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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament. That's because this was his first film role, so only later releases after he became famous played up him being in it.

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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament. That's tournament (That's because this was his first film role, so only later releases after he became famous played up him being in it.)
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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament. [[note]] That's because this was his first film role, so only later releases after he became famous played up him being in it. [[/note]]

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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament. [[note]] That's because this was his first film role, so only later releases after he became famous played up him being in it. [[/note]]it.
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* BattleStrip: The final tournament has Ivan ripping his vest open in order to taunt Jason.

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* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: The final showdown has much more in common with a professional wrestling match/MMA showdown than actual shotokan karate matches.

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* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: ArtisticLicenseMartialArts:
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The final showdown has much more in common with a professional wrestling match/MMA showdown than actual shotokan karate matches.matches.
** Bruce Lee was not a karateka. He had his own style, called ''Jeet Kune Do''.
** While Van Damme was a 2nd Dan Black Belt in ''Shotokan Karate'' and a seasoned professional karateka, Kurt [=McKinney=] was not. He was kickboxer with some experience in ''Tae Kwon Do''.

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Often compared to [[Film/TheKarateKid another martial arts movie with a very similar plot]], ''No Retreat, No Surrender'' was followed by two unrelated sequels, neither of which featured [=McKinney=] or Van Damme.

Has a sequel, ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender2'' which has ''nothing'' to do with the original.

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Often compared to [[Film/TheKarateKid another martial arts movie with a very similar plot]], ''No Retreat, No Surrender'' was followed by two unrelated sequels, neither of which featured [=McKinney=] or Van Damme.

Has a sequel,
''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender2'' which has ''nothing'' to do with the original.
original nor features [=McKinney=] or Van Damme. Same applies to ''No Retreat, No Surrender 3''.
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Jason Stillwell is a Creator/BruceLee fanatic who trains in his father's Los Angeles karate dojo. One night, the dojo is visited by members of an organized crime syndicate, who try to convince Jason's father to join them. When he refuses, he is attacked by the boss's thugs and ultimately has his leg broken by Ivan Kraschinsky, an intimidating Russian martial artist.

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Jason Stillwell is a Creator/BruceLee fanatic who trains in his father's Los Angeles karate dojo. One night, the dojo is visited by members of an organized crime syndicate, who try to convince Jason's father to join them. When he refuses, he is attacked by the boss's thugs and ultimately has his leg is broken by Ivan Kraschinsky, an intimidating Russian martial artist.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament. [[note]] This was his first film role, so only later releases after he became famous played up him being in it. [[/note]]

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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament. [[note]] This That's because this was his first film role, so only later releases after he became famous played up him being in it. [[/note]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's left vague if Scott really gets retrained by Bruce Lee's ghost or if he imagined it.

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's left vague if Scott Jason really gets retrained by Bruce Lee's ghost or if he imagined it.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's left vague if Scott really gets retrained by Bruce Lee's ghost or if he imagined it.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament.

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* AdvertisedExtra: Van Damme only appears in the opening and the final tournament. [[note]] This was his first film role, so only later releases after he became famous played up him being in it. [[/note]]
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The Stillwell family relocates to Seattle, but things don't get any easier for poor Jason, who repeatedly becomes the target of harassment by the local bullies. Fed up with the abuse, Jason visits the grave of Creator/BruceLee (filmed at Lee's actual grave) and beseeches him for aid. That very same night, ''the ghost of Bruce Lee'' appears to Jason and begins to train him. Under Lee's tutelage, Jason goes from a below average fighter to a superior martial artist. His training ultimately pays off when, at a local kickboxing tournament, Jason once again comes face-to-face with Kraschinsky and defeats him in the ring.

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The Stillwell family relocates to Seattle, Seattle [[note]] mainly so they can have a scene where Jason visits Bruce Lee's grave [[/note]], but things don't get any easier for poor Jason, who repeatedly becomes the target of harassment by the local bullies. Fed up with the abuse, Jason visits the grave of Creator/BruceLee (filmed at Lee's actual grave) and beseeches him for aid. That very same night, ''the ghost of Bruce Lee'' appears to Jason and begins to train him. Under Lee's tutelage, Jason goes from a below average fighter to a superior martial artist. His training ultimately pays off when, at a local kickboxing tournament, Jason once again comes face-to-face with Kraschinsky and defeats him in the ring.
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* NonActorVehicle: Both Kurt [=McKinney=] and Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme. The former was an amateur kickboxing champion and the later was a professional kickboxer in Europe, but it was both's first acting gig.
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Has a sequel, ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender2'' which have ''nothing'' to do with the original.

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Has a sequel, ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender2'' which have has ''nothing'' to do with the original.
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* BlackBestFriend: Jason gains one immediately upon arriving in Seattle.
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Has a sequel, ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender2'' which have ''nothing'' to do with the original.

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