Finally, Sho'nuff and company ransack the Green family's pizza restaurant. The gang assaults Leroy and Johnny Yu, one of Leroy's students, demanding that Leroy bow before Sho'nuff. A furious Sho'nuff attempts to menace Leroy into accepting his challenge.Īccompanied by his minions Crunch, Beast, and Cyclone, Sho'nuff barges into Leroy's martial arts school. However, Leroy refuses to fight him when Sho'nuff's gang's interrupts a Bruce Lee film screening. Leroy doesn't fully understand and, in possession of a medal supposedly belonging to Bruce Lee, Leroy embarks upon a spiritual journey to find Master Sum Dum Goy, who supposedly has the other half of the medal, and who his master claims can help Leroy unlock the power of "The Glow."Īnother martial artist, Sho'nuff (also known as "The Shogun of Harlem"), sees Leroy as the only obstacle to being acknowledged as the true master of martial arts. Only a true martial arts master would be able to exhibit "The Glow" over his entire body. His master explains that he has almost reached the final level of martial arts accomplishment, known as "The Last Dragon." Martial artists who reach this final level are said to be able to concentrate such mystical energy into their hands that they begin to glow. In New York City, martial arts student Leroy Green (also known as "Bruce Leeroy") has dreams of becoming a great martial artist like his idol Bruce Lee. The film was a financial success despite a mixed reception by critics, and is considered a cult classic. The Last Dragon was released in theatres by TriStar Pictures on March 22, 1985. Choreography was created by Lester Wilson and Lawrence Leritz. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, Christopher Murney, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Faith Prince. The Last Dragon (sometimes listed as Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon) is a 1985 American martial arts comedy film produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy and directed by Michael Schultz.
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