Fight to Win (film)

For the 1986 film released as Fight to Win in the Philippines, see The Magic Crystal.
Fight to Win
Directed byLeo Fong
Screenplay byJames Belmessieri
George Chung
Story byGeorge Chung
Produced byGeorge Cheung
Jerry Brassfield
StarringGeorge Chung
Cynthia Rothrock
Richard Norton
Troy Donahue
Hidy Ochiai
Bill Wallace
Juan Chapa
Chuck Jeffreys
CinematographyGene Evans
Frank Harris
Edited byVictor Alexander
Peter Jones
The Cactus Man
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fight to Win (also known as Eyes of the Dragon and Dangerous Passages[1]) is a 1987 martial arts comedy film directed by Leo Fong and starring Cynthia Rothrock, George Chung, Richard Norton and Chuck Jeffreys. In the film, martial artist Ryan Kim has an upcoming fight and gets training from a martial arts master, Sensei Lauren.

Plot

Fight to Win is a martial arts comedy.[2] A man has an important match coming up soon and has to train for it. He has just a month to get ready. A female karate master helps him train and prepare for it. After the match where he defeats the man, she has the crime syndicate that the defeated man belongs to.[3] Ryan Kim is played by George Chung and Sensei Lauren is played by Cynthia Rothrock.[4]

Background

The film was shot on location in Northern California.[5]

Some references to the film refer to the story as being about a renowned statue becomes the object of desire for two martial arts masters.[6]

References

  1. ^ Film Reference - Cynthia Rothrock Biography (1957-)
  2. ^ Black Belt, January 1991 - Page 95 Fight to Win Karate's First Action Comedy Starring George Chung, Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton
  3. ^ The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Ric Meyers - 110 817. eyes of the Dragon
  4. ^ World Film Geek - REVIEW: Fight to Win (1987)
  5. ^ Black Belt, April 1990 - Page 8 Master Series 3-Martial Arts Movies
  6. ^ The Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos: 1999 Edition - Page 371