The Big Brawl (Battle Creek Brawl) (1980)

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Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: Sep 10, 1980 Wide

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After the death of Bruce Lee in 1973, writer/director Robert Clouse made several attempts to reproduce the success of his Enter the Dragon, which belatedly made Lee a household name in America. Clouse felt (with good reason) that Jackie Chan could be the next big martial arts star in America, and he crafted this feature with him in mind. Jerry Kwan (Chan) is a Korean immigrant trying to make good in Chicago in the 1930s. Work isn't easy to find for an Asian immigrant. Jerry is forced by Domenici

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Directed By: Robert Clouse

In Theaters: Sep 10, 1980 Wide

On DVD: Sep 7, 2004

Cast

Jackie Chan
Jerry
Jos� Ferrer
Dominici
Kristine de Bell
Nancy
Mako
Herbert
Rosalind Chao
Mae
Ron Max
Leggetti
Mary Ellen O'Neill
Dominici's Mother
Lenny Montana
John
Pat E. Johnson
Carl
H.B. Haggerty
Kiss
Chao Li Chi
Kwan
David Sheiner
Morgan
Joycelyne Lew
Miss Wong

Critic Reviews for The Big Brawl (Battle Creek Brawl)

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Has a lot of serious flaws, despite the presence of its great star.

July 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Let's just say the title doesn't lie.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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Average action-comedy of Jackie Chan's first Hollywood film.

October 26, 2006

Dean McKenna

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Another failed attempt to make Chan an American superstar. However the movie is pretty good. Watch alongside Hill's Hard Times. Chan and Bronson really should have done a film together, that would've been the greatest movie ever made.

February 6, 2008