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

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,108,025, 1 September 1980

Gross USA:

$8,527,743

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,527,743

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

Kristine DeBell had to learn how to roller skate for her role as Nancy.

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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 Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

User Reviews

Average Jackie Chan vehicle set in the 30s in which the Mob forces him to fight fierce combats

This exciting movie is crammed of action-packed, spectacular fights, comedy ,and breathtaking stunt-work . Jackie Chan as young Asian American martial artist expert is top notch , he is one army man fighting a group of heinous criminals and as always he makes his own stunts . As he is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition .Chan along with his girlfriend (Kristine DeBell) seek fame and fortune in 1930s America when he enters an all-comers martial arts competition , the ¨Champion fight , Battle Creek , the Brawl of this Century¨, forced by Mob that has kidnapped the brother's fiancée (Rosalind Chao) , despite the opposition of his father and several imposing opponents. This time Chan join forces with his uncle , a martial arts master (Mako) , both of whom are taken to Texas to participate in a free-for-all match .

This Chop-Socky displays action-packed, thrills,fast-paced and wild fighting images. Incredible stunts and brief comic touches, as usual , the picture is regularly constructed and contains some flaws and gaps . This is a passable action movie distinguished by ferocious sequences , and packs silly sense of humor as well as subsequent Jackie's entries; however being hampered by mediocre cinematography which is necessary a good remastering . In this outing Jackie teamed up to prestigious secondary named Mako and some veteran star as Jose Ferrer . Jackie Chan's failed at Box-office in this USA debut , however , being quite amusing and better than its reputation . Chan is a hard-working actor and director throughout his long and varied career .He went on playing ¨Cannoball¨ , ¨The protector¨ and "Rumble in the Bronx", until getting all American success with ¨Shangai Kid¨ . Of course , his big hits were ¨The Police story¨ series that won the Golden Horse Award, a Chinese version of the Oscar , the first was titled ¨Police story(1985)¨ directed by the same Chan , it was a perfect action film for enthusiastic of the genre ; the following was ¨Police story 2(1988)¨also pretty violent and with abundant humor touches. It's followed by this ¨Supercop¨ or ¨Police story 3¨ and finally, ¨Police story IV : Crime story.

This medium-budgeted and ordinary Kung-Fu actioner is middling realized by Robert Clouse , an expert on Chop-Socky movies and he directed Bruce Lee's last film , Game of Death (1978) . Robert Clouse is known best for his most successful film : Enter the Dragón (1973) and Clouse was a director who worked mainly in the visuals of cinema, owing to the fact that he was completely deaf, he employed assistant directors who could verify that actors had delivered their lines correctly. After being contracted by Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest to direct Enter the Dragón (1973), Clouse was escalated into the realm of profitable filmmakers . But, unlike others in this category, doors in Hollywood were not entirely open to him and the failed with ¨The big brawl¨. Clouse was hired by Warner Brothers Pictures to direct Black Belt (1974) . The film proved to be a moderate success, but was seen more as a vehicle for Enter the Dragón (1973) protégé 'Jim Kelly'. After that , he directed vehicles for Samo Hung , Jim Kelly , Richard Norton as ¨Gynkata ¨ , Yul Brynner in ¨The last warrior¨ one of the best films of his long career , Cynthia Rothrock as ¨China O'Brian I and II ¨ and other B films .