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Showdown is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 17 september 1993 with Billy Banks
Showdown (1993)
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Add to a movie listShowdown (also known as American Karate Tiger) is a 1993 action/martial arts film directed by Robert Radler. The film stars Billy Blanks, Kenn Scott, Christine Taylor and Brion James. The film is a recollection of the 1984 film The Karate Kid.
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Ken Marks is the new student at his new school in Phoenix, AZ. There he meets the girl of his dreams named Julie. Unfortunately, she has a boyfriend, Tom, who is not only possessive of her but is also a brutal karate expert and considers himself "King of the Campus". Ken also meets Billy Grant, the school janitor. When Tom's bulling becomes too much for Ken to handle, Billy, who is not only a martial arts expert himself but also an ex-cop, decides to train Ken to defend himself. But when Billy learns that Tom's sensei is none other than Lee, an old enemy who wants nothing more than to see Billy dead, both Ken and Billy are pitted against their adversaries in two separate fighting matches at Lee's dojo where only one side can win, student vs. student, sensei vs.Actors
Billy Banks
(Billy Grant)
Christine Taylor
(Julie)
Kenn Troum, a.k.a. Kenn Scott
(Ken Marks)
John Mallory Asher
(Mike)
Patrick Kilpatrick
(Lee)
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