Street Fighter (1994)

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

Director:

Steven E. de Souza

Writer:

Steven E. de Souza

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen

Bottom Rated Movies #93 | 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Colonel Guile
Raul Julia	...	Bison
Ming-Na Wen	...	Chun-Li
Damian Chapa	...	Ken
Kylie Minogue	...	Cammy
Simon Callow	...	A.N. Official
Byron Mann	...	Ryu
Roshan Seth	...	Dhalsim
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Zangief
Grand L. Bush	...	Balrog
Robert Mammone	...	Carlos Blanka
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Dee Jay
Gregg Rainwater	...	T. Hawk
Kenya Sawada	...	Captain Sawada
Jay Tavare	...	Vega

Storyline

Col. William Guile leads an army of soldiers into the country of Shadaloo to find traces to lead him to General M. Bison, who has captured many people including three missing soldiers. Among them is Carlos "Charlie" Blanka, in which Bison decides to turn into a hideous mutant. On the other hand, Chun Li is a reporter who seeks revenge against Bison for the death of her father years ago. Then two small time hustlers Ryu and Ken, are arrested along with Sagat, a powerful arms dealer and Vega for dealing of illegal weapons. Guile recruits them in order to find Bison's base. Now Guile, T. Hawk, Cammy, Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, Balrog and E. Honda have three days before Bison murders the hostages and takes over the world.

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Plot Keywords:

campy | street fighter | man punches a woman | time bomb | woman punches a man | 

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Taglines:

This christmas, shop early. The streets won't be safe.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts and action violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English Japanese Esperanto

Release Date:

23 December 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Street Fighter

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,859,495, 25 December 1994

Gross USA:

$33,423,521

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$99,431,786

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capcom Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

GOOFY HOLLER: Toward the end of the movie when the A.N. forces first arrive at Bison's fortress, one of Bison's troopers is sent flying from an explosion. This makes it one of the few non-animated and non-Disney films to use the sound effect.

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Goofs

When Zangief and E. Honda wrestle, the two fall through a hole in the ground. Instead of breaking through the ground (which was intended) the two clearly rip through a tarp.

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Quotes

[the torturer cracks his whip several times at Honda's back and Honda doesn't make a sound. Balrog starts to laugh]
Bison's torturer: [to Balrog] You're next, yankee.
Balrog: Uh, I think I want to lie down first.
[the torturer punches Balrog in the face and leaves the room]
Balrog: And take a bath.
Balrog: [notices Honda's wounds] How do you keep from crying out?
E. Honda: I'm a sumo, brother. My body can be in one place, my mind another.
Balrog: Do me a favor. Next time your mind leaves, tell it to bring back a pizza.

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Crazy Credits

The Shadaloo Radio DJ jumps in to talk every so often during the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

The UK cinema version was cut by 27 secs and the video lost a further 14 secs with edits made to neck breaks, throat punches and the fight between Vega & Ryu to secure a '12' rating. The 2004 DVD features the same cut print.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: Jupiter Ascending (2015)

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Soundtracks

Pandemonium
Performed by The Pharcyde
Written by Imani Wilcox (as I. Wilcox), Tré Hardson (as T Hardson), Romye Robinson (as R. Robinson) and Fatlip (as D. Steward)
The Pharcyde appears courtesy of Delicious Vinyl Records

User Reviews

Absolute rot

Typical Van Damme theatrics as he leads a band of AN [a thinly disguised glorification of the UN] forces, taking on a madman dictator intent on world domination. How unusual! Many full auto magazines emptied, much screaming, and boatloads of martial arts techniques. Phony and totally lacking in realism, but action fans should love it.