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* ItGetsEasier: actually quite well done without saying it in as many words. At first, Jake goes into a full-blown HeroicBSOD every time he has to kill a bad guy, with Brandon Lee doing a fine job of conveying the MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction with nothing but his eyes and face; as the movie goes on, and the violence escalates, those moments of remorse become fewer and fewer. Nonetheless, Jake remains sympathetic because a) all his kills are in self-defense and b) he asked for precisely ''none'' of the crap that's happened to him.
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* ItGetsEasier: actually Actually quite well done without saying it in as many words. At first, Jake goes into a full-blown HeroicBSOD every time he has to kill a bad guy, with Brandon Lee doing a fine job of conveying the MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction with nothing but his eyes and face; as the movie goes on, and the violence escalates, those moments of remorse become fewer and fewer. Nonetheless, Jake remains sympathetic because a) all his kills are in self-defense and b) he asked for precisely ''none'' of the crap that's happened to him.
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* CowboyCop: Ryan is not afraid to throw [[ByTheBookCop the book]] out the window if it means getting Tao. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He comes to regret it eventually]], [[spoiler: after it almost gets Jake killed in the big restaurant shootout.]]
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* CowboyCop: Ryan is not afraid to throw [[ByTheBookCop the book]] out the window if it means getting Tao.Tau. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He comes to regret it eventually]], [[spoiler: after it almost gets Jake killed in the big restaurant shootout.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: Ryan subtly becomes one to Jake.
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* {{Tagline}}: "The only way to fight fire...is with fire!"
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* MrFanservice: Brandon Lee spends a lot of time in a tank top and even gets a whole fight scene without a shirt on.
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* MrFanservice: Brandon Lee spends a lot of time in a tank top and even gets a whole fight scene without a shirt on.on, showing off his excellent physique.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: Minh, played by 5'6 Al Leong, is the only character to match Jake evenly in a fight and comes very close to killing him.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: Minh, played by 5'6 Al Leong, Leong who is half a foot shorter than six foot tall Brandon Lee, is the only character to match Jake evenly in a fight and comes very close to killing him.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: Minh, played by 5'6 Al Leong, is the only character to match Jake evenly in a fight and comes very close to killing him.
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A 1992 action film directed by Dwight H. Little and starring Creator/BrandonLee as Jake Lo, an art student scarred by witnessing the killing of his father in the Tiananmen Square massacre who wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...
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A 1992 action film directed by Dwight H. Little and starring Creator/BrandonLee as Jake Lo, an a Chinese art student scarred by witnessing the killing of his father in the Tiananmen Square massacre who wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...
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1992 action film starring Creator/BrandonLee as Jake Lo, art student scarred by witnessing his father being killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre and wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...
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A 1992 action film directed by Dwight H. Little and starring Creator/BrandonLee as Jake Lo, an art student scarred by witnessing the killing of his father
Also in the cast are Creator/PowersBoothe, Creator/NickMancuso, Creator/RaymondJBarry, and Creator/TziMa.
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* CowboyCop: Ryan is not afraid to throw [[ByTheBookCop the book]] out the window if it means getting Tao. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He comes to regret it eventually.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Jake mouths off to just about ''everybody''.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jake mouths off to just about ''everybody''.
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* CowboyCop: Ryan is not afraid to throw [[ByTheBookCop the book]] out the window if it means getting Tao. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He comes to regret it eventually.eventually]], [[spoiler: after it almost gets Jake killed in the big restaurant shootout.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Jake mouths off to just about ''everybody''. Ryan has more than a few moments as well, especially towards Jake.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jake mouths off to just about ''everybody''. Ryan has more than a few moments as well, especially towards Jake.
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* ItGetsEasier: actually quite well done without saying it in as many words. At first, Jake goes into a full-blown HeroicBSOD every time he has to kill a bad guy, with Brandon Lee doing a fine job of conveying the MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction with nothing but his eyes and face; as the movie goes on, and the violence escalates, those moments of remorse become fewer and fewer. Nonetheless, Jake remains sympathetic because a) all his kills are in self-defense and b) he asked for precisely ''none'' of the crap that's happened to him.
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* ActionSurvivor: Jake ''is'' a badass martial artist, but outside of that he's a perfectly ordinary guy who's clearly shaken up by all the violence around him.
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* CowboyCop: Ryan is not afraid to throw [[ByTheBookCop the book]] out the window if it means getting Tao. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He comes to regret it eventually.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Jake mouths off to just about ''everybody''.
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* MrFanservice: Brandon Lee spends a lot of time in a tank top and even gets a whole fight scene without a shirt on.
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* ShoutOut: Creator/BrandonLee was a Creator/Jackie Chan fan, so he pays homage by incorporating key moves from ''Film/PoliceStory'' and ''Film/DragonsForever'' in the final fight scenes.
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* ShoutOut: Creator/BrandonLee was a Creator/Jackie Chan Creator/JackieChan fan, so he pays homage by incorporating key moves from ''Film/PoliceStory'' and ''Film/DragonsForever'' in the final fight scenes.
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* ActorAllusion:
** Creator/BrandonLee [[Film/LegacyOfRage hides from a gunman in a closet]].
** Ryan tells Jake to take his "Fists of Fury" outside, a nod to Lee's [[Creator/BruceLee father's]] film ''Film/FistOfFury''.
** Creator/BrandonLee [[Film/LegacyOfRage hides from a gunman in a closet]].
** Ryan tells Jake to take his "Fists of Fury" outside, a nod to Lee's [[Creator/BruceLee father's]] film ''Film/FistOfFury''.
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* ShoutOut: Creator/BrandonLee was a Creator/Jackie Chan fan, so he pays homage by incorporating key moves from ''Film/PoliceStory'' and ''Film/DragonsForever'' in the final fight scenes.
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1992 action film starring Brandon Lee.
Starring Brandon Lee as Jake Lo, art student scarred by witnessing his father being killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre and wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rapidfire.jpg]]
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Starring Brandon Lee as Jake Lo, art student scarred by witnessing his father being killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre and wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rapidfire.jpg]]
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1992 action film starring Brandon Lee.
Starring Brandon LeeCreator/BrandonLee as Jake Lo, art student scarred by witnessing his father being killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre and wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rapidfire.jpg]]
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Starring Brandon Lee
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* FairCop: Karla Withers, our hero's LoveInterest, (played by[[Series/SheWolfOfLondon by [[Series/SheWolfOfLondon Kate Hodge]] so guaranteeing ensuring Creator/AllisonPregler will have seen this.
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StarringBrandon Lee as Jake Lo, art student scarred by witnessing his father being killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre and wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rapidfire.jpg]]
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* FairCop: Karla Withers, our hero's LoveInterest, (played by[[Series/SheWolfOfLondon Kate Hodge]] so guaranteeing Creator/AlisonPregler Creator/AllisonPregler will have seen this.
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StarringBrandon Lee as Jake Lo, art student scarred by witnessing his father being killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre and wants nothing do with politics while he's living and studying the US. But he's brought to a party by pro-Chinese democracy activists... where he witnesses a Mafioso drug dealer killing the holding the party. Fisticuffs ensue. And Jake has to go into protective custody...[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rapidfire.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:205:As you'd expect from Bruce Lee's son.
!!Tropes found in this work:
* CorruptCop: The agents at Jake's safe house.
* FairCop: Karla Withers, our hero's LoveInterest, (played by[[Series/SheWolfOfLondon Kate Hodge]] so guaranteeing Creator/AlisonPregler will have seen this.
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[[caption-width-right:205:As you'd expect from Bruce Lee's son.]]
[[caption-width-right:205:As you'd expect from Bruce Lee's son.]]
