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Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine de Bell, Mako, Rosalind Chao ... see more see more... , Ron Max , Mary Ellen O'Neill , Lenny Montana , Pat E. Johnson , H.B. Haggerty , Chao Li Chi , David Sheiner , Joycelyne Lew

After the death of Bruce Lee in 1973, writer/director Robert Clouse made several attempts to reproduce the success of his Enter the Dragon, which belatedly made Lee a household name in America. Clouse... read more read more... felt (with good reason) that Jackie Chan could be the next big martial arts star in America, and he crafted this feature with him in mind. Jerry Kwan (Chan) is a Korean immigrant trying to make good in Chicago in the 1930s. Work isn't easy to find for an Asian immigrant. Jerry is forced by Domenici (Jose Ferrer), a well-connected mobster, to represent him in a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all battle in Texas. But can Jerry handle the pressure? The Big Brawl was Jackie Chan's first starring role in an American film, but Chan wouldn't break through in the United States until the 1996 U.S. release of Rumble in the Bronx. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Robert Clouse

Release Date: September 10, 1980

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DVD Release Date: September 7, 2004

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  • deano
    October 26, 2006
    deano
    Average action-comedy of Jackie Chan's first Hollywood film.
  • cacutshaw
    February 6, 2008
    cacutshaw
    Another failed attempt to make Chan an American superstar. However the movie is pretty good. Watch alongside Hill's Hard Times. Chan and Bronson really should have done a film together, that would've been the greatest movie ever made.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
July 31, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Has a lot of serious flaws, despite the presence of its great star. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Let's just say the title doesn't lie.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
August 17, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Thomas Delapa
August 25, 2004
Thomas Delapa, Boulder Weekly

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Andy Klein
July 29, 2004
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat

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David Poland
July 26, 2002
David Poland, Hot Button

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February 9, 2006
Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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