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63% Critic Match
No Retreat, No Surrender
“Tonight, He either fights for his life or he'll be running for the rest of it.”
6.3 / 10• 1986• 1h 34m•PG• English
ActionComedyCrimeDrama
Storyline
The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.
Cast & Crew
Kurt McKinney
Jason Stillwell
Lead
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"
J.W. Fails
R.J. Madison
Kathie Sileno
Kelly Reilly
Kim Tae-Jeong
Sensei Lee
Kent Lipham
Scott
RP
Ron Pohnel
Ian Reilly
Dale Jacoby
Dean Ramsey
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Corey Yuen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. No Retreat, No Surrender is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
