

01/01/1979
Real-life kung fu master Nathan Ingram stars in this gritty, low-budget martial arts epic as a local karate school owner who clashes with a gang of drug traffickers posing as the owners of a rival dojo. Director Charlie Ahearn (who helmed the landmark hip-hop film Wild Style) used the housing projects next to his New York Lower East Side apartment as his central location in this 1979 classic, shot on a vintage Super 8 camera.

Nathan Ingram
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George David Gonzalez
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Miguel Villanueva
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Gerard Hovagimyan
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Kiki Smith
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Freddy Rivera
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Arthur Abrams
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Paula Humphrey
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Rosetta Campbell
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Yoshiko Chuma
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Beth B
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Gahiji Tee Pantera
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Tony Voss
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Raymond Dias
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Danny Davis
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George Torres
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'Star' Steve Rickenbacker
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Eddie Jones
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Robert Thomas
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Victor Rivera
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David Artis
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Steve Tinsley
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'Tonfa' Pablo Salcedo
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Christy Rupp
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Becky Howland
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Daryl Kirkland
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Charlie Hernandez
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