Only the Strong

19931993
PG-13PG-13
1h 39min

Sergio Kato in Only the Strong (1993)

Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the sch... Read allEx-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-d... Read allEx-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-disciplined fighting ... Read allEx-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and hig... Read allEx-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-disciplined fighting style. Slowly, his program begins to work, giving the students ne... Read all

Director
- Sheldon Lettich
Writers
- Sheldon Lettich
- Luis Esteban
Stars

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Writers
- Sheldon Lettich
- Luis Esteban
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Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-disciplined fighting style. Slowly, his program begins to work, giving the students new hope and purpose. But the local drug lord, himself a martial arts expert, vows to stop Stevens' positive influence. Now Stevens must fight to save his own life, as well as the lives of his rebellious young students. —Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

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Taglines
- The ultimate martial art.
Genres
- Action
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for gang violence
Parents guide

Trivia
Mark Dacascos was born into martial arts, each of his parents renowned martial artists who created their own style (father, Al Dacascos-Won Hop Kuen Do; mother, Malia Bernal-Xiang Dai Kuen Kung Fu). He went on to star in the television version of "The Crow," a movie that started another born into martial arts: Brandon Lee, son of Jeet Kune Do founder Bruce Lee.

Goofs
Throughout the movie, Louis Stevens performs the capoeira "ginga" incorrectly: he keeps his arms low, never bringing them up fully to protect his face.

Quotes
Louis Stevens: Can you turn that music... up?

Connections
Referenced in Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley (1998)

Soundtracks
Paranauê
Performed by Serapis Bey
Produced by Kao Rossman and Stuart Shapiro

Top review

I loved this movie.

I thought Only the Strong was a great movie. I would love to learn the martial art. I thought that Ryan Bollman, as well as the rest of the cast, was wonderful. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a good movie. I loved this movie, and am currently trying to find it on video.

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Release date
- August 27, 1993 (United States)
Countries of origin
- France
- United States
Official site
- Official Facebook
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
Also known as
- Лише найсильніші
Filming locations
- Miami, Florida, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $3,283,371
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,286,889
- Aug 29, 1993
Gross worldwide
- $3,283,371

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Runtime
- 1h 39min
Sound mix
- Dolby SR
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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