Only The Strong

– Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Only the Strong (1993)

Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses his capoeira skills to kick several drug dealers off of the school property, Kerrigan, one of Stevens' old teachers, sees the impact that Stevens has on the students. Kerrigan gives him the task of teaching Capoeira to a handful of the worst at-risk students at the school.

Styles:
Producing Country:
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Editor's Pick for:

Only the Strong (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Aug 1993

Language:

English, Portuguese

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Sheldon Lettich

Writer:

Sheldon Lettich, Luis Esteban

Main Actors:

Mark Dacascos, Stacey Travis, Geoffrey Lewis, Paco Christian Prieto

Plot:

Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-disciplined fighting style. Slowly, his program begins to work, giving the students new hope and purpose. But the local drug lord, himself a martial arts expert, vows to stop Stevens' positive influence. Now Stevens must fight to save his own life, as well as the lives of his rebellious young students.

Production:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%