It’s the story of Bruce LeRoy Green, a young black martial art student from 1980's New York who searches for the proprietor of the “Sum Dum Goy Fortune Cookie Factory”, only known as “ The Master” in hopes that he will able to help him obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as “the glow” In his travels he encounters Laura Charles who has reached the pinnacle or power and influence for any woman of the 1980s an MTV/SoulTrain-esque VEEJAY. Why, you may ask? Well it is a blaxplotaion kungfu labradoodle of a film starring the mononymous powerhouse duo of Taimak and Vanity. The Last Dragon belongs in the “Thank God This Got Made” Pantheon with the likes of Bloodsport, Steetfighter and the entire Fast and Furious franchise. Leroy refuses to fight him and a furious Sho'nuff vows that he will defeat Leroy Carry III) (A.K.A "The Shogun of Harlem") sees Leroy as the only obstacle to being acknowledged as the true master of martial arts. Leroy doesn't fully understand and, in possession of a medal supposedly belonging to Bruce Lee, Leroy embarks upon a journey to find Master Sum Dum Goy, whom his master claims can help Leroy unlock the power of "The Glow".Īnother martial artist, Sho'nuff (Julius J. Only a true martial arts master would be able to exhibit "The Glow" over his entire body. Martial artists who reach this final level are said to be able to concentrate such mystical energy into their hands that they begin to glow. His master (Thomas Ikeda) explains that he has touched the final level of martial arts accomplishment known as "The Last Dragon". "Bruce Leroy"), who has dreams of becoming a great martial artist like his idol Bruce Lee.
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Set in New York City, the movie follows a martial artist named Leroy Green (A.K.A.