Best of the Best

1989
PG-13
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

16K

YOUR RATING

James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, and Eric Roberts in Best of the Best (1989)

Play trailer2:17

1 Video

69 Photos

Martial Arts Action Drama Sport

A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country - can they overcome their rivalry and wor... Read allA team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country - can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country - can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

16K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Simon and Phillip Rhee, Dae Han and Tommy Lee, are real-life brothers.

Goofs
When Alex receives his letter indicating he has been selected for the National Team, the word Congratulations is misspelled as "congradulations".

Quotes
Dae Han: [during the awards ceremony, slowly hobbling towards Tommy Lee and putting his medal around Tommy Lee's neck] To save a life in defeat is to earn victory and honor within. Your brother too, was a great fighter. I deeply regret your loss, and I offer myself as your brother.
Tommy Lee: [Putting his head down and tearfully crying. Raises his head back up and accepts his apology]

Connections
Edited into Best of the Best II (1993)

Soundtracks
Tales of Power
Written by Jim Capaldi, Carlos Santana, C. Thompson and Orestes Vilato (as Orestes Vilató)
Performed by Jim Capaldi

User reviews107

Review

Featured review

This movie does a great job!

This movie does a great job of combining martial arts action and is emotional. I have seen all 4 of the series but I have to say that this one and Best of the Best 2 are my favorites. The third one has a lot of great fight scenes but doesn't have quite the kick without Eric Roberts. All the fight scenes weather compitition or a bar fight are wonderfully done. Eric Roberts fighting is really good but Phillip Rhee fighting is just wonderful to watch. His movements are very clean, fluid and powerful.

There are very strong emotional parts as well that are very well portrayed. I am a huge martial arts fan and have been for many years. So if you want a movie that has good acting. great fight scenes and has a tear jerking emotional feel to it, this is a great movie.