Warriors of Virtue (1997)

A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land ... See full summary »

Director:

Ronny Yu

Writers:

Michael Vickerman (screenplay), Hugh Kelley (screenplay),

Stars:

Angus Macfadyen, Mario Yedidia, Marley Shelton

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angus Macfadyen	...	Komodo
Mario Yedidia	...	Ryan Jeffers
Marley Shelton	...	Elysia
Chao Li Chi	...	Master Chung (as Chao-Li Chi)
Jack Tate	...	Yun
Doug Jones	...	Yee
Don Lewis	...	Lai / Mayor Keena (as Don W. Lewis)
J. Todd Adams	...	Chi
Adrienne Corcoran	...	Tsun
Michael J. Anderson	...	Mudlap (as Michael John Anderson)
Tom Towles	...	Grillo
Lee Arenberg	...	Mantose
Dennis Dun	...	Ming
Roy Ceballos	...	Willy Beest
Jason Hamer	...	Mosely

Storyline

A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.

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Plot Keywords:

football | based on toy | martial arts | hollywood taoism | superhero | 

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Taglines:

In a world beyond your imagination a battle for the universe has begun.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for fantasy action violence and some language

Details

Country:

USA China

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

2 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tao harcosai

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,277,084 (USA) (2 May 1997)

Gross:

$6,448,817 (USA) (6 June 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

China Film Co-Production Corporation, IJL Creations, Law Brothers Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the beginning of the scene where we're introduced to Tsun, a safetly line (to pull her up) is visible shortly before she emerges from underground.

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Quotes

Chucky: That guy is evil! Lucifer thinks he's a little extreme!

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Connections

Spoofs Apollo 13 (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Alembic"
Performed by Mickey Hart & Bakithi Kumalo
Written by Mickey Hart
Produced by Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart Appears Courtesy of 360° Productions
360° Publishing (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Say what?

Alright, I admit going in that I was predisposed to dislike this movie. I have studied Taoism for many years, and I guess I don't take kindly to it being reduced down to a 90 minute family friendly event. Although it came highly recommended to me, I was put off by it's kid friendly approach to something as complex as Eastern Philosophy.

Through out the film, I could not shake the vision I had of a Roos vs Turtles sequel.

Although not as bad as I feared, this film looks for all the world like it was edited by a Cuisinart. The over extended climatic fight scene had so many different editing styles present that it nearly gave me an epileptic fit. Either that, or my digital TV is on the blink.

I really cannot recommend this film to anybody except possible a few hard core gamers who would get off on the cartoon-like action sequences.