No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Kurt McKinney
Jason Stillwell
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Ivan Kraschinsky the Russian
J.W. Fails
R.J. Madison
Kathie Sileno
Kelly Reilly
Kim Tae-Jeong
Sensei Lee
Kent Lipham
Scott
Ron Pohnel
Ian Reilly
Keith W. Strandberg
Writer
Dale Jacoby
Dean Ramsay
Peter Cunningham
Frank Peters
Gloria Marziano
Mrs. Stillwell
Timothy D. Baker
Tom Stillwell
Michele "Mouse" Krasnoo
Karate Student
Corey Yuen
Director
Dane A. Davis
Co-Editor
Ng See-Yuen
Writer
Keith W. Strandberg
Writer
Dan Golden
Still Photographer
Paul Gilreath
Composer
Frank Harris
Composer
David Golia
Cinematographer
John Huneck
Cinematographer
James Melkonian
Editor
Poon Hung
Editor
Mark Pierce
Editor
Neva Friedenn
CastingDirector
Thaddeus Hejker
CastingDirector
Allan Poon
Editor
Paul Maslak
CastingDirector
Joe Satriani
Theme Song Performance
Roxanne Wightman
Hairstylist
June Brickman
Makeup Artist
Bob Biggart
Supervising Sound Editor
Sher Flowers
Makeup Artist
James Jih
Property Master
Gary Ng
Supervising Sound Editor
Lisa Greenberg
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lesley Levin
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kevin Chalfant
Theme Song Performance
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 2, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$4,662,137
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
Wiki.
No Retreat, No Surrender is a 1985 martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen in his American film directorial debut. It is the first title in the No Retreat, No Surrender franchise, whose plot lines and characters are mostly unrelated. It stars Kurt McKinney, with a supporting cast of Jean-Claude Van Damme, J.W. Fails, Kathie Sileno, and Tai-chung Kim. The film was released in Italy on October 20, 1985, and in the United States on May 2, 1986. McKinney performs as Jason Stillwell, an American teenager who learns martial arts from the spirit of Bruce Lee. Stillwell uses these lessons to defend his martial arts dojo against Soviet martial artist Ivan Kraschinsky (Van Damme).
The film was written by Keith W. Strandberg, after being contracted by Ng See-yuen, the owner of Seasonal Film Corporation, to put together a script for them, despite not having done so before. Van Damme was cast in the film and caused problems on the set for continually physically contacting other actors and stuntmen during fight scenes, even after director Yuen told him not to. Upon release, the film received negative reviews, focusing on the story, which many critics found too similar to The Karate Kid, The Last Dragon, and Rocky IV.