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

Kimodo: Still nothing to say, Yee? Then I will be your voice! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Rover Dangerfield (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Beautiful Morning"
Performed by Speech
Written by Edward Brigati (as Eddie Brigati) and Felix Cavaliere
Produced By Speech 4 Vagabond Produckshuns, Atl
Speech Appears Courtesy of EMI Records
Used by permission of EMI April Music Inc. and Jemaxal Music Inc. (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Teenage mutant Kangaroos

This film is one of those forgotten 90s rip-offs from the Ninja Turtle fall out. It's easy to forget how insane the turtle craze was but it is also easy to forget that the original TMNT movie was actually pretty decent. Most of it's sequels and copies were not.

Which brings us to this little gem...

It's a film so bad it's good. The fight scenes are sloe-mo with wind-blown leaves for no reason other than effect. The warriors of virtue are kangaroos with martial art skills, they personify the virtues eg patience....and it's fight to the death between good and evil. All told it's a great movie for kids that the adults can enjoy while pretending to be too old for it.