The Last Dragon (1985)
December 14, 2024 7:30 PM - Subscribe
A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Available on Netflix
Available on Netflix
Had no idea that there was a "campy" tag on Netflix; must investigate. I saw this back in the day and it was cheesy but fun. Just found out that "Rhythm of the Night", the big break-out single from the soundtrack, was written by Diane Warren, and am not the least little bit surprised.
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:54 PM on December 14, 2024 [4 favorites]
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:54 PM on December 14, 2024 [4 favorites]
i saw this at an all nighter event in London, going in blind.
I love it so much, it is one of my favourite movies, camp and endlessly quotable.
posted by thegirlwiththehat at 2:44 AM on December 15, 2024 [3 favorites]
I love it so much, it is one of my favourite movies, camp and endlessly quotable.
posted by thegirlwiththehat at 2:44 AM on December 15, 2024 [3 favorites]
For the longest time I thought the villain had fried eggs on his outfit.
I think I’d understand this better if I’d ever watched any kung fu movies (unrelated to the fried eggs - as far as I know).
The Kew Gardens insults.
Eddie Arcadian: Where are you gonna go, Angie? Without me, you're nothing! Without that outfit, you're just another no-talent dental hygiene school drop-out from Kew Gardens getting by on her tits!
Angela Viracco: And in the end, Eddie, you know what? You're nothing but a misguided ***** asshole with dreams of ruling the world. Yeah, also from Kew Gardens. And also getting by on my tits.
posted by bunderful at 7:10 AM on December 15, 2024 [3 favorites]
I think I’d understand this better if I’d ever watched any kung fu movies (unrelated to the fried eggs - as far as I know).
The Kew Gardens insults.
Eddie Arcadian: Where are you gonna go, Angie? Without me, you're nothing! Without that outfit, you're just another no-talent dental hygiene school drop-out from Kew Gardens getting by on her tits!
Angela Viracco: And in the end, Eddie, you know what? You're nothing but a misguided ***** asshole with dreams of ruling the world. Yeah, also from Kew Gardens. And also getting by on my tits.
posted by bunderful at 7:10 AM on December 15, 2024 [3 favorites]
Julius Carry (Sho'nuff) also had a memorable role as Lord Bowler on the short-lived The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. with Bruce Campbell.
posted by Pryde at 9:23 AM on December 15, 2024 [6 favorites]
posted by Pryde at 9:23 AM on December 15, 2024 [6 favorites]
Carry's performance is excellent. The Last Dragon is fun, and memorable more for its villain than its hero.
posted by Gelatin at 5:48 AM on December 17, 2024 [4 favorites]
posted by Gelatin at 5:48 AM on December 17, 2024 [4 favorites]
I also love everything about this movie.
Every time I grab hold of our dog so my my wife can put his harness on him, I say, “I got him, Sho. I got him!”
posted by Lemkin at 8:08 PM on January 8
Every time I grab hold of our dog so my my wife can put his harness on him, I say, “I got him, Sho. I got him!”
posted by Lemkin at 8:08 PM on January 8
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posted by bunderful at 7:43 PM on December 14, 2024 [2 favorites]