Showdown (1993 film)

Showdown (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.

Plot

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 (who quit in the aftermath of disarming a suspect (Lee's younger brother) who was accidentally killed), 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. sensei.

Cast

• Billy Blanks as Billy Grant
• Kenn Scott as Ken Marks
• Christine Taylor as Julie
• John Mallory Asher as Mike
• Ken McLeod as Tom
• Patrick Kilpatrick as Lee
• Linda Dona as Kate
• Michael Cavalieri as Rob
• Seidy López as Gina
• Brion James as Vice Principal Kowalski
• Michael James Genovese as Officer Spinelli (as Michael Genovese)
• Nicholas Hill as James

External links

• Showdown at the Internet Movie Database