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Best of the Best (1989) 6.0
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win? Director:Robert Radler |
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Cast
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| Phillip Rhee | ... | ||
| James Earl Jones | ... |
Frank Couzo
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Catherine Wade
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| Chris Penn | ... |
Travis Brickley
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Virgil Keller
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David Agresta | ... |
Sonny Grasso
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Don Peterson
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| Louise Fletcher | ... |
Mrs. Grady
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| John P. Ryan | ... |
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Edan Gross | ... | |
| Simon Rhee | ... |
Dae Han Park
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Master Hee Il Cho | ... |
Korean Coach
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Ken Nagayama | ... |
Yung Kim
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Team USA gets rid of personal ghosts while fighting Team Korea in Taekwondo championship. "Adversity overcome" formula with excellent fighting scenes. Written by Gene Gorokhovsky <geneg@kandasoft.com>
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A team is not a team if you don't give a damn about each other. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 November 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Campeón de campeones See more »Box Office
Gross:
$1,700,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
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1.85 : 1
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The character Walter Grady is named after the father of Eric Roberts: Walter Grady Roberts. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Alex Grady: [after having bad shoulder badly separated] Pop it, Pop it Tommy, POP IT!See more »
This movie does a great job of combining martial arts action and is emotional. I have seen all 4 of the series but I have to say that this one and Best of the Best 2 are my favorites. The third one has a lot of great fight scenes but doesn't have quite the kick without Eric Roberts. All the fight scenes weather compitition or a bar fight are wonderfully done. Eric Roberts fighting is really good but Phillip Rhee fighting is just wonderful to watch. His movements are very clean, fluid and powerful.
There are very strong emotional parts as well that are very well portrayed. I am a huge martial arts fan and have been for many years. So if you want a movie that has good acting. great fight scenes and has a tear jerking emotional feel to it, this is a great movie.