Double Dragon (1994)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

James Yukich

Writers (WGA):

Paul Dini (story) and
Neal Shusterman (story) ...
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Release Date:

4 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Evil has just met its match.

Plot:

Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Gang | Martial Arts | Double Dragon | Morgue

Cast

Robert Patrick	...	Kogo Shuko / Guisman
Mark Dacascos	...	Jimmy Lee
Scott Wolf	...	Billy Lee
Kristina Wagner	...	Linda Lash, Shuko Henchwoman
Julia Nickson-Soul	...	Satori Imada / Lotus Flower
Alyssa Milano	...	Marian Delario, Power Corps Chief
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Bo Abobo #1, Mohawk Leader
Henry Kingi	...	Bo Abobo #2, Improved Model
John Mallory Asher	...	Smartass Mohawk
Leon Russom	...	Police Chief Delario, Marian's Father
Jeff Imada	...	Huey, Shulo Henchman
Al Leong	...	Lewis, Shulo Henchman
Cory Milano	...	Marc Delario
Michael Berryman	...	Maniac Leader
Vanna White	...	Channel 102 News Anchor
Deanthony Langston	...	Tower, Zombie Basketball Player
John T. Grantham	...	Langston Torpedo
Garrett Warren	...	Rich Kid Opponent #1
Ken McLeod	...	Rich Kid Opponent #2
Andy Dick	...	Smogcaster on Channel 102 News
Bruce Strickland	...	New Angeles Policeman
Donald Nugent	...	New Angeles Policeman
Verle Majed	...	New Angeles Policeman
Rohn Thomas	...	Tour Guide
Patrica Cascino	...	Reporter
Chuck Gillespie	...	Sam Gillespie, Channel 102 News
Mark Brazill	...	Reporter
David Early	...	Security Man
Rio Hackford	...	Male Power Corps Kid
Irene Tanaka	...	Female Power Corps Kid
Ed Feldman	...	Jack City Salesman
Joe L'Erario	...	Jack City Salesman
Vincent Klyn	...	Wild One
Roger Yuan	...	Ninja Wraith
Ron Yuan	...	Ninja Wraith
Jim Aleck	...	Channel 69 Newscaster
Danny Wong	...	Punk Mohawk
Brian Imada	...	Referee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gilbert Gottfried
George Hamilton	...	Channel 102 News Anchor
Sara Fike	...	Karate Student (uncredited)

Directed by
James Yukich		(as James Nickson)

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Dini		(story) and
Neal Shusterman		(story)
Michael Davis		(screenplay) &
Peter Gould		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jane Hamsher	....	producer
Anders P. Jensen	....	executive producer
Tom Karnowski	....	associate producer
Don Murphy	....	producer
Alan Schechter	....	producer
Ash R. Shah	....	producer
Sundip R. Shah	....	executive producer
Sunil R. Shah	....	producer

Original Music by
Jay Ferguson
Tolga Katas

Cinematography by
Gary B. Kibbe

Film Editing by
Florent Retz

Casting by
Annette Benson
Harriet Greenspan

Production Design by
Mayne Berke

Art Direction by
Maya Shimoguchi

Set Decoration by
Kristan Andrews

Costume Design by
Fiona Spence

Makeup Department
Teri Blythe	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katy Garretson	....	second assistant director
Jeff Imada	....	second unit director
Todd Y. Murata	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Heath Berke	....	lead man
John J. Bradley	....	on-set dresser
Melanie S. Chretin	....	second assistant props
Todd Ellis	....	property master
Serge Genitempo	....	stand-by painter
Doug 'Gumball' Patrick	....	first assistant props
Jud Pratt	....	swing gang
Burk Sauls	....	assistant property master
Grant Sawyer	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Patrick Hanson	....	sound mixer
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Steve Kohler	....	sound
Doug Madick	....	foley artist
Thomas Needell	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (as Rick Partlow)

Special Effects by
Terry Erickson	....	special effects
Scott Garcia	....	special effects technician
Joe Lombardi	....	special effects supervisor
Rudy Perez	....	special effects
Michael Roundy	....	special effects technician
Adam N. White	....	special effects crew
Robert G. Willard	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Aaron Dem	....	production coordinator: PDI
Sean Dever	....	2D digital effects
John Hanashiro	....	film recordist: PDI
Jay Mark Johnson	....	visual effects
Tom Martinek	....	digital effects artist: PDI
Fumi Mashimo	....	animator: Illusion Arts
Barb Meier	....	technical supervisor
Shawn Neely	....	software development
Robert Stromberg	....	visual effects supervisor
Larry Weiss	....	computer graphics animator: PDI

Stunts
Laura Albert	....	stunts
Gil Arceo	....	stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Paul Beahm	....	stunts
Scott Blake	....	stunts
Shellie Blanks	....	stunts
Robert Bradley	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Heather Burton	....	stunts
Jeff Cadiente	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Clarke Coleman	....	stunts
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (as Tom Dewier)
Kiante Elam	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Kurtis Epper	....	stunts (as Curtis Epper)
Richard Fike	....	stunts
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
John T. Grantham	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunt coordinator
Freddie Jin	....	stunts
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts (as Brett Jones)
Dorian Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
John Koyama	....	stunts
Daniel Lee	....	stunts
Leo Lee	....	stunts
Al Leong	....	stunts
Mike McGill	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunt rigger
Patricia M. Peters	....	stunt double
Patricia M. Peters	....	stunts (as Patricia Peters)
Jeff Pruitt	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Lori Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Irene Tanaka	....	stunts
Gary Toy	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunts
Garrett Warren	....	stunts
Ric Roman Waugh	....	stunts (as Ric Waugh)
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Danny Wong	....	stunts
Roger Yuan	....	stunts
Ron Yuan	....	stunts (as Ronald Yuan)
Brian Christensen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Wagoner	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas H. Fenton	....	grip
Lee Furry	....	electrician
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Anacker	....	costume supervisor
Carrie Bauer	....	set costumer
Ariella Berbrier	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Carol Folgate	....	first assistant editor
Charles B. Unger	....	assistant editor
Jonny Winograd	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jellybean Benítez	....	music supervisor
J.J. George	....	music editor (as James Jason George)
George A. Martin	....	music editor
Llyswen Vaughan	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Lonnie Craig	....	transportation
Hugh Kelly	....	driver

Other crew
Michael Capone	....	assistant to producers
Jan Clark	....	production accountant
Janice Clark	....	production accountant
Juan Collas	....	corporate controller
Anthony De Longis	....	bullwhip trainer: Kristina Wagner
Anthony De Longis	....	choreographer: Kristina Wagner
Jamie Gloth	....	production assistant (as Jaime Gloth)
Wendy Goldfisher	....	payroll accountant
Dixie Jones	....	assistant production accountant
Oli Laperal Jr.	....	technical equipment coordinator
Sazzy Lee Calhoun	....	production assistant
Nicki McCain	....	first assistant accountant
Dianne M. Murphy	....	additional script supervisor
Karri O'Reilly	....	assistant production coordinator
Larry Pearson	....	location manager
Thomas Tennant	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Greenleaf Productions
• Imperial Entertainment
• Les Films du Scarabée
• Scanbox International

Distributors

• Gramercy Pictures (I) (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1995) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Illusion Arts
• Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Also Known As:

Double Dragon: The Movie

Runtime:

96 min | Germany:81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company:

Greenleaf Productions

Trivia:

Dozens of arcade games appear in the Power Corps hideout. DOUBLE DRAGON is one of them. It's visible when Jimmy (possessed by Kogo Shuko) tries to kick Billy but misses and shatters game the screen.

Quotes:

Guisman: I just want total domination for one American City! Is it too much to ask for? Is it?

Movie Connections:

References "Who's the Boss?" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Say You're Gonna Stay

Gangs of Los Angeles fight with police for the city while the Shadow Lord fights for the other half of a long lost amulet.

Double Dragon is better then Super Mario Brothers. Then again, so is everything else. The movie was released in 1994, looks like it was made in 1989, and the fashion is circa 1980. Why is it people from the future dress like they're from the past? And why is it Alyssa Milano looks hefty? It was terrible, unsophisticated and bumpy.

That said, it gave me exactly what I wanted. Slapstick Sung-fu action and a few familiar faces. I enjoyed. You don't rent a movie like Double Dragon because you want an engaging plot. You rent it to relive your childhood hi-jinx.

Watch it and I guarantee you that you'll be downloading an emulator and playing it within a week.