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Monday, February 22, 2010

Remember the 80s Musical "The Last Dragon"?

The Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts musical, directed by Michael Schultz, now considered to be a cult classic.

The Last Dragon centers on a teenage martial arts student, Leroy Green, who has dreams of becoming a great martial artist like his idol Bruse Lee. Leroy goes on a quest to achieve the title of "The Last Dragon", the highest level of martial arts. On his journey to becoming the "Last Dragon" Leroy confronts villains such as a corrupt arcade mogul Eddie Arkadian and the evil Sho'Nuff, from whom he must also protect his younger brother Richie and crush, TV Music Video Host, Laura Charles

Being a kung-fu musical in the 80s, the movie got a lot of recognition for its music. Featured in this film is a DeBarge song, "Rhythm of the Night", written by Diane Warren. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B charts. The film's Richard Perry's produced title theme was nominated for Worst "Original" Song at the 1985 Golden Rasberry Awards, as was Laura Charles’ song "7th Heaven".

A remake of the movie is currently in the works, with actor Samuel L. Jackson taking on the role of Sho'nuff. John Davis of Davis Entertainment and Gordy's son Kerry Gordy, along with the RZA are set to produce. Wu-Tang will be the Executive Producers.

Rihanna is also said to star in the movie as a sexy dominatrix (as seen on the photo on the left). Starpulse Entertainment said, "It's not a part for the faint hearted."

This is no joke people. In case you haven't ever seen The Last Dragon, here's a trailer (keep in mind this was a low budget film... therefore this is a low budget trailer):


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