No Retreat, No Surrender

1986

No Retreat, No Surrender

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Movie Info

In this youth-oriented martial-arts fantasy a young karate student tires of being the patsy and getting beaten up by his peers down at the dojo and so calls up the spirit of Bruce Lee to make him into a winner.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure
Directed By:

Corey Yuen, Cory Yuen
Written By:

Keith W. Strandberg, Corey Yuen
On Disc/Streaming:

May 30, 2008
Runtime:

85 minutes
Studio:

New World Pictures

Cast

Kurt McKinney
as Jason Stillwell

Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Ivan the Russian

J.W. Fails
as R.J. Madison

Kathie Sileno
as Kelly Reilly

Kim Tai Chong
as Sensei Lee

Kent Lipham
as Scott

Ron Pohnel
as Ian Reilly

Dale Jacoby
as Dean

Pete Cunningham
as Frank

Tim Baker
as Tom Stillwell

Gloria Marziano
as Mrs. Stillwell

Joe Vance
as New York Agent

Farid Panahi
as New York Assistant

Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham
as Frank

Tom Harris
as New York Assistant

John Andes
as New York Boss

Jean Ferguson

Mark Zacharaios
as New York Fighter

Ty Martinez
as New York Fighter

Roz McKinley
as Disco Dancer

Bob Johnene
as Karate Fight Emcee

Alec Stelter
as Karate Fight Judge

Dennis Casey Park
as Karate Fight Referee

Alex Stelter
as Karate Fight Judge

Harold Engle
as Karate Fight Judge

Jerry Cole
as Karate Fight Judge

Ken Firestone
as Karate Fight Judge

Wayne Yee
as Karate Fight Judge

Charlie Sparks
as Scott's Father

Lynetta Welch
as Kelly's Girl Friend

Carin Badger
as Kelly's Girl Friend

Tina Erickson
as Kelly's Girl Friend

Corey Jacoby
as Dean's Friend

Neil Rozbaruch
as Dean's Friend

George Mason
as Bar Thug

Robert Villeaux
as Bar Thug

Dave Robinson
as Bar Thug

Keith Strange
as Bar Thug

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Critic Reviews for No Retreat, No Surrender

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1)

The advice from this corner: Retreat.

May 21, 2003 | Full Review…

Walter Goodman
New York Times
Top Critic
An objectively bad Karate Kid rip-off, No Retreat, No Surrender manages to never the less entertain and delight with a combination of pure earnestness and legitimately cool fight work.

Nov 13, 2018 | Full Review…

Ed Travis
Cinapse
Come to No Retreat, No Surrender for the Van Damme-age, but stick around for the wall-to-wall WTFness.

Feb 28, 2017 | Full Review…

Austin Trunick
Under the Radar

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Audience Reviews for No Retreat, No Surrender

Jul 19, 2011

Pure 80's cheese. Bruce Lee says: "Drink Diet Coke!" Yes, Sensai.

Sean G Super Reviewer
Jan 31, 2010

Actors: Kurt McKinney Jason Stillwell Jean-Claude Van Damme Ivan J.W. Fails R.J. Madison Kathie Sileno Kelly Reilly Tai Chung Kim Sensei Lee Kent Lipham Scott Ron Pohnel Ian Reilly Dale Jordan Dean Ramsay Peter Cunningham Frank Timothy D. Baker Tom Stillwell Gloria Marziano Mrs. Stillwell Joe Vance New York Agent Farid Panahi New York Assistant #1 Tom Harris New York Assistant #2 John Andes New York Boss Jason Stillwell, a Bruce Lee fan, is beaten numerous times and trains from the ghost of Lee. Jason then must use his newly acquired skills to save Seattle from a crime syndicate, whose top martial artist is the deadly Ivan.

Martin D Super Reviewer
Mar 11, 2009

Man this movie is freakin awesome! I mean yes the acting is non-existent, but who cares?? Its all apart of what makes it so awesome! They don't make them like this anymore, thats for sure. Oh and Van Damme is barely in this, but when he is, he rules! The characters are so hilarious in this, the bully, the best friend, OMG its classic stuff!

Marcey I Super Reviewer
Aug 22, 2008

3 star because i loved it when i saw it when i was 12 years. Probably a load of shit now!

Brian D Super Reviewer