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10 November 1989 (USA)
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There's a kind of inner strength you never know you have...until it's ALL you have. more
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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 synopsis
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Tae Kwon Do
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Meditation
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400 Screens, 400 Blows - The Best of the Best
(From Cinematical. 27 September 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)
(From AOL - TVSquad. 29 October 2009, 11:36 PM, PDT)
400 Screens, 400 Blows - The Best of the Best
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Great movie.....
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Cast
(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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97 min
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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 |
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The character Walter Grady is named after the father of Eric Roberts: Walter Grady Roberts.
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Continuity: During the match between Alex and Sae Jin Kwon, when both teams rush to the stage, Dae Han when he jumps on the stage in wearing sneakers. When Dae Han runs to break up Alex and Kwon, Dae Han is wearing Shin Instep guards instead of the sneakers.
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Edited into Best of the Best 2 (1993)
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TALES OF POWER
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First let me address everyone who knocked this movie, this movie wasn't made to earn Oscars and a host of other accolades, it is what it is. If this sounds vague to you, I'll tell you what it is. It's a great martial arts movie made in the era of Bloodsport, Kickboxer, King of Kickboxers, and such other similar films. For what it is, its a phenomenal movie. Great fight scenes, especially when Phillip Rhee is fighting as well as the Korean team, (the rest of the American team sucked, filled with bad actors like Eric Roberts.. who gives a sh!t about eric roberts, but I digress). Sure it was cheesy but what did you expect, an Oscar award winning movie, no, you go to see this for the mindless fun it gives you, just like Rocky IV that everyone mentioned in the comments, sure story wise Rocky IV wasn't the best, but I love the fights, the training, all of that... Its a fun movie.
This is my all time favorite martial arts movie, along with anything from Sho Kosugi, and Van Damme's Bloodsport and Kickboxer (his other movies sucked the big one). It has great fighting scenes, decent yet predictable story, you like the characters, etc. etc. The sequels however were retarded, how an Olympian Tae Kwon Doe becomes involved in all these crazy adventures in 2,3, and 4 I don't know. I've only seen 2 out of the sequels and refuse to watch 3 and 4. Two was enough.
***UPDATE: I have finally found it on DVD... got it from Best Buy for $15.***