The action is fun and characters are over the top, but it’s your typical tongue-in-cheek ’80s action comedy. Obviously Julius Carry nearly steals the entire movie as Sho Nuff, but Taimak plays Bruce Leroy Green brilliantly and it’s great to see Ernie Reyes Jr in a small role as one of Leroy’s students. I watched it again the other night to celebrate this 25th anniversary and I still love the movie. I saw it in the theater when it was released in 1985 and I loved it. Man, a lot of my favorite movies ( Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future, Young Guns) are celebrating their 25-30 year anniversaries this year and it’s really starting to make me feel old. The story of “Bruce” Leroy and his arch enemy “Sho Nuff” have captivated audiences for 25 years.
Even today, the film is considered a cult classic. It was a critical failure, but a financial success. On March 22, 1985, Columbia/Tri-Star released Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon in theaters.
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