The Last Dragon

Buy This Item The Last Dragon by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 11-2-2008     Get ready for some seriously big hair. <I>The Last Dragon</I>--or, to call it by its full title, <I>Berry Gordy's the Last Dragon</I>--is a stunning example of 1980s camp cinema. One-name kung fu wonder Taimak plays Leroy Green, a.k.a. Bruce Leroy, a humble student of kung fu who has achieved the highest level of skill, but hasn't yet found his inner master. Wandering through the streets of New York in a Chinese peasant outfit, he accidentally becomes the protector of nightclub hostess/video jockey Laura Charles (played by former Prince protégé Vanity, who also costarred in the trash classic <I>Action Jackson</I>). She's being threatened by a height-challenged mobster who wants her to play his girlfriend's video (the girlfriend is something of a Cyndi Lauper look-alike, played by Broadway star Faith Prince). Meanwhile, a man who calls himself Sho'Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, wants to kick Leroy's ass and prove himself the baddest kung fu master in town. Add to this Leroy's smart-mouthed brother Richie (who calls Leroy "the chocolate-covered yellow peril"), a dregs-of-Motown soundtrack (DeBarge is a high point), ninja battles, pseudo-Eastern philosophical babble, and a jaw-dropping club performance by Vanity, and you have a hilarious example of why we're all so very glad the '80s are over. Featuring a bit role by William H. Macy (<I>Fargo</I>, <I>Magnolia</I>). <I>--Bret Fetzer</I> Reader Reviews it was great and clear no scratches and i received it in a timely manner and it brought back so memories when i was a kid , so great buy

The Last Dragon Available from Amazon Price: $9.99 Updated on 11-2-2008.

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