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I guess Drumline, and Are We There Yet? would qualify as exceptions, but this sort of movie is far too uncommon. Seriously, how sad is it that they don't make movies like this anymore? Most "urban" movies now are cliched crap with way too much PG-13 language and waaay too much sex/violence, not to mention crappy rapper cameos. The Final Showdown: Leroy vs Sho' Nuff (Spoiler Alert) "Deliver your feetsa to Daddy's Green's Pizza!" "I got somethin' real for yo' a$$ in these hands!" There was no rap soundtrack, no rap cameos, and probably a million and one legitimate quotables. The movie featured no sexual innuendo (although Vanity wasn't hard on the eyes), few curse words, and only comically exaggerated episodes of violence. So why, might you ask, did I include this movie as an entry in We Owned The 80's? Because it still ended up being strangely entertaining, and hearkens back to a distant era when an entire Black family could gather around the TeeVee for a movie without parents cringing and covering their kids eyes. The movie made little logical sense, the acting was universally awful, the soundtrack was cheesy, and it's grand finale is a prime example of " turn off your brain" style reality-stretching.
If this all sounds incredibly corny, that's because it was.
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In the meantime, he finds himself tangled up with a TV star/singer (Prince jumpoff, Vanity), a shiesty arcade mogul, and most importantly, Sho'Nuff: The Shogun of Harlem (played with much panache by Julius Carry III who ironically just died of pancreatic cancer a few days ago), who is hellbent on proving who's the True Kung Fu Master. A young kung fu master from Harlem (Taimak, a black belt who couldn't even act, and it showed) named "Bruce" Leroy Green goes on a quest to achieve the ultimate martial arts accomplishment, "The Glow". However, the movie really caught fire when it was released on Betamax and VHS (the precursor to DVDs for you kiddies) and it went on to gross over $30M and become an urban cult classic. Released in 1985, The Last Dragon was produced by Motown magnate Berry Gordy and was roundly trashed by critics.
But for the 4-5 members of AverageNation™ with Similac still on their breaths, I figure I owe some context to this post. Any black person alive during The Greatest Decade Evar is prolly quite familiar with the epic martial arts action dramedy The Last Dragon.