Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Phillip Rhee

Writers:

Barry Gray (writer)
Deborah Scott (writer)

Release Date:

17 May 1995 (Philippines)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A martial arts instructor comes to the defense of a schoolteacher who has taken a stand against a local white supremacist organization. |

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Racism | Kung Fu | Rape Attempt | Skinhead

Cast

Phillip Rhee	...	Tommy Lee
Christopher McDonald	...	Jack Banning
Gina Gershon	...	Margo Preston
Mark Rolston	...	Donnie Hansen
Peter Simmons	...	Owen Tucker
Cristina Lawson	...	Karen Banning (as Cristina Anzu Lawson)
Dee Wallace	...	Georgia (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Tiny
Justin Brentley	...	Luther Phelps
Andra R. Ward	...	Rev. Phelps
Barbara Boyd	...	Isabel
Kitao Sakurai	...	Justin Banning
Cole S. McKay	...	Bo (as Cole McKay)
Steve Hulin	...	Tre
Jack C. Thomas	...	Mr. Morgen
Jerra Nicol Thompson	...	Teenage choirgirl
John Robert Thompson	...	Mayor Wilson
Jonathan McCurdy	...	Owen's brother
Dylan Howard Young	...	Davey
C. David Earle	...	Gate guard
George Wilson	...	Shopkeeper
Dean Nelson	...	Donnie's henchman
Kenny Elliott	...	Donnie's henchman
David Rody	...	Arms dealer
Anntoinette Hendrix	...	Choir soloist
Stephany Anderson	...	Choir member
Kevin Asbell	...	Choir member
Alfred Bailey	...	Choir member
Angela M. Brown	...	Choir member
Kevin Clark	...	Choir member
Tyron Cooper	...	Choir member
Pamela J. Davis	...	Choir member
Zshalandra Dufor	...	Choir member
Rubén C. Flores	...	Choir member
Jason Foreman	...	Choir member
Marshella Griffin	...	Choir member
Trevis Harris	...	Choir member
Bill Hicks	...	Choir member
Arthur E. Hinton III	...	Choir member
Roberta James	...	Choir member
Samuel Douglass James II	...	Choir member
Julius Lee	...	Choir member
Elisabeth Manns	...	Choir member
Sonya G. Marshall	...	Choir member
Michelle Mitchell	...	Choir member
Dawn R. Moore	...	Choir member
Tashell L. Neal	...	Choir member
Jennifer M. Ramakers	...	Choir member
K. Nichelle Stuart	...	Choir member
Syrilda J. Tharpe	...	Choir member
Danielle D. Talley	...	Choir member
Benjamin A. Thompson	...	Choir member
Clarisa Tubbs	...	Choir member
Camellia Wade	...	Choir member
Mark Chemeleski	...	Martial artist
Jeffrey Haris	...	Martial artist
Tee	...	Rosie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sean Michael Arthur	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
John E. Blazier	...	Trucker / Neo-Nazi (uncredited)
Christopher Canary	...	CAC Member (uncredited)
R. Lee Ermey	...	Preacher Brian (uncredited)
Kane Hodder	...	Neo-Nazi gunman (uncredited)
Keith Schrader	...	Crowd Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Phillip Rhee

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Barry Gray		writer
Deborah Scott		writer

Produced by
Stacy Cohen	....	associate producer
Frank Giustra	....	executive producer
Phillip Rhee	....	producer
Deborah Scott	....	co-producer
Marlon Staggs	....	executive producer
Peter E. Strauss	....	producer

Original Music by
Barry Goldberg

Cinematography by
Jerry Watson

Film Editing by
Bert Lovitt

Casting by
Betty McCormick Aggas
James F. Tarzia

Production Design by
William J. Perretti

Art Direction by
Virgil Sanchez

Set Decoration by
Natalie Pope

Costume Design by
Renee Alaina Sacks

Makeup Department
Craig Berkeley	....	assistant makeup artist
Gregory A. Cornejo	....	key hair stylist
Wade Daily	....	key makeup artist
David Quashnick	....	makeup artist
Maxi Spisak	....	assistant hair stylist
Maxi Spisak	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Lisa Hackett	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christy Davis	....	second assistant director: second unit
Steve Day	....	first assistant director: second unit
Steve Day	....	second assistant director
William Hoy	....	second unit director
Steve Mirer	....	second second assistant director
Marlon Staggs	....	first assistant director
John Tyson	....	second second assistant director
W. Scott Wolf	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
David J. Chamerski	....	assistant property master
William Dambra	....	property master: Ohio
Flip Filippelli	....	assistant property master
Christine Staggs	....	additional set decorator
Mark Young	....	tattoo artist
Neal W. Zoromski	....	property master: Indiana (as Neal Zoromski)

Sound Department
John Dunn	....	supervising sound editor
Stephanie Flack	....	dialogue editor
Lee Furry	....	boom operator: second unit
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Galen Goodpaster	....	assistant sound editor
Chat Gunter	....	sound mixer
Paul Holzborn	....	foley artist
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robin Johnston	....	sound recordist
Jennifer Martinez	....	cable person
Geoff Maxwell	....	sound mixer: second unit
James Morioka	....	assistant sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	adr editor
Kira Smith	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Stephen DeLollis	....	special effects
Larry Fioritto	....	special effects coordinator
Bruce Mattox	....	special effects key
Wes Mattox	....	special effects assistant
Ron Orr	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Clayton R. Marsh	....	visual effects editor (as Clay Marsh)
Steve Rundell	....	digital effects producer
Lorraine 'Deedle' Silver	....	digital effects coordinator (as Deedle Silver)

Stunts
Chris Carnel	....	stunts
Richard Fike	....	stunts
Brent Fletcher	....	stunts
Kane Hodder	....	stunts
Steve Hulin	....	stunts
Steven Ito	....	stunts
Mike Jones	....	stunts
Alan Jordan	....	stunts
Kurt D. Lott	....	stunts (as Kurt Lott)
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts (as Cole McKay)
J.J. Perry	....	stunts (as Jordan Perry)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Simon Rhee	....	stunt coordinator
Erik Stabenau	....	stunts
Ron Parobek	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Cicero	....	dolly grip
James A. Crosbie	....	electrician
Keith Davis	....	electrician: second unit
Ted Eachus	....	grip
Gavin Gharrity	....	camera loader
William Hankins	....	focus puller
Jason Hoffman	....	grip: second unit
Paul Horn	....	additional first assistant camera
Matthew Jensen	....	grip: second unit
Steve Jones	....	additional first assistant camera
Duane Journey	....	key grip
Jeff Journey	....	best boy electric
Robert Knouse	....	director of photography: second unit (as Robby Knouse)
Jamie Maxtone-Graham	....	additional camera operator
Chris Milani	....	best boy electric
Marty Mullin	....	camera operator
Sylvia Ostendorf	....	additional second assistant camera
Amy Rhee	....	videographer
Larry J. Richardson	....	rigging gaffer
Adam Santelli	....	gaffer
Jason Santelli	....	electrician
Brad Siskind	....	grip
Jeff Snell	....	additional second assistant camera
Tom Vollick	....	still photographer
Elizabeth Vourlas	....	rigging grip
Thom Ward	....	electrician
Jeffrey Wright	....	key grip: second unit (as Jeff 'Gonzo' Wright)
Brian Yesowitch	....	video playback operator
Mark Young	....	electrician: second unit
Susan Zwilling	....	Steadicam operator
Susan Zwilling	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Betty McCormick Aggas	....	casting: Mid-West
Terrence Stone	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Jade Lee	....	costume supervisor
Wendy Meaden	....	seamstress
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	on-set costumer

Editorial Department
Carol Folgate	....	first assistant editor (as Carol Creed Folgate)
Herb Hickey	....	color timer
Charles B. Unger	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Stephen Bedell	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Shane Summers	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Bill Flemming	....	mini-gun wrangler
Matthew Greenfield	....	production coordinator
Harry Hauss	....	helicopter pilot
Beth Kopp	....	stand-in
Scott Lipscomb	....	production assistant
Peter McKeon	....	production assistant
Alvin Mears	....	dog wrangler
Karl Lewis Miller	....	dog wrangler (as Karl Miller)
Jaq Nigg	....	production assistant
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
C. Patrick Reynolds	....	weapons master
F.W. Silleroy	....	additional dialogue
Jonathan Strauss	....	production assistant
Chip Swetnam	....	location manager (as Chip Swentnam)
Peter Alun Thomas	....	weapons master (as Peter A. Thomas)

Production Companies

• Movie Group, The
• Picture Securities

Distributors

• Best Of The Best Films
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Dimension Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films (Canada) (DVD)
• Miramax Films (video)
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH

MPAA:

Rated R for shootings and martial arts violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 (video premiere) (cut) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Australia:MA | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bedford, Indiana, USA

Company:

Movie Group, The

Goofs:

Plot holes: According to Best of the Best (1989) and _Best of the Best II (1993)_, Tommy only had a brother. Tommy's brother was killed during a match when Tommy was only a boy, making Tommy an only child, but in this film he suddenly has a sister.

Movie Connections:

Follows Best of the Best 2 (1993)

Why can't we all just get along?

White supremacists taking over the town. An Aryan brotherhood preacher shocked to find out that his message of hate has been translated into extreme violence. Lots of use of racial epithets, including the "N" word.

But into town rides a saviour. An Asian martial arts expert that is hurting because he killed a man. He won't let these skinheads terrorize the local people of color.

They didn't need a scriptwriter for this one. It has been done many times. The clichés pour out and the martial arts exhibitions are just so-so. The only real violence (the death of the Black preacher) was done off-camera. The rest was standard knife and gun action with a few explosions.

They had a chance to make something interesting in this film starring Gina Gershon. More action between her and the Asian lead would have spiced it up to a watchable story.

I am not inclined to see Best of the Best 1, 2 or 4.