American Shaolin (1991)

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After facing brutal humiliation in the ring, a young karateka travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the first American Shaolin.

• Released: 1991-10-01
• Genres: Action
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 96 votes

Directed by Lo Yuen-Ming.

Top cast

• Reese Madigan as Drew Carson
• Trent Bushey as Trevor Gottitall
• Daniel Dae Kim as Gao
• Billy Chang as Li
• Cliff Lenderman as D.S.
• Henry O as San De
• Kim Chan as Master Kwan
• Alice Zhang Hung as Ashena
• Jean Louisa Kelly as Maria
• Mark Swetland as 'Bruce Lee'

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