No Retreat, No Surrender - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "No Retreat, No Surrender"
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Timing:
1:34 (94 min)
6.3/10
609
609
6.71/10
14813
14813
5.6/10
20000
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Actors and characters
J.W. Fails
Character R.J. Madison
Kathie Sileno
Character Kelly Reilly
Ron Pohnel
Character Ian Reilly
Dale Jacoby
Character Dean Ramsey
Peter Cunningham
Character Frank Peters
Timothy D. Baker
Character Tom Stillwell
Gloria Marziano
Character Mrs. Stillwell
Joe Verroca
Character New York Agent
Farid Panahi
Character New York Assistant #1
Tom Harris
Character New York Assistant #2
John Andes
Character New York Boss
Mark Zacharatos
Character New York Fighter #1
Ty Martinez
Character New York Fighter #2
Bob Johnene
Character Karate Fight Emcee
Dennis Casey Park
Character Karate Fight Referee
Charlie Sparks
Character Scott's Father
Lynetta Welch
Character Kelly's Girlfriend
Carin Badger
Character Kelly's Girlfriend
Tina Erickson
Character Kelly's Girlfriend
Corey Jordan
Character Dean's Friend
Neil Rozbaruch
Character Dean's Friend
George Mason
Character Bar Thug #1
Robert Villeaux
Character Bar Thug #2
Dave Robinson
Character Bar Thug #3
Keith W. Strandberg
Character Bar Thug #4
Ruckins McKinley
Character Disco Dancer
Roz McKinley
Character Disco Dancer
Michele "Mouse" Krasnoo
Character Karate Student (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is dedicated to the memory of Bruce Lee.
- The fight choreography was done by "Harrison" Mang Hoi.
- There are 3 versions of the film: the main American version (85 minutes), the British VHS video version from 1986 (79 minutes), and the full British DVD video version (94 minutes).
- At the time of release, Jean-Claude Van Damme was still an unknown actor. His fee was $250.
- Wires were attached to Kurt McKinney's body during the push-up scene to help lift and lower him, emphasizing the finger positioning. The wires were hidden from the camera using trees visible in the background.
- In scenes featuring Bruce Lee's spirit, Kim Tae-jung and Kurt McKinney spoke different languages, but the former’s voice was later dubbed into English. The actors read their lines from cards held just outside the camera’s frame, without knowing what the lines actually said.
- There was a moment in the first fight scene where Jean-Claude Van Damme jumps off the villain’s shoulder and delivers a kick mid-air. The kick was intended to land on Timothy D. Baker’s upper chest, but Van Damme repeatedly hit him in the face, knee, or neck. Baker later testified in court during Jackson “Rocky” Pinkney’s lawsuit against Van Damme, stating that the inaccurate kicks were due to the defendant’s carelessness and lack of professionalism, and continued even after the film’s director and writer, Corey Yuen, instructed him to be more careful.
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