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Best of the Best (1989) 6.3
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 (as Bob Radler) |
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Cast
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Frank Couzo
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Catherine Wade
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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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Mrs. Grady
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Edan Gross | ... | |
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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 »Certificate:
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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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Tommy Lee: Dae Han is training just as hard.
Alex Grady: Yeah, but even Dae Han get sleep.
Tommy Lee: Are you sure about that?
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The only film in the Best of the Best series to be given a PG-13 certificate in the US, as all sequels would be rated R. See more »Goofs
When the fighters are holding the pressure pad for each other and Tommy kicks Virgil during this training session and sends Virgil flying to the ground, the black crash mat that he lands on to cushion his fall is visible, but when everybody rushes to see if Virgil is OK the crash mat has vanished. See more »Quotes
Alex Grady: It's late Tommy!Tommy Lee: Dae Han is training just as hard.
Alex Grady: Yeah, but even Dae Han get sleep.
Tommy Lee: Are you sure about that?
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Yeah, I mean there will be critics out there who will say, it isn't the greatest acting or dialogue, but the martial arts and the final scene are excellent. Especially from actors such as Eric Roberts and Chris Penn who have had no formal martial arts training. The film is a master piece of martial art cinema, and yes I strongly say it is better than Titanic.