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  • American Shaolin (1991)
  • PG-13
    106 min | Action
American Shaolin (1991)
PG-13
106 min | Action

After being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may learn the Shaolin form of fighting. The film then ...See moreAfter being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may learn the Shaolin form of fighting. The film then veers into "Karate Kid" territory where the novice humiliates himself at every turn, is tolerated as a foreigner, and still comes out a champion. The monastery teaches non-violence, but everyone knows that sooner or later the student will catch up with the bad guy. Written by John Sacksteder See less
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Director
Composer
Cinematographers
Viking Chiu | Luis Cubillos (as Luis Cubilles)
Editors
Marco Mak | Hung Poon (as Allan Poon)
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Updated Oct 31, 1991

Release date
Feb 10, 1993 (United States)

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Cast

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48 cast members
Name Known for
Reese Madigan
Drew Carson Drew Carson   See fewer
Trent Bushey
Trevor Gottitall Trevor Gottitall   See fewer
Henry O
San De (as Zhang Zhi Yen) San De (as Zhang Zhi Yen)   See fewer
Kim Chan
Master Kwan Master Kwan   See fewer
Sifu Jai
Dr. Pfeelgut Dr. Pfeelgut   See fewer
Michael Depasquale Jr.
Announcer Announcer   See fewer
Tokey Hill
Coach #1 (as Toki Hill) Coach #1 (as Toki Hill)   See fewer
Alan Pottinger
Young Adult Young Adult   See fewer
Andrew Shue
Competitor Competitor   See fewer
Donna Rogers
Computer Tech Computer Tech   See fewer
Mark Swetland
'Bruce Lee' 'Bruce Lee'   See fewer
Florence Ngai
Headmistress Lo Headmistress Lo   See fewer
George Lo
Arhat Arhat   See fewer
Albert Hui
Senior Monk Senior Monk   See fewer
Howard Wong
Senior Monk Senior Monk   See fewer
David Chan
Fighting Monk Fighting Monk   See fewer
Joseph Chan
Fighting Monk Fighting Monk   See fewer
Ha-Lei Yip
Stu (as Harry Yip) Stu (as Harry Yip)   See fewer
Jeremy Yeung
Grandfather Grandfather   See fewer
Ida Luk
Girl Student Girl Student   See fewer
Edith Cheng
Girl Student Girl Student   See fewer
Jane Wong
Girl Student Girl Student   See fewer
Henry Chu
Tough Tough   See fewer
Stephen So
Tough Tough   See fewer
Raymond Cheung
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
John Hung
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Lawrence Cho
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Ming-Yang Li
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Aaron Ng
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Norman Ko
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Robert Hung
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Roger Kar
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Victor Kun
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Wallace Chan
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Willim Wong
Disciple Disciple   See fewer
Paul Mormando
Fighter #1 Fighter #1   See fewer
Gregory Marshall Smith
The Facilitator The Facilitator   See fewer
Mike
Conroy (uncredited) Conroy (uncredited)   See fewer
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