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Showdown (1993 Film)
''Showdown'' (also known as ''American Karate Tiger'') is a 1993 action/martial arts film directed by Robert Radler. The film stars Billy Blanks, Kenn Scott, Christine Taylor, Ken McLeod, Patrick Kilpatrick, and Brion James. The movie is reminiscent of 1984's ''The Karate Kid''. Blanks has the Pat Morita role and Scott is in Ralph Macchio's; Taylor and McLeod have the Elisabeth Shue and William Zabka roles, respectively, while Kilpatrick is in Martin Kove's. Plot Billy Grant is a police officer who is called to stop a noise complaint at a local party. Along with his partner, Spinelli, Billy enters the house to find two men causing all sorts of trouble. When Billy attempts to stop things peacefully, one of the thugs attempts to assault Billy, who uses his unarmed combat skills to stop the thug. However, when he puts the thug down, the thug's head smacks hard against the stairs. The other troublemaker looks in horror and yells to Billy, "You killed my brother, pig!". Spinelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Schechter (film Producer)
Alan Schechter (1965–2005) was an American action movie producer best known for his trademark style of "Low budget films with big budget effects." Personal life Born in 1965 and raised in Cleveland to Lori and Morris Paul Schechter, Schechter graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1983. Alan's family was already in the media biz as his father Morris Schechter was a local radio personality in Cleveland in the 1950s and was known as the "Voice of Racing" because he broadcast local horse races. Morris Paul Schechter later changed his name to Van Lane in 1950 after the radio station he was working for had a "Name the disc jockey, DJ" contest. Schechter's mother died in a traffic accident when he was only 8 years old. He began training as a survivalist in high school with the Posse Comitatus (organization), Posse Comitatus and kept his apartment full of emergency supplies including MREs, ammunition, tools, and even suture kits. Schechter died at his home in Los Angeles on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Zabka
William Michael Zabka (; born October 20, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his role of Johnny Lawrence (character), Johnny Lawrence in ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), and the TV series ''Cobra Kai'' (2018–2025). Zabka's career took off with ''The Karate Kid'', despite having no prior karate training. During the 1980s, he appeared in the films ''Just One of the Guys'' (1985), ''Back to School'' (1986), and the television series The Equalizer (1985 TV series), ''The Equalizer'' (1986–1989). In the 1990s and 2000s, Zabka focused on independent films and filmmaking. In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award for co-writing and producing the short film ''Most (2003 film), Most''. Zabka continued his directing career, including music videos for Rascal Flatts. In 2018, he reprised his role as Johnny Lawrence in the YouTube Red and Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'', which he co-executive produced with ''Karate Kid'' costar Ralp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Robert Radler
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, Sound film, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual Recording medium, medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underground Fighting Films
Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to: Places * Buenos Aires Underground, a rapid transit system * London Underground, a rapid transit system * The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston * The Underground (Stoke concert venue), a club/music venue based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent * Underground (Manhattan), a music club (1980—1989) in Manhattan * Underground Atlanta, a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia * Underground City, Montreal * Underground city, a series of linked subterranean spaces * Underground living, modes of living below the ground's surface Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Underground'' (1928 film), a drama by Anthony Asquith * ''Underground'' (1941 film), a war drama by Vincent Sherman * ''Underground'' (1970 film), a war drama starring Robert Goulet * ''Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Arts Tournament Films
Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman and Celtiberian poet born in Bilbilis, Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of ''Epigrams'', published in Ancient Rome, Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. In these poems he satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and romanticises his provincial upbringing. He wrote a total of 1,561 epigrams, of which 1,235 are in elegiac couplets. Martial has been called the greatest Latin epigrammatist, and is considered the creator of the modern epigram. He also coined the term plagiarism. Early life Knowledge of his origins and early life are derived almost entirely from his works, which can be more or less dated according to the well-known events to which they refer. In Book X of his ''Epigrams'', composed between 95 and 98, he mentions celebrating his fift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Martial Arts Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Films
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits ''Jurassic Park (film), Jurassic Park'', ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive,'' and ''The Firm (1993 film), The Firm''. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.) Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * January 1 – China Film Group Corporation, China Film Import & Export Corporation ends its 40-year monopoly distributing all films in China, with 16 other Chinese film studios now responsible for distributing their own films. * January 29 – ''Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film), Bram Stoker's Dracula'' opens in the United Kingdom setting an opening weekend record of £2,633,635 million. * March 31 – actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of ''The Crow (1994 film), The Crow''. * May 27 – actress Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy after a California judge initially order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lew
James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American martial artist, stuntman, and actor. He has made 80 on-screen film and television appearances and 46 more as a stunt coordinator or stunt double. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for his work on the series ''Luke Cage''. Biography Of Chinese descent, Lew was born James Jene Fae Lew on September 6, 1952 in Escalon, California and raised in South Los Angeles. He began studying martial arts at the age of 14, when he began taking classes in Tang Soo Do and Choy Li Fut. He is practiced in Bak Mei Pai and Five Animals kung fu, Tae Kwon Do, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, boxing, and submission grappling. In the 1970s, he co-founded Sil Lung Kung Fu demo team with Al Leong and Douglas Lim Wong, and won several championships in martial arts forms. An early role for Lew was as a guard in the John Cassavetes 1976 film, '' The Killing of a Chinese Bookie''. Lew had a role in '' Killpoint'', an action fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Genovese
Mike Genovese (born Peter Michael Genovese on April 26, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor. Career Genovese was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri to an Italian American family. Genovese earned a master's degree in drama at Eastern Illinois University and taught acting at Webster College from 1969 to 1973 before devoting himself to work as actor in Washington, D.C., where he met his future wife, TV/film actress Ellen Crawford, Chicago, and later Los Angeles. A character actor known for playing heavies, Genovese has appeared in many films such as two Richard Pryor billed vehicles, ''Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling'' (1986) and ''Harlem Nights'', which also co-starred Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx and Della Reese, and guest roles on TV series such as ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', '' The Paper Chase'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Family Matters'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Quantum Leap'', '' Arli$$'', '' ER'', ''Chicago Hope'', and '' JAG''. In 1990 he was a cast mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seidy López
Seidy López is a Mexican-American actress and director. López is best known for her starring debut in the critically acclaimed film ''Mi Vida Loca''. She appeared in ''Solo'', the hit film ''Selena'', an episode of '' ER'' directed by Quentin Tarantino, and in Showtime's ''Resurrection Boulevard''. López co-starred in ''Luminarias'' and ''The Elián González Story'' for the Fox Family Channel, and starred in ''Blink of an Eye''. She also recently directed her first film, ''American Born'', which is in post-production. Early life Seidy López was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. At the age of four, she and her family moved to the United States in search of a more rewarding life. Retrieved on August 25, 2009. When she turned ten, her parents found it necessary to return to Yucatán with their three children in order to learn how to properly read, write and speak the Spanish language. The López family returned to the States two years later with their children completely biling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kove
Martin Kove (; born ) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of ''The Karate Kid'' (1984). Kove reprised the role in ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989), and the television series ''Cobra Kai'' (2018–2025). He also appeared as Nero the Hero in ''Death Race 2000'' (1975), and afterward as Clem in ''White Line Fever (film), White Line Fever'' (1975). Kove was a regular on the TV series ''Cagney and Lacey'' (1982–1988), portraying Police Detective Victor Isbecki. He appeared in ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985) and Quentin Tarantino's ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019). Early life Martin Kove was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Valley Stream Central High School before attending ITT Technical Institute - Maumee Campus. Career Kove worked as a substitute math teacher at the Ward Melville High School before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She has starred in films such as '' The Karate Kid'' (1984), '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), '' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990), ''Soapdish'' (1991), '' Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995), '' The Saint'' (1997), '' Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017), '' Death Wish'' (2018), and ''Greyhound'' (2020). For her performance in ''Leaving Las Vegas'', she was nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Award for Best Actress. On television, Shue played Julie Finlay in the CBS procedural forensics crime drama thriller '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2012–2015) and Madelyn Stillwell in the Amazon Prime Video satirical superhero series '' The Boys'' (2019–2020), a role she reprised in the animated series '' The Boys Presents: Diabolical'' (2022) and the spin-off series '' Gen V'' (2023). She als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
