Battle Creek Brawl (1980)

A young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.

Director:

Robert Clouse

Writers:

Robert Clouse (screenplay), Robert Clouse (story)

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Kristine DeBell, José Ferrer

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Jerry Kwan
José Ferrer	...	Dominici
Kristine DeBell	...	Nancy (as Kristine De Bell)
Mako	...	Herbert
Ron Max	...	Leggetti
David Sheiner	...	Morgan
Rosalind Chao	...	Mae
Lenny Montana	...	John
Pat E. Johnson	...	Carl (as Pat Johnson)
Mary Ellen O'Neill	...	Dominici's Mother
H.B. Haggerty	...	Kiss
Chao Li Chi	...	Kwan (as Chao-Li Chi)
Joycelyne Lew	...	Miss Wong
Peter Marc Jacobson	...	Jug (as Peter Marc)
Marcus K. Mukai	...	Robert (as Marcus Mukai)

Storyline

A young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.

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Plot Keywords:

street fight | martial artist | illegal fistfight | fight to the death | hand to hand combat | 

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Taglines:

A Martial Arts fight to the finish. Filmed in America by the producers of 'Enter the Dragon'.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 August 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battle Creek Brawl

Filming Locations:

Floresville, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 105 min (Extended Version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In his autobiography "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action", there was one scene in the production in which Robert Clouse was not interested in Chan's idea, which was to flip out of the car, and Crouse had wanted him to just walk from the car to his father's restaurant. Chan quoted, "No one will pay money to see Jackie Chan walk!" The reason he believes this movie failed was because he wasn't given a chance to direct the action scenes the way he wanted them.

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Goofs

As the camera changes front views of both Jackie and Kiss during the street crowd scene, two extras (a dark-haired woman in a checked suit and a bald man in a blue suit) are simultaneously located viewing the action behind both Jackie and Kiss.

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Alternate Versions

For its original UK theatrical release the film was cut by the BBFC for a 'AA' certificate to remove groin kicks, a neck break and a double ear clap. The video and all later releases including the DVD (retitled "Battle Creek Brawl") have replicated the cut to the ear clap.

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Connections

Referenced in The Angry Video Game Nerd: Alien³ (2013)

User Reviews

Jackies first slice of American Pie!

Well, I finally got to see it...mmmm I thought, not too bad..seeing as he didnt know much english at the time, and was well restricted by the American Film industry machine!. His Fight scenes were watered down and slow by all normal 'Jackie' standards but that apart,there are some great comic moments and Jackie wins through. He Radiates innocent charm and even manages to Rollerscate with gusto, although Im not too sure about the historical acuracy of some of the costumes..this was supposed to have been 1930s USA and Im sure spandex wasnt invented then!One interresting note for real 'died in the wool' Jackie fans , is the continued theme of the Lazy but tallented boy being trained in wierd and some would say inhumane ways by a 'sifu','master','uncle!'...amazing how this sort of idea managed to cross the pacific with him!.All in all a pleasent movie, although I can understand why Jackie was both Disappointed and Angry at the outcome at least it spurred him on to make greater and greater movies in HK.