No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)

Tonight, He either fights for his life or he'll be running for the rest of it.

The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.

Action Comedy Crime Drama showdown karate training bully hoodlum ghost skateboarder break dance

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Cast

Kurt McKinneyJason Stillwell
Jean-Claude Van DammeIvan Kraschinsky "The Russian"
J.W. FailsR.J. Madison
Kathie SilenoKelly Reilly
Kim Tae-JeongSensei Lee
Kent LiphamScott
Ron PohnelIan Reilly
Dale JacobyDean Ramsey
Peter CunninghamFrank Peters
Timothy D. BakerTom Stillwell

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Corey YuenDirector
Keith W. StrandbergScreenplay
David GoliaDirector of Photography
John HuneckDirector of Photography
Paul GilreathOriginal Music Composer
Frank HarrisOriginal Music Composer
Allan PoonEditor
James MelkonianEditor
Mark PierceEditor
Ng See-YuenProducer

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