kung fu – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Battle Creek Brawl (1980) | Robert Clouse

October 7, 2025 qwipster Comment is Closed

Set in 1930s Chicago, Jackie stars as Jerry Kwan, the son of a struggling grocer who has been feeling the squeeze from the local mob to pay “protection” money. Although Jerry’s first inclination is to fight back, his father disapproves of these tactics, so the pressure only continues. During a scuffle with some mob henchmen, […]

Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985) | Michael Schultz

November 25, 2018April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Taimak stars as a young African-American Harlemite who is a devout student of martial arts. He lives kung fu, breathes kung fu and is so entrenched in the ways of the kung fu warrior, he stands out in his predominantly Black community for his lack of hipness and Asian-tinged wardrobe (he even eats his movie […]