Movie: No retreat No surrender

If ever a film encompassed everything good and bad about the eighties, it's No Retreat, No Surrender. This film is a kind of David meets Goliath story told in martial arts terms.

Young Jason Stillwell (Kurt McKinney) moves with his parents to Seattle, where local bullies harass them without mercy. Jason's father Tom (Tim Baker) does not believe in violence, so the family takes it on the chin. One day Jason enrols in a martial arts class and quietly rises in rank to be a major contender.

His mettle is tested in an international match against Ivan, a Russian champion (Jean-Claude Van Damme), expanding the "enemy" beyond Seattle's borders.

It’s a very entertaining film to sit and watch with a group of people, even if the exact same film with the exact same plot was made 37 times in the 80s.

Run 1 hr. 25 min.
Genre; Action & Adventure
Directed By: Corey Yuen