Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts parody film, featuring a predominantly African-American cast, and directed by Michael Schultz. Something of a disappointment upon its original release (the film's Norman Whitfield-produced theme song was nominated for Worst "Original" song at the 1985 Golden Raspberry Awards), The Last Dragon is today considered something of a cult classic. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius J. Carry, III, Christopher Murney, and Faith Prince. A Motown Production, it was released to theatres on March 22, 1985 by TriStar Pictures. After his return from Korea in 1953, he married Thelma Coleman. ... This article is about the year. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... An African American (also Afro-American or Black American, or black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Michael Schultz (born November 10, 1938 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an African American director and film producer. ... Norman Whitfield Norman Jesse Whitfield (born in Harlem, New York in 1943) was a songwriter and producer for Berry Gordys Motown label during the 1960s. ... The 6th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 23, 1986 at the Morgan-Wixon Theatre in Santa Monica, California to recognise the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1985. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Denise Matthews (Vanity) on the cover of Playboy, April 1988 Vanity is the most popular stage name used by singer/actress/model Denise Katrina Matthews (of African and German descent, was born on January 4, 1959 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada). ... Faith Prince (born 5 August 1957) is an American actress. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... The TriStar Pegasus logo, used since 1993. ...

The plot, set in New York City, of the film revolves around a black teenage martial arts student named Leroy Green, who some people refer to as Bruce Leroy (he never calls himself that) and dreams of being a great fighter like his idol, Bruce Lee. Leroy is on a quest to attain the highest level of martial arts accomplishment, "The Glow". As its name suggests, it is a mystical energy that can be tapped into by a martial arts master. When a person's hands glow, they are one of the best fighters in the world. When their entire body glows, they are the single best fighter there is. Along the way to find "The Glow", however, Leroy must confront villians such as a crooked record producer (Murney) and the evil Sho'nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, and protect his little brother Richie (Leo O'Brian) and his girlfriend, VJ Laura Charles (Vanity). Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... View of Harlem from Morningside Heights overlooking Morningside Park Lenox Avenue looking south from the corner of 124th Street Harlem is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, long known as a major African American cultural and business center. ... VJ or veejay (from Video Jockey, by analogy with disc jockey or DJ or deejay) is a term coined in the early 1980s to describe the fresh faced youth who introduced the music videos on MTV and MuchMusic. ...

Trivia

• This was the first acting role ever for Taimak (last name Guarriello, born June 27, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA), a 19-year-old Black/Italian black belt who learned to act on the set of this picture.
• Featured in this film is a DeBarge song, "Rhythm of the Night", written by Diane Warren. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B charts.
• Busta Rhymes included a nod to Sho'Nuff with his music video for "Dangerous".

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External links

• The Last Dragon Movie WebSite
• The Last Dragon at The Internet Movie Database
• http://www.badmovies.org/movies/lastdragon/index.html
• Cheek to Cheek with the Dragon