The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl (, also released as Battle Creek Brawl) is a 1980 martial arts action comedy film, which marked Jackie Chan's first attempt to break into the American movie Hollywood market. A joint Hong Kong and American co-production, it was directed by American filmmaker Robert Clouse and featured much of the crew from Enter the Dragon (1973). The film co-stars Mako, Kristine DeBell and José Ferrer.
Plot
In 1930s Chicago, Chinese immigrant Jerry Kwan leads a very easy-going life with his white girlfriend, Nancy, and his family. His father owns a restaurant, and one day, he is threatened by the mob to pay a part of his profits. As the mob exits, Jerry enters the scene and rushes out the door to catch up with them. He answers back by taking them on and eventually catches the eye of the mob for his unique fighting skills, learned from his eccentric chiropractor uncle Herbert. Mobster boss Dominici has been looking for a fighter to defeat his rival Morgan's champion, Billy Kiss - whose trademark "Kiss of Death" finishing move is to kiss his opponents while killing them with a crushing bear hug.
More details
author | Robert Clouse |
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contentLocation | Chicago |
director | Robert Clouse |
editor | George Grenville Peter Cheung |
genre | action comedy |
keywords | battle royal battle royale battle royale-style chinese americans chinese immigrant fight kidnap kill prize money street fighting survive texas win |
musicBy | Lalo Schifrin |
producer | Fred Weintraub Raymond Chow |
publisher | Orange Sky Golden Harvest Warner Bros. |
theme | action comedy kung fu martial arts |