Street Fighter (1994)

Director:

Steven E. de Souza

Writer (WGA):

Steven E. de Souza (written by)

Release Date:

23 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The ultimate battle.

Plot:

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

Plot Keywords:

Hostage | Soldier | Ransom | Warlord | Chun Li

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Colonel William F. Guile
Raul Julia	...	General M. Bison
Ming-Na Wen	...	Chun-Li Zang (as Ming-Na)
Damian Chapa	...	Ken Masters
Kylie Minogue	...	Lieutenant Cammy
Simon Callow	...	A.N. Official
Roshan Seth	...	Dr. Dhalsim
Wes Studi	...	Victor Sagat
Byron Mann	...	Ryu Hoshi
Grand L. Bush	...	Balrog
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo	...	E. Honda
Jay Tavare	...	Vega
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Zangief
Gregg Rainwater	...	T. Hawk
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Dee Jay
Robert Mammone	...	Carlos Blanka
Kenya Sawada	...	Captain Sawada
Gerry Day	...	Lab Guard
Sander Vanocur	...	GNT News Anchor
Adrian Cronauer	...	A.N. Forces D.J.
David Green	...	MP Guard
Kenzo Tsujimoto	...	A.N. Commander
Edward R. Pressman	...	Lonely Cook
Ray Swenson	...	Bison's Architect
Joe Bugner	...	Bison's Torturer
Brian Moll	...	Bison's Scientist
Maria Dickson	...	Bison's Scientist
Norman Steiner	...	Bison's Scientist
Andrew Cottgrove	...	Bison Trooper
Seng Kawee	...	Waiter
Kamilyn Kaneko	...	A.N. Soldier
David De Souza	...	A.N. Soldier
Scott Rosen	...	A.N. Soldier
Renzo Colla	...	Studio News Anchor
Ric Curnow	...	Studio News Anchor
Efthymios Kallos	...	Studio News Anchor
Alex Ivacheff	...	Studio News Anchor
Maow Krungvong	...	Studio News Anchor
Françoise Le Cosset	...	Studio News Anchor
Saleh Saqoaf	...	Studio News Anchor
Rosanna Wong	...	Studio News Anchor
Christine M. Walton	...	Bison Computer (voice)
Darcy LaPier	...	Guile's Date
Jeri Barchilon	...	Blanka's Date
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Costas	...	Streetfighter (uncredited)
Ross Marsden	...	Allied Nations soldier (uncredited)
Ong Soo Han	...	Thug with Toy Gun (uncredited)
Benny Urquidez	...	Sagat Gang Member (uncredited)
Gordon Waddell	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven E. de Souza

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven E. de Souza		(written by)

Produced by
Jun Aida	....	executive producer
Jeri Barchilon	....	associate producer
Sasha Harari	....	executive producer
Grant Hill	....	line producer
Kenichi Imai	....	associate producer
Hiroshi Nozaki	....	associate producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	producer
Akio Sakai	....	associate producer
Kenzo Tsujimoto	....	producer
Tim Zinnemann	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
William A. Fraker

Film Editing by
Edward M. Abroms
Donn Aron
Dov Hoenig
Anthony Redman
Robert F. Shugrue

Casting by
Steve Brooksbank
Mary Jo Slater

Production Design by
William J. Creber

Art Direction by
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
Ian Gracie

Set Decoration by
Lesley Crawford
Jensen Toms		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Deborah Kramer		(as Deborah La Gorce Kramer)

Makeup Department
Janice Alexander	....	key hair stylist
Zoltan Elek	....	key makeup artist (as Zoltan)
Maggie Fung	....	makeup artist
Maggie Singh	....	assistant makeup artist
Margaret Stevenson	....	makeup artist
Cheryl Williams	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Rosslyn Abernethy	....	production manager
Wan Allen	....	production manager: Thailand
Brendon 'Moose' Boyd	....	unit manager
Gregory A. Gale	....	post-production supervisor
Kim Gladman	....	assistant unit manager
Grant Hill	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Dow	....	second assistant director: second unit
Topher Dow	....	second assistant director
Keith Heygate	....	first assistant director: second unit
James McTeigue	....	second second assistant director
Michael Mercurio	....	third assistant director: second unit
Don Munro	....	second assistant director: Canada
Don Munro	....	second assistant director: reshoots
Peter T. Nathan	....	second assistant director
Charlie Picerni	....	second unit director
Brett Popplewell	....	first assistant director
Chad Rosen	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Bob Booker	....	art department runner
Michael Chorney	....	set designer
Beverley Dunn	....	assistant set decorator
Brian Edmonds	....	property master
Andrew Gardiner	....	construction foreman
Glen W. Johnson	....	set dresser
Catherine Mansill	....	draftsperson
Jamie McLennan	....	carpenter
John O'Brien	....	construction coordinator
John Parker	....	construction coordinator
Ray Pedler	....	scenic artist
Amanda Sallybanks	....	art department coordinator (as Amanda Selling)
Gregg Thomas	....	greens supervisor
Susan Torri	....	assistant art director
Randy Vellacott	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor
Michael J. Benavente	....	dialogue editor
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Chock	....	dialogue editor
James Christopher	....	dialogue editor
Mark Coffey	....	sound transferer
Joe Dorn	....	adr editor
John Dunn	....	supervising sound editor
Julia Evershade	....	supervising adr editor
Stephanie Flack	....	sound editor
Donald Flick	....	sound editor
Galen Goodpaster	....	assistant sound editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Warren Hamilton Jr.	....	sound editor
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hilda Hodges	....	foley recordist
John Hulsman	....	sound editor
Donlee Jorgensen	....	foley editor
Pamela G. Kimber	....	assistant adr editor
R.J. Kizer	....	adr editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	adr editor (as Nick Korda)
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Mark Lewer	....	stereo sound consultant: DTS
Patricio A. Libenson	....	dialogue editor
Dean G. Manly	....	sound editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	assistant sound editor
Kathy McCart	....	sound re-recordist
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	assistant sound editor
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Morioka	....	apprentice sound editor
Robert Morrisey	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Peter Pantages	....	adr background
Peter Pantages	....	sound: additional recording
Jeena M. Phelps	....	assistant adr editor
Gary Ritchie	....	sound re-recordist
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Alexandra Root	....	assistant sound editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	dialogue editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	adr editor (as Vickie Sampson)
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor (as Solange Schwalbe Bouisseau)
Ralph Stuart	....	assistant sound editor
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound editor
Mark J. Wasiutak	....	boom operator
Gary Wilkins	....	sound recordist
Brian Williams	....	sound designer
David Wolowic	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Mark Brims	....	special effects
Rodney Burke	....	special effects
Steve Carpenter	....	special effects
Steve Courtney	....	special effects (as Steven Courtney)
Brian Cox	....	special effects supervisor
Mont Fieguth	....	special effects (as Monte Fieguth)
Paul Gorrie	....	special effects
David Hardie	....	special effects
Jenny O'Connell	....	special effects coordinator
Brian Pearce	....	special effects
Marty Scurrah	....	special effects
Steve Szekeres	....	special effects
Walter Van Veenendaal	....	special effects
David Young	....	special effects (as Dave Young)

Visual Effects by
Lawrence E. Benson	....	visual effects executive producer
Steven R. Benson	....	visual effects supervisor
Suzanne M. Benson	....	visual effects producer
Rob Conn	....	digital effects artist: PHOTON
Dee McClelland	....	telecine colorist dailies
Dean Sadmune	....	CGI supervisor
Greg Shimp	....	wire removal
Grant Fraser	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
James Rogers	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Shea Adams	....	stunts
Roni Avigdory	....	stunts
Danny Baldwin	....	stunt performer
Sue Baldwin	....	stunts
Udo Bartschat	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts
Damian Bradford	....	stunts
Nick Brett	....	stunt rigger
Melody Brutnall	....	stunts
Dianne Cassilis	....	stunts
Mark Chique	....	stunts
Lazaro Cifuentes	....	stunts
Mick Corrigan	....	stunt rigger
Paul Doyle	....	stunts
Collin Dragsbaek	....	stunts
Nash Edgerton	....	stunts
Kyle Edwards	....	stunts
Sam Elia	....	stunts
Dean Gould	....	stunts
Scotty Gregory	....	stunts (as Scott Gregory)
Steve Harman	....	stunt performer
Seng Kawee	....	stunts
Nigel King	....	stunts
Gabriel Kozulin	....	stunts
Jeff Langton	....	stunts
Tony Lynch	....	stunts
Rick MacLure	....	stunts
Steve Markey	....	stunts
Steve Morris	....	stunts
Michael Morteo	....	stunts
Graeme O'Connell	....	stunts
Rene Perrin	....	stunt player
Zoran Petrovic	....	stunts
Paul Phillips	....	stunt performer
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator
Brett Praed	....	stunts
Ernie Reyes Sr.	....	stunts
James Richards	....	stunts (as Jim Richards)
Yasca Sinigaglia	....	stunts
Ong Soo Han	....	stunts
Mark Stefanich	....	stunts
Adam Stripp	....	stunts
Glenn Suter	....	stunts
Darko Tuscan	....	stunts (as Darko Tuskan)
Benny Urquidez	....	stunts
Ron Vreeken	....	stunts
Gordon Waddell	....	stunt performer
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts
Darryl Young	....	stunts (as Daryl Young)
Nancy Young	....	special assistant to stunt coordinator
Derek Brassell	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Philippe Deseck	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Kuzelicki	....	acrobatic double: Van Damme (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Bird	....	best boy grip
Ray Brown	....	key grip
David E. Diano	....	director of photography: second unit
Sally Eccleston	....	focus puller: second unit
Reg Garside	....	gaffer
Justin Hammond	....	video split operator: second unit
Gary Hill	....	best boy
Darrin Keough	....	focus puller
John Lee	....	electrician: second unit (uncredited )
Brett Matthews	....	camera loader
Marty Naucler	....	first assistant camera
Lex Rawlins	....	focus puller
Brad Shield	....	camera operator
Matt Slattery	....	rigging gaffer
Jim Townley	....	still photographer
Anna Townsend	....	camera loader
Michael Vivian	....	grip
David Williamson	....	camera operator
Damian Wyvill	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Steve Bruce	....	additional electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judith Cruden	....	extras casting
Trish Wallace	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Barton	....	stand-by wardrobe
James Colmer	....	costume prop maker
Phil Eagles	....	wardrobe supervisor
Matthew Kinman	....	costume breakdown person
Gwendolyn Stukely	....	costume assistant
Kerry Thompson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Marilyn Vance	....	costume designer: Bison
Susan J. Wright	....	costumer: Raul Julia

Editorial Department
Lynn Abroms	....	assistant editor
Matthew Booth	....	first assistant editor
Matthew Cassel	....	assistant editor
Albert Coleman	....	assistant editor
Nicolas De Toth	....	assistant editor
John Finklea	....	second assistant editor
Sandra Grubb	....	assistant editor
Al Hansen	....	post-production
Lee Harry	....	editor: title sequence
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Brian Johnson	....	assistant editor
Carole A. Kenneally	....	first assistant editor
Geoffrey Lamb	....	assistant editor
Lisa Morlas	....	assistant editor
Craig Nisker	....	first assistant editor
Beverly Pinnas	....	assistant editor
Stacy Plavoukos	....	post-production coordinator
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Florent Retz	....	apprentice editor
Bob Shugrue Jr.	....	first assistant editor (as Robert F. Shugrue Jr.)

Music Department
George Acogny	....	composer: songs
Daniel Gaber	....	assistant music editor
Mark Gasbarro	....	additional orchestrator
Eric Harryman	....	music supervisor
Larry Kenton	....	additional orchestrator
Ken Kugler	....	additional orchestrator
Barry Levine	....	executive music producer
Barry Levine	....	music supervisor
Graeme Revell	....	orchestrator
Andrew Shack	....	music consultant
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Brian Williams	....	music designer
Joshua Winget	....	music editor
Toby Wood	....	assistant scoring engineer

Transportation Department
Drew Michel	....	driver: cast
John Suhr	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Dale Arthur	....	production coordinator
Sam Bernstein	....	auditor
Kevin Bestt	....	armorer
Brian Burns	....	armorer
Michelle Callahan	....	assistant: Edward R. Pressman
Jodie Carrette	....	unit publicist
Silla Childs	....	production secretary
Rhonda Fortescue	....	payroll clerk
Rea Francis	....	unit publicist
Joëlle François	....	press attache: France
Roger Garrod	....	unit projectionist
Julie Hansen	....	post-production accountant
Dean Hood	....	assistant accountant
Angela Kenny	....	assistant auditor
Anne Lara	....	press attache: France
Richard Lawrence	....	videowall effects
Melaini Lewis	....	travel coordinator
James Linville	....	first assistant accountant
Tricia McInally	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit Thailand
Mike McLean	....	location manager
Peter McLennan	....	production assistant
Gary McNamara	....	boat wrangler
Christopher Otto	....	assistant: Edward R. Pressman
Andrew Parris	....	videowall effects
Scott Popjes	....	assistant to director
Ray Quiroz	....	script supervisor
Jacquie Ramsay	....	set nurse
Jacquie Robertson	....	unit nurse
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Van Damme
Wes Selwood	....	additional video playback assistant
Steven D. Simpson	....	assistant production accountant
Greg Stuart	....	safety officer
Robert Threadgold	....	production accountant
Benny Urquidez	....	trainer (as Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez)
George Zammit	....	armorer
Craig Ingham	....	magic advisor (uncredited)
Daniel Wheatcroft	....	studio executive (uncredited)

Thanks
Raul Julia	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Capcom Entertainment (as Capcom Co. Ltd.)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (1995) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (extreme edition)
• Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD) (collector's edition)

Special Effects

• International Creative Effects
• Photon Stockman

Other Companies

• Bimmini Special Effects Studios  costume armouring
• Capcom Entertainment  based on the video game series by
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Priority Records  soundtrack
• Seiniger Advertising  title sequence
• Warner Hollywood Studios  re-recorded at
• Weddington Productions  sound editing

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts and action violence

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese | Esperanto

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 (cut) | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (censored version) | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Capcom Entertainment

Trivia:

The final amphibious attack on M. Bison's compound, filmed on location in Thailand, was originally supposed to be an air assault. The Thai government wouldn't allow the use of its airspace for the large number of aircraft the scene would require, so the producers changed the final battle to a boat assault instead.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ryu and Ken knock out Bison's Torturer, they are not wearing gloves. The next scene when they enter the torture room, they are wearing gloves.

Quotes:

Bison:Merely educational software. Why does he find it disturbing?
Dr. Dhalsim:Because, unlike you, he's not psychotic.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Kickassia (2010) (V)

Soundtrack:

Worth Fighting For

Silly But A Whole Lot Of Fun.

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts. Based on the video game series of the same name, this movie is a very silly movie, but at the same time, it is a whole lot of fun to watch! No kidding, Street Fighter is a good movie, it's a silly movie, but it's also good at the same time. This movie has some really silly bits in it, especially a lot of the one-liners, but at the same time, the movie is loads of fun, it's a big guilty pleasure for me. The reason why this movie didn't do so well was because of the time that it came out. When this movie came out, it was released when the video game series didn't have much of a plot. It was like this: M. Bison hosts a tournament and heroes try to stop him, and that's not much of a plot if you ask me. On the whole, this movie is hokey and silly, but yet it takes the silliness to something of an art form, making the movie enjoyable. Street Fighter is not one of the greatest movies ever made, but I found it enjoyable, and in fact, I think that I have become a fan of it!

The thing that really makes this movie enjoyable is the performance of M. Bison, played by the late Raul Julia (this movie was released after his death). Julia's performance as M. Bison was the best in the movie, he was a scene stealer, every time that he appeared on the movie screen, he drew my attention away from everybody else, he couldn't have done better. Julia makes Bison likable, he's serious, he's funny, and he's hammy, especially near the end of the movie. While Jean-Claude Van Damme and others were good, none of them were as great as Raul Julia. It's a shame that Julia was dying when this movie was made, because I could hardly tell that he was sick. Oh well, he's gone but not forgotten, as many people said that it was his performance as M. Bison that saved this movie. The acting is not Oscar-worthy, but nevertheless, the cast seemed to care about how good a job they did, especially Julia, as he did a fine job.

So all in all, while this movie is rather silly and not one of the greatest movies ever made, it's still enjoyable all the same, because as I said earlier, it takes silliness and cheesiness and it elevates it to an enjoyable level. This is another one of those movies that when you watch it, you need to keep an open mind about it, because if you don't then the chances are that you will end up either disliking the movie, or even hating it. And I can't see how somebody could hate it, as it is on the level of so bad it's good, and like I said in the first paragraph, it's become a guilty pleasure of mine. So if you enjoy the video games, then try to keep an open mind when you watch the movie, because if you don't, then you probably won't like it. Street Fighter is a movie that is definitely not a perfect movie, but nevertheless, there are so many things to like about it, and when you watch it, you will hopefully see what I mean.

10/10