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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim -- it practically bankrupted him at the time -- until its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd. Now, he embraces it.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original ending would have had [[spoiler:Jim dying from his wounds on the way to the hospital]] and the White Ninja never fighting Mark at all.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original ending would have had [[spoiler:Jim dying from his wounds on the way to the hospital]] and the White Ninja never fighting Mark at all.
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** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they are ''all'' too old to be undergraduates. At the time of the movie's release, Angelo Jannotti (Tom) was 29, William Ergle (Jeff) was 33, Vincent Hirsch (John) was 28, Joseph Diamond (Jack) was 32, and Y.K. Kim was either 31... or a ripe old 41, as some sources claim. Kathy Collier (Jane) was the closest to college age, as she was 25-years-old in 1987.
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** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they are ''all'' too old to be undergraduates. At the time of the movie's release, Angelo Jannotti (Tom) was 29, William Ergle (Jeff) was 33, Vincent Hirsch (John) was 28, Joseph Diamond (Jack) was 32, and Y.K. Kim was either 31... or a ripe old 41, as some sources claim. Kathy Collier (Jane) was the closest to college age, as she was 25-years-old 25 in 1987.
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim - it practically bankrupted him at the time - until its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd. Now, he embraces it.
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim - -- it practically bankrupted him at the time - -- until its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd. Now, he embraces it.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A group of Taekwondo-trained orphans who play in a college synthrock band fight against a drug ring of biker ninjas? Only in TheEighties could such a premise ever be green-lit and played with a straight face.
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** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they are ''all'' too old to be undergraduates. At the time of the movie's release, Angelo Jannotti (Tom) was 29, Vincent Hirsch (John) was 28, Joseph Diamond (Jack) was 32, and Y.K. Kim was either 31...or a ripe old 41, as some sources claim. Kathy Collier (Jane) was the closest to college age, as she was 25-years-old in 1987.
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** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they are ''all'' too old to be undergraduates. At the time of the movie's release, Angelo Jannotti (Tom) was 29, William Ergle (Jeff) was 33, Vincent Hirsch (John) was 28, Joseph Diamond (Jack) was 32, and Y.K. Kim was either 31... or a ripe old 41, as some sources claim. Kathy Collier (Jane) was the closest to college age, as she was 25-years-old in 1987.
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, until its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd. Now, he embraces it.
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, Kim - it practically bankrupted him at the time - until its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd. Now, he embraces it.
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** Germany: ''American Streetfighter''
** Germany: ''American Streetfighter''
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, until its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd.
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, until its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd. Now, he embraces it.
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** Angelo Janotti, the guy who plays Tom, is a musician, not a Taekwondo practitioner. This is why he takes center-stage during the musical numbers and gets beaten up during every fight.
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** Angelo Janotti, Jannotti, the guy who plays Tom, is a musician, not a Taekwondo practitioner. This is why he takes center-stage during the musical numbers and gets beaten up during every fight.
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** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old to be undergraduates.
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** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look are ''all'' too old to be undergraduates.undergraduates. At the time of the movie's release, Angelo Jannotti (Tom) was 29, Vincent Hirsch (John) was 28, Joseph Diamond (Jack) was 32, and Y.K. Kim was either 31...or a ripe old 41, as some sources claim. Kathy Collier (Jane) was the closest to college age, as she was 25-years-old in 1987.
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* DawsonCasting: The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old to be undergraduates.
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* DawsonCasting: DawsonCasting:
** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old to beundergraduates.undergraduates.
** Inverted with Jim's father, who looks roughly the same age as his "son".
** The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old to be
** Inverted with Jim's father, who looks roughly the same age as his "son".
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* DawsonCasting: The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old to even be undergraduates.
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* CastTheExpert:
** Most of the cast is composed of Taekwondo students from Kim's school.
** Angelo Janotti, the guy who plays Tom, is a musician, not a Taekwondo practitioner. This is why he takes center-stage during the musical numbers and gets beaten up during every fight.
* DawsonCasting: The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old toeven be undergraduates.
** Most of the cast is composed of Taekwondo students from Kim's school.
** Angelo Janotti, the guy who plays Tom, is a musician, not a Taekwondo practitioner. This is why he takes center-stage during the musical numbers and gets beaten up during every fight.
* DawsonCasting: The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old to
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original ending would have had [[spoiler:Jim dying from his wounds on the way to the hospital]] and the White Ninja never fighting Mark at all.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original ending would have had [[spoiler:Jim dying from his wounds on the way to the hospital]] and the White Ninja never fighting Mark at all.
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, until it's rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd.
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* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, until it's its rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A group of Taekwondo-trained orphans who play in a college synthrock band fight against a drug ring composed of bikers and ninjas? Only in TheEighties could such a premise ever be green-lit and played with a straight face.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A group of Taekwondo-trained orphans who play in a college synthrock band fight against a drug ring composed of bikers and biker ninjas? Only in TheEighties could such a premise ever be green-lit and played with a straight face.
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* DawsonCasting: The main characters are supposed to be in college (presumably for their Bachelor's degrees), but they all look too old to even be undergraduates.
* MissingEpisode: Narrowly averted. The pre-DVD disclaimer states that the negative was destroyed in a hurricane, though luckily the people at [[NetworkToTheRescue Drafthouse Films]] were able to reconstruct it using existing footage.
* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, until it's rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd.
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Though produced in 1987 (and given a regional run in 1988), the film wouldn't see a major release until 2012, when Drafthouse Films bought a film print on eBay and restored it with permission from Y.K. Kim.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A group of Taekwondo-trained orphans who play in a college synthrock band fight against a drug ring composed of bikers and ninjas? Only in TheEighties could such a premise ever be green-lit and played with a straight face.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original ending would have had [[spoiler:Jim dying from his wounds on the way to the hospital]] and the White Ninja never fighting Mark at all.
* MissingEpisode: Narrowly averted. The pre-DVD disclaimer states that the negative was destroyed in a hurricane, though luckily the people at [[NetworkToTheRescue Drafthouse Films]] were able to reconstruct it using existing footage.
* OldShame: The film was this for Y.K. Kim, until it's rediscovery in 2010 by the B-movie crowd.
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Though produced in 1987 (and given a regional run in 1988), the film wouldn't see a major release until 2012, when Drafthouse Films bought a film print on eBay and restored it with permission from Y.K. Kim.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A group of Taekwondo-trained orphans who play in a college synthrock band fight against a drug ring composed of bikers and ninjas? Only in TheEighties could such a premise ever be green-lit and played with a straight face.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original ending would have had [[spoiler:Jim dying from his wounds on the way to the hospital]] and the White Ninja never fighting Mark at all.
