Only the Strong (1993)

Director:

Sheldon Lettich

Writers (WGA):

Sheldon Lettich (written by) &
Luis Esteban (written by)

Release Date:

27 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

The ultimate martial art.

Plot:

Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Capoeira | High School | Drug Lord | Teacher Student Relationship

Cast

Mark Dacascos	...	Louis Stevens
Stacey Travis	...	Dianna
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Kerrigan
Paco Christian Prieto	...	Silverio
Todd Susman	...	Cochran
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter	...	Philippe
Richard Coca	...	Orlando Aliveres
Roman Cardwell	...	Shay
Ryan Bollman	...	Donovan
Christian Klemash	...	Eddie
John Fionte	...	Hector Cervantes
Joselito 'Amen' Santo	...	Javier
John Gregory Kasper	...	Coach Kasper
Phyllis Sukoff	...	Mrs. Esposito
Antoni Corone	...	Green Beret Sergeant

Also Known As:

Street Fighters

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Davis-Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the car "explodes" you can see no flames coming out.

Quotes:

Louis Stevens: I've got major news for you. The world can be as big as you want it to be, or as small as your tiny little hood.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Beerfest (2006)

Soundtrack:

Babalu Bad Boy

Good, but could've been better

I really enjoy this movie and have shown it to most of my friends. Most of my friends and I gave it an eight out of ten and some even higher. I think that the capoeira scenes are great, plus it has good music, but the story and characters could've been presented a little better. If you like martial arts movies and don't care too much about character development, you'll probably like this movie.