Only the Strong

1993
PG-13
1h 39m

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Mark Dacascos and Sergio Kato in Only the Strong (1993)

Former Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his old high school invaded by drugs and violence.Former Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his old high school invaded by drugs and violence.Former Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his old high school invaded by drugs and violence.

Director
- Sheldon Lettich
Writers
- Sheldon Lettich
- Luis Esteban
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6.5/10

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Director
- Sheldon Lettich
Writers
- Sheldon Lettich
- Luis Esteban
Stars

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Trivia
Capoeira was invented in the early 16th century by African slaves in Brazil. The dance moves were incorporated to disguise the fact that they were learning to fight.

Goofs
Donovan says he ran Louis' cassette tape through a midi setup. A cassette tape is an isolated prerecorded audio track which cannot be modified through a midi setup, not the way Donovan is describing.

Quotes
Louis Stevens: Can you turn that music... up?

Connections
Featured in Capoeira Master Rates 9 Capoeira Scenes in Movies and TV (2023)

Soundtracks
Paranauê
Performed by Serapis Bey
Produced by Kao Rossman and Stuart Shapiro

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8/10

I thought I saw it all!

When I say that I mean, the Bruce Lee flicks, the Chuck Norris flicks, The Karate Kid, Never Back Down, the various ninja movies, etc. Then I see this movie on HBO about Brazilian martial arts and was hooked from the beginning!

At first glance, you think it's a typical B-movie with a former or current Special Forces type going out to change the world. Then as you get into it, you see that there's some story to it! Yeah, it's predictable like some have said, but at least the writers attempted to make a watchable story. The Martial Arts choreography is great, especially if you haven't seen Brazilian Martial arts before!

Like someone also said, this is not Oscar material, but it's certainly entertaining. Whether it's Academy Award worthy or not, that's what a movie is supposed to be: ENTERTAINING. "Only the Strong" certainly delivers in entertainment and in my opinion should have it's place among Martial Arts movies!