Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has since then become the janitor of the school that Ken, Julie and Tom go to. When Ken gets beaten up by Tom for talking to Julie again, Billy helps Ken by teaching him how to defend himself, which eventually leads to a battle between student vs. student, and sensei vs. sensei.
Stunts
Billy Blanks doing literal backflips in a school hallway
Acting
Patrick Kilpatrick's sneer could cut glass
Costume
The sheer variety of high-waisted jeans and windbreakers
Director
Robert Radler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Billy Blanks' first major film role before creating Tae Bo and becoming a 90s fitness icon.
The film was clearly greenlit to ride the wave of 80s martial arts movies, but arrived just as the genre was collapsing into direct-to-video obscurity.
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