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10 November 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
There's a kind of inner strength you never know you have...until it's ALL you have. morePlot:
A team from the United States are going to compete in the world finals in Tae Kwon Do. The team consists of fighters from all nations, can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win ? full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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The Best is the Best moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Eric Roberts | ... | Alex Grady | |
| Phillip Rhee | ... | Tommy Lee | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Coach Couzo | |
| Sally Kirkland | ... | Wade | |
| Chris Penn | ... | Travis Brickley (as Christopher Penn) | |
| John Dye | ... | Virgil | |
| David Agresta | ... | Sonny | |
| Tom Everett | ... | Don | |
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Mrs. Grady | |
| John P. Ryan | ... | Jennings | |
| Edan Gross | ... | Walter Grady | |
| Simon Rhee | ... | Dae Han | |
| Master Hee Il Cho | ... | Korean Coach | |
| James Lew | ... | Sae Jin Kwon | |
| Ken Nagayama | ... | Yung Kim |
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Australia:M | France:U | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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The character Walter Grady is named after the father of Eric Roberts: Walter Grady Roberts. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In one of the training scenes early on in the movie, Virgil throws a flying kick at a speedbag. He turns around, and his beard is shaved. The next time Virgil appears, he has his beard again. In the timeline of events, he does not officially shave his beard until right before the team leaves for Korea, near the end of the movie. moreQuotes:
Coach Couzo: [to Wade as she confronts him after seeing Tommy's brother on tape] This has nothing to do with winning; if those boys do their best and fail, I'll still be proud, but if they don't give it their all and I don't give them mine, then it's my failure and my disgrace. In fact, that's exactly what happened to Tommy's brother... moreSoundtrack:
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I'm not sure why I liked this movie so much. The plot is just another Rocky derivative and the dialogue rather pedestrian. However, it does have James Earl Jones which is always a plus. Despite the cliché story I still actually cried at the end. I was moved. I felt for these characters, their struggle and their triumph. This movie is a good guilty pleasure. It shouldn't be as enjoyable as it is. Here's to the emotional power of cheese.