyrics by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart
Lead vocals: Stephen Hogg
Backing voice: Jim Knettle
Produced and Arranged by Richard Yuen

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

6/10

Entertaining but no patch on the previous films

Having been a great fan of the No retreat No Surrender films and King Of The Kickboxers since I was a boy in the 80's I had never got around to seeing this sequel to the series.

As a direct sequel to King Of The Kickboxers first off I must say that its no where near as good. The acting is more atrocious than usual in these kinds of films but the big flaw is that the fight's are almost no- where to be seen and for a martial arts film that's bad news. After the opening fight almost an hour passes with no action whatsoever. The ones that do crop up are acceptably choreographed but are slow, short and lack the intensity of any of the previous films due to some slow movements and very tight close camera-work.

It's an OK film though, most likely because it is a complete rip off of Bruce Lee's Kung-Fu starring David Carradine. A few monks talking with American accents sort of spoil the feel and the main character is pretty unlikable and a bit arrogant.

A few more regular fights and more imaginative choreography and it would have been great but as it stands it's not a patch on King of the Kickboxers, or any of the Karate Tiger series for that matter.