The Last Dragon

His family thinks he's crazy. His enemies think he's no challenge. But she knows he's THE LAST DRAGON.

6.5
19851h 49m

Production

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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.

Trailers & Videos

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Modern Trailer

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Official Trailer

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The Last Dragon (1985) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast

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Taimak

Leroy Green

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Vanity

Laura Charles

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Christopher Murney

Eddie Arkadian

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Julius Carry

Sho'nuff / The Shogun of Harlem

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Faith Prince

Angela Viracco

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Jim Moody

Daddy Green

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Glen Eaton

Johnny Yu

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Lou David

Headline Killer

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Robert Silver

Cab Driver

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Clayton Prince

Voice in Theatre (voice)

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Carl Anthony Payne II

Kid in Pizza Shop

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Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

10/10

With "The Last Dragon" it really depends on when you saw it. If you saw it as a child in the 80s, well, it's crazy good. It's Chinatown excellent. It's one of the most beloved movies of your childhood and it lingers into your adult years with a heavy dose of nostalgia.

Honestly though, if you are walking into it now...it's a bit dated and in the cheesiest possible way. But then, even in the 80s it was trying hard to be cheesy, just, unlike it's peers, some of the cheese didn't age well.

Fortunately though, it holds it's own in that little notch, the Black-Fu subgenre of blacksploitation, and it holds its own in the funnest possible way.

The Bad Guys are over-the-top and hysterically so. The hero is brilliantly naive and pulls off the wang chung with an ease that is convincing for a kung fu movie. It's choreographed extremely well for the budget, making the action believable and blends seamlessly into the humor and cheese.

If you watched it as a child in the 80s, it will remain on of your absolute favorite films. If you're seeing it for the first time, well, it's not exactly timeless, you won't love it as much, but there is still enough there to amuse you and keep you entertained, it's still worth the time to watch.

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