No Retreat, No Surrender

1986

ActionComedyCrimeDrama

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.

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

Rating

6.289
580 votes

Popularity

2.332

Origin & Countries

USHK | en | Hong Kong,United States of America

Production

New World Pictures,Seasonal Film Corporation

Runtime

94 min.

Budget (M$)

4.7 / 0ROI Infinity%

Status

Released

Release: 5/2/1986

Credits

No Retreat, No Surrender

Corey Yuen KwaiDirector

No Retreat, No Surrender

Kurt McKinneyJason Stillwell

No Retreat, No Surrender

Jean-Claude Van DammeIvan Kraschinsky "The Russian"

No Retreat, No Surrender

J.W. FailsR.J. Madison

No Retreat, No Surrender

Kathie SilenoKelly Reilly

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Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/14/2023

10 / 10

First of all, I believe the word for this is "Bruceploitation" and you can't walk into anything with a "sploitation" at the end of the genre title with expectations of things like production value, or great special effects or a decent plot. Mostly movies like this are void of those things and in the rare times that you actually get them they should be viewed as an added bonus. Technically speaking, the film is a train wreck, it looks bad, the writing is horrible, and the dialogue largely stinks... ...but all of that adds to the charm and ultimately what you have is a very dated and extremely entertaining piece of crap that will hold your attention throughout, even if it doesn't hold any nostalgia for you. No Retreat, No Surrender falls firmly into the "so bad it's good" category of films and the ghost of Bruce Lee only adds to the entertaining horribleness of the overall film. It could be far better, sure, no one is arguing that, but if it was better it wouldn't be nearly as entertaining to watch.

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