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| Taimak | ... | Leroy Green | |
| Vanity | ... | Laura Charles | |
| Christopher Murney | ... | Eddie Arkadian (as Chris Murney) | |
| Julius Carry | ... | Sho'nuff / The Shogun of Harlem (as Julius J. Carry III) | |
| Faith Prince | ... | Angela Viracco | |
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Leo O'Brien | ... | Richie Green |
| Mike Starr | ... | Rock | |
| Jim Moody | ... | Daddy Green | |
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Glen Eaton | ... | Johnny Yu |
| Ernie Reyes Jr. | ... | Tai | |
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Roger Campbell | ... | Announcer |
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Esther Marrow | ... | Mama Green |
| Keshia Knight Pulliam | ... | Sophia (as Keshia Knight) | |
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Jamal Mason | ... | Roy |
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B.J. Barie | ... | Jackie |
In New York City, a young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way, he must fight a martial arts expert corrupted with power, and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter. Written by <akil@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
If you occasionally get nostalgic for break dancing, too much hairspray, De Barge, and Cyndi Lauper-style hair extensions, then this movie will give you an awesome blast from the past! I watched it on a Saturday morning and it made me feel like a kid again.
As many of the naysayers have already posted here, this ain't no bona fide martial arts flick. But it does make Tarantino-esque allusions to kung-fu pop culture- namely, Bruce Lee's films- that will be appreciated by 'true' kung-fu fans. And the fight scenes were co-choreographed by Ernie Reyes, Sr., so that gives them some credence.
In my opinion, the "worst" parts of this movie are actually the best because of their kitsch value: Prince protégé Vanity performs a ridiculously bad song and dance number; Leroy finds his inner "glow"; Sho'Nuff and his gang interrupt a screening of ENTER THE DRAGON; the list goes on. I think I'll watch it again next Saturday!