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No Retreat, No Surrender

No Retreat, No Surrender

  • Status: Released
  • 02-05-1986
  • Runtime: 94 min
  • Score: 6.3
  • Vote count: 584

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.

Kurt McKinney

Jason Stillwell

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"

J.W. Fails

R.J. Madison

Kathie Sileno

Kelly Reilly

Kim Tae-Jeong

Sensei Lee

Kent Lipham

Scott

Ron Pohnel

Ian Reilly

Dale Jacoby

Dean Ramsey

Peter Cunningham

Frank Peters

Timothy D. Baker

Tom Stillwell

Gloria Marziano

Mrs. Stillwell

Joe Verroca

New York Agent

Farid Panahi

New York Assistant #1

Tom Harris

New York Assistant #2

John Andes

New York Boss

Mark Zacharatos

New York Fighter #1

Ty Martinez

New York Fighter #2

Bob Johnene

Karate Fight Emcee

Dennis Casey Park

Karate Fight Referee

Charlie Sparks

Scott's Father

Lynetta Welch

Kelly's Girlfriend

Carin Badger

Kelly's Girlfriend

Tina Erickson

Kelly's Girlfriend

Corey Jordan

Dean's Friend

Neil Rozbaruch

Dean's Friend

George Mason

Bar Thug #1

Robert Villeaux

Bar Thug #2

Dave Robinson

Bar Thug #3

Keith W. Strandberg

Bar Thug #4

Ruckins McKinley

Disco Dancer

Roz McKinley

Disco Dancer

Michele "Mouse" Krasnoo

Karate Student (uncredited)

GenerationofSwine

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.