In 1985 Colorado, a long-absent woman, proficient as a black belt in martial arts, returns home where she agrees, secretly, to train a bullied gay teen.
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Title: The Sensei (2008)
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3 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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| Diana Lee Inosanto | ... | Karen O'Neil (as D. Lee Inosanto) | |
| Keith David | ... | The Minister | |
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Melissa Taylor | ... | Lorna |
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Shane Weingardt | ... | Attacker #1 |
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Mark Anthony Griffin | ... | Attacker #2 (as Mark Griffin) |
| Ryan J. Parker | ... | Attacker #3 (as Ryan Parker) | |
| Michael O'Laskey II | ... | McClain Evans (as Mike O'Laskey) | |
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Ayo Fadeyi | ... | Policeman #1 (as Ayodeji Fadeyi) |
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Curtis Magee-Ortiz | ... | Policeman #2 |
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Jeff Liu | ... | Matthew |
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Danny Lopez | ... | Picture of Tim |
| Kerry Knuppe | ... | Brenda | |
| Jonathan Camp | ... | Craig Beard | |
| John Campbell | ... | John | |
| Ben Perkins | ... | Buck | |
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After punks at school hand him multiple savage beatings, gay teen McClain Evans, discreetly begins martial arts training with Karen O'Neil, a mysterious woman who had her own cross to bear with the prejudiced and bigoted small town community. As McClain learns to defend himself from hatred and bigotry, the student and his teacher expose several raw nerves in their rural Colorado community. Written by trivwhiz
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The Courage to Fight. The Strength to Win. See more »Certificate:
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4 May 2008 (USA) See more »Edit
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$2,200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Craig Beard: I had to use the can.
Jean Beard: Shh. We're in church.
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ON SCREEN: "Civil Rights organizations today, like "The Matthew Shepard Foundation" lead the way in forming educational programs enacting legislation to address the persuasive problem of bullying and violence against gay youths and adults." See more »Goofs
BNSF locomotives are seen in a sequence set in 1985. This railroad was formed by a merger that took place in 1996. See more »Quotes
Jean Beard: Where were you two? You're late.Craig Beard: I had to use the can.
Jean Beard: Shh. We're in church.
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I was a extra in the movie as one of the young martial arts kids in the movie. I was with the crew a lot of the movie and i saw a lot of the things that happened. It was also a lot of work. One day i was there we had to retake on scene like 6 times. It was a lot of fun to meet all the characters in real life and to be with people that are in other films such as Michael O'Laskey who has been in 3 other movies and has been a character in Power Rangers, Star Trek, Otward Bound, and The Mr.Show. All in all he was a very interesting guy. If you have any question on the movie or anything you would like to know that you have not found on this website give me a call or text at 970-520-9107.