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The Last Dragon
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List Price: $14.94
Our Price: $9.99
Your Save: $ 4.95 ( 33% )
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney, Julius Carry, Faith Prince
Directed By: Michael Schultz
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767861397
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0767861396
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2001-07-03
Running Time: 108
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1985-03-22
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Editorial Reviews:
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Get ready for some seriously big hair. The Last Dragon--or, to call it by its full title, Berry Gordy's the Last Dragon--is a stunning example of 1980s camp cinema. One-name kung fu wonder Taimak plays Leroy Green, a.k.a. Bruce Leroy, a humble student of kung fu who has achieved the highest level of skill, but hasn't yet found his inner master. Wandering through the streets of New York in a Chinese peasant outfit, he accidentally becomes the protector of nightclub hostess/video jockey Laura Charles (played by former Prince protégé Vanity, who also costarred in the trash classic Action Jackson). She's being threatened by a height-challenged mobster who wants her to play his girlfriend's video (the girlfriend is something of a Cyndi Lauper look-alike, played by Broadway star Faith Prince). Meanwhile, a man who calls himself Sho'Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, wants to kick Leroy's ass and prove himself the baddest kung fu master in town. Add to this Leroy's smart-mouthed brother Richie (who calls Leroy "the chocolate-covered yellow peril"), a dregs-of-Motown soundtrack (DeBarge is a high point), ninja battles, pseudo-Eastern philosophical babble, and a jaw-dropping club performance by Vanity, and you have a hilarious example of why we're all so very glad the '80s are over. Featuring a bit role by William H. Macy (Fargo, Magnolia). --Bret Fetzer
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: SHO-NUFF
Comment: THIS IS CHEESY & A BIT OVER THE TOP, BUT I STILL LIKED IT. BRUCE LEROY IS FINE - SHO-NUFF. THIS IS A CLASSIC AND SOMETHING YOU CAN LOOK AT OVER AND OVER.
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Summary: A feel good classic cult!
Comment: I love this movie! It's innocent, sweet & funny. The movie is the typical cheesy 80's but that is why it's a cult classic! It still gives the warm fuzzy's at the end of the movie with a smile and that's what entertainment is about.
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Summary: Great Movie, Ok DVD
Comment: I'm glad this movie was released on DVD...finally! Picture quality could have been better, but I'm not complaining as its better than my old worn out VHS copy. This will always remain one of my favorite movies of all time!
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Summary: 80's Urban Kung-Fu At It's...
Comment: I'll let you fill in the rest of the statement. I bought with my son in mind because he like martial art films. He even picked out William H. Macy (Wild Hogs (Widescreen Edition)) which blew my mind. Plus, Sho'nuff was funny, he reminds me of Busta RhymesTurn It Up!: The Very Best of Busta Rhymes.
It was good to see Vanity (in the 80's) she is a beauty!
Some will say the movie is corny. I like it, you can tell that it is a movie from the 80's but maybe that's what makes it good. Like I've said before, movies are for entertaiment - my kids & I were entertained so we give it multiple "thumbs-up". Sho'nuff!
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Summary: Birthday Gift
Comment: I got this as part of a birthday gift for my husband. So as you can imagine, when he puts it in the dvd player, he'll be bouncing off the furniture singing the theme song. Thanks Amazon! You made my husband a kid again.
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