American Shaolin (1992)

After being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may ... See full summary »

Director:

Lucas Lowe

Writer:

Keith W. Strandberg

Stars:

Reese Madigan, Trent Bushey, Daniel Dae Kim

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reese Madigan	...	Drew Carson
Trent Bushey	...	Trevor Gottitall
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Gao
Billy Chang	...	Li
Cliff Lenderman	...	D.S.
Henry O	...	San De (as Zhang Zhi Yen)
Kim Chan	...	Master Kwan
Alice Zhang Hung	...	Ashena
Jean Louisa Kelly	...	Maria
D.D. Delaney	...	Bob
Sifu Jai	...	Dr. Pfeelgut
Michael Depasquale Jr.	...	Announcer
Toki Hill	...	Coach #1
Alan Pottinger	...	Young Adult
Andrew Shue	...	Competitor

Storyline

After being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may learn the Shaolin form of fighting. The film then veers into "Karate Kid" territory where the novice humiliates himself at every turn, is tolerated as a foreigner, and still comes out a champion. The monastery teaches non-violence, but everyone knows that sooner or later the student will catch up with the bad guy.

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Plot Keywords:

monastery | fighting | art | kickboxer | martial arts | 

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 1992 (Germany)

Also Known As:

American Shaolin: King of the Kickboxers II

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seasonal Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

As the camera pans past the judges in the final Wu Shu tournament scene, we can see that the UK judge's name is Stillwell Wylde; a name made up of the surnames of the two main characters in No Retreat, No Surrender 1 & 2.

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Goofs

During the first fight between Drew and Trevor, the crowd outside of the ring clearly disappears and reappears between shots.

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Connections

Follows No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Summertime Blues"
Music and Lyrics by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart
Lead vocals: Stephen Hogg
Backing voice: Jim Knettle
Produced and Arranged by Richard Yuen

User Reviews

American Shaolin: King of Latrine Diggers

If you've ever seen a movie about the Shaolin Temple, then you've seen half of this, what sets 'King of the Kickboxers II' apart from the rest is the inability of the hero to keep his pants up, and air-guitar styling of the Shaolin disciples. Awesome.

'King of the Kickboxers II' opens with our hero, Drew Carson, facing a bad-dude known as Trevor (what an evil name) in a martial arts tournament. Trevor beats Drew by pulling his pants down (just how does he untie Drew's belt whilst wearing gentlemen's sport gloves?). The obvious solution for Drew is to go the Shaolin Temple, so its off to China and good-bye to Trevor for most of the movie. Somehow, Drew doesn't have any communication troubles in China, because everyone at the Shaolin Temple speaks English, even when in the villagers talking to people speaking Chinese.

Anyway, most of the movie is your standard Shaolin Temple stuff - training sequences and fights, but all from the perspective of a loud-mouthed American who constantly gets in trouble. The fights are good, but nothing special. If you're looking for Shaolin action ala 'Shaolin Temple', you will be disappointed, but if you just want some martial arts fun, then this is for you.

5/10