Best of the Best

"A team is not a team if you don't give a damn about each other."

1989 1h 37m EN

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Synopsis

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A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?

“A team is not a team if you don't give a damn about each other.”

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Cast

Eric Roberts
Alex Grady
Phillip Rhee
Tommy Lee
James Earl Jones
Frank Couzo
Sally Kirkland
Catherine Wade
Chris Penn
Travis Brickley
John Dye
Virgil Keller
David Agresta
Sonny Grasso
Tom Everett
Don Peterson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Radler
Writers: Paul Levine, Phillip Rhee, Paul Levine
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Best of the Best Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Radler, shot by Douglas Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Gilman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee and James Earl Jones carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A team is not a team if you don't give a damn about each other.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Radler directs. Douglas Ryan behind the camera. Paul Gilman scores. William Hoy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Korean.

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Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
3Part of the "Best of the Best Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Robert Radler, shot by Douglas Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Paul Gilman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee and James Earl Jones carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A team is not a team if you don't give a damn about each other.".
9IMDB entry: tt0096913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.