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Best of the Best(Movie, 1989)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 37min | Genre: Action
Best of the BestRating: 3.2/5 (with 120120 votes)
Best of the Best is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by Bob Radler, and produced by Phillip Rhee, who also co-wrote the story and co-stars in the film. The film starred Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Simon Rhee and Chris Penn. The plot revolves around a team of American martial artists facing a team of South Korean martial artists in a martial arts tournament. Several subplots pop up in the story — moral conflicts, the power of the human spirit triumphing over adversity and the meaning of life are some themes. Set and filmed in Los Angeles, California, and Seoul, South Korea, between February 13 and April 6, 1989, Best of the Best was released on November 10, 1989. The film has spawned three sequels: Best of the Best II (1993), Best of..."> ()
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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?

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: South Korea
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Korean (KO)
Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/28/1990 (World premiere: 11/10/1989)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Best Of The Best 1"
"Karate tiger 5: Nejlepší z nejlepších"
"Karate Tiger 4 - Best of the Best"
"Лучшие из лучших"
Budget: 5,000,000 USD
Revenue: 1,700,000 USD (= 34%)

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