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Breathing Fire (1991)

Breathing Fire poster
Directed by
Lou Kennedy, Brandon Pender, Brandon De-Wilde
Genre
martial arts film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers learn martial arts to defend their community from a gang. They use their fighting skills to protect their friends and family.

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What happens

Breathing Fire is a 1991 American martial arts film directed by Lou Kennedy in his directorial debut, and co-directed by Brandon De-Wilde. The film stars Ke Huy Quan, Eddie Saavedra, Ed Neil, and Jerry Trimble. The film was released on direct-to-VHS in the United States on July 15, 1992. It is a remake of the 1977 Hong Kong film The Flash Legs starring Tao-liang Tan, who executive produced and wrote this film under the pseudonym Delon Tanners. This was Eddie Saavedra's first and only American film, after which he retired from acting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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