Street Fighter

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Street Fighter

PG-13

1994

1h 42m

Action

Adventure

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Gen. Bison (Raul Julia), the evil dictator of Shadaloo, captures a busload of relief workers and holds them for ransom. Col. Guile (Jean-Claude Van Damme) leads an international strike force to invade Shadaloo and rescue the hostages. Along the way, Guile recruits Chun-Li (Ming-Na Wen), a reporter and martial-arts expert whose father was killed by Bison years ago, two young con men (Damian Chapa, Byron Mann) and a sumo wrestler (Peter Navy Tuiasosopo).

Critics Consensus

Though it offers mild entertainment through campy one-liners and the overacting of the late Raul Julia, Street Fighter's nonstop action sequences are not enough to make up for a predictable, uneven storyline.

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Sheila Johnston

Independent (UK)

04/25/2019

As for Jean-Claude, it's a tough stretch for him to play a figurine from an arcade game but, why, he almost manages to be convincing.

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

04/25/2019

0.5/4

While de Souza's arrested development makes him a likely suspect to adapt a video game for movies, the result (like The Super Mario Brothers movie before it) is an empty exercise in hyper-stimulation. Or, to put it bluntly, a complete waste of time.

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David Kronke

Los Angeles Times

04/25/2019

De Souza's wit, which gave his earlier action scripts a tart edge, has failed him here. He pitches this entire movie at the sub-literate set that, with glassy eyes, unthinkingly pumps quarter after quarter into video games.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 25

2/10

The flimsy sets and props, the aimless fighting (the finale is a nonsensically protracted collection of nemesis throw-downs, concluding, unbelievably, with a silly chuckle), and the nonexistent storytelling acumen are just too much to overcome.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

06/27/2022

3/5

Street Fighter doesn’t exactly scream quality entertainment. However, there is just something stylishly bad about the whole farrago.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

05/06/2022

1/5

This is probably one of the worst things I have ever seen. Even as a kid, I thought it was bad. I never want to watch this again.

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Mickey B.

@Mickerdoo 2d

Nostalgia for practical effects. Expected design and some cheesiness for a video game movie. Needed more combat throughout.

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tommy J

@RT55566390 Dec 31

Omg this movie is terrible. Even as a little kid i recognized it. The acting, the story, even some of the casting. I dont care what you saw, casting van dam as an American soldier makes nonsense except that he was there for star power. Dude shouldve played johnny cage in mortal kombat, because the characyer was based of his characyer in the movie Bloodsport, but i suppose he may have ruined that film. Heard he was coked out and unprofessional for the shooting of thr movie.

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Jordy M

@RT94229359 Dec 3

Street Fighter (1994) is a curious case of ambition colliding with chaotic execution. Released the same year as its animated counterpart, the live-action adaptation feels noticeably cheaper in quality despite its larger budget and star-studded cast. The film reimagines iconic characters with altered names and inconsistent backstories, creating unnecessary confusion for fans of the original games. While Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ming-Na Wen bring recognizable faces to the screen, their characters feel diluted compared to their animated versions, and many story decisions reduce once-compelling figures to mere caricatures.

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Tommy D

@Thomas005 Oct 12

Although it's not a great film with a nonexistent plot, I had a lot of fun watching it. The performances by Van Damme and Raul Julia are quite adequate.

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J H

@RT07982645 Oct 5

The Movie is not so good at all sadly but the Money was there.A Trash Movie but it is entertaining.Not more not less.The Highlight was Raul Julia as General M.Bison in one of his Last Movie Roles.But that Blanka was absolutely the Worst i have ever seen in my Life.

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Gregory S

@Gregory566 Sep 14

This is a terrible movie. But Raul Julia is absolutely incredible. Just to witness his performance is enough to watch this film once.

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Synopsis

Gen. Bison (Raul Julia), the evil dictator of Shadaloo, captures a busload of relief workers and holds them for ransom. Col. Guile (Jean-Claude Van Damme) leads an international strike force to invade Shadaloo and rescue the hostages. Along the way, Guile recruits Chun-Li (Ming-Na Wen), a reporter and martial-arts expert whose father was killed by Bison years ago, two young con men (Damian Chapa, Byron Mann) and a sumo wrestler (Peter Navy Tuiasosopo).

Director: Steven E. de Souza
Producer: Edward R. Pressman, Kenzo Tsujimoto
Production Co: Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., Capcom
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.2M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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