A young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.A young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.A young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Kristine DeBell
- Nancy
- (as Kristine De Bell)
Pat E. Johnson
- Carl
- (as Pat Johnson)
Chao Li Chi
- Kwan
- (as Chao-Li Chi)
Peter Marc Jacobson
- Jug
- (as Peter Marc)
Marcus K. Mukai
- Robert
- (as Marcus Mukai)
Gene LeBell
- Stroke
- (as Gene La Bell)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first time that the authentic voice of Jackie Chan was heard in a movie. All of Chan's prior Hong Kong movies had featured traditional dubbing of his voice for Cantonese and Mandarin releases. As a matter of fact, he wouldn't dub his own voice in a Hong Kong movie before Supercop (1992).
- GoofsThough the film is set in the 1930's, modern railroad freight cars not introduced until the 1970's are seen behind Jackie early into the film.
- Alternate versionsFor its original UK theatrical release the film was cut by the BBFC for a 'AA' certificate to remove groin kicks, a neck break and a double ear clap. The video and all later releases including the DVD (retitled "Battle Creek Brawl") have replicated the cut to the ear clap.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tiswas: Episode #7.6 (1980)
Featured review
Jackie plays Jerry Kwan, a Chinese living in 1930s America. His father is forced to pay the Mafia protection, and Jerry won't stand for it, picking a fight with some Mafia-goons. The Mafia see Jerry's potential as a fighter, and kidnap his brother's fiancé, forcing Jerry to fight for them in the Battle Creek Brawl: an anything goes, winner-takes-all, fighting competition.
That's pretty much it plot wise, but in a Jackie Chan movie, the faster we get the plot out of the way, the happier we are (although, another pointed out the depiction of openly racist, 1930s America, I did think that was somewhat interesting). The fights and stunts are decent, but not up to Jackie's usual standards - he was forced to work with pro-wrestlers, etc unworthy to work with the Chan-man, and the stunt-coordinator was only a first time stunt-director, and had only performed stunts in three other movies. The fights during the Battle Creek Brawl really highlight the difference between Jackie and his much-larger, slower opponents - while Jackie impresses us with his speed and skill, the other guys are trying impress with sheer-power, and it doesn't work very well.
As his first American movie, its not too bad, and definitely better than his second attempt in America with "The Protector", but I would expect a lot more from Jackie, and the director Robert Clouse (who also directed Enter the Dragon).
6/10
That's pretty much it plot wise, but in a Jackie Chan movie, the faster we get the plot out of the way, the happier we are (although, another pointed out the depiction of openly racist, 1930s America, I did think that was somewhat interesting). The fights and stunts are decent, but not up to Jackie's usual standards - he was forced to work with pro-wrestlers, etc unworthy to work with the Chan-man, and the stunt-coordinator was only a first time stunt-director, and had only performed stunts in three other movies. The fights during the Battle Creek Brawl really highlight the difference between Jackie and his much-larger, slower opponents - while Jackie impresses us with his speed and skill, the other guys are trying impress with sheer-power, and it doesn't work very well.
As his first American movie, its not too bad, and definitely better than his second attempt in America with "The Protector", but I would expect a lot more from Jackie, and the director Robert Clouse (who also directed Enter the Dragon).
6/10
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,527,743
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,108,025
- Sep 1, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $8,527,743
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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