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Vanity is now a well respected Christian evangelist under her real name of Denise Matthews. Her birthday is 4th of January. She had an autobiography out in early 2002.  The woman who plays Angela Verocco, the untalented wannabe singer/dancer girlfriend of the villain is, in real life, the extremely talented Faith Prince, who was nominated for a Tony for her role in Broadway's "Guys & Dolls" revival. She also played Richard Kind's fiancee on Spin City. -Thanks to AngelaThe little boy in that saves johnny out of the closet and fights in the big fight scene in the end is none other than Ernie Reyes Jr. who stars in the future "Surf Ninjas" and the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Movie Series. His father Ernie Reyes Jr. is also one of the thugs and contributed to the martial arts choreagraphy. One of Richie's friends was Carl Payne, aka 'cockroach', Theo's best friend also from the Cosby show. They show him as they're pulling Richie out of the trash can after Sho'Nuff stuff's him in there. Carl Payne is Cole from 'Martin", the Martin Lawrence show. -Thanks to KevinThe movie has been significantly censored in the UK, due to laws banning nunchuck scenes. -Thanks to NickI was shocked when I watched one of the first Ultimate Fighting Championship videos and saw in one of the undercard matches (the ones that weren't shown in full on the video) that Taimak was the referee for one of the matches. I looked for his name in the credits and "Sho'Nuff" (pun intended!) Taimak was the referee. I think it's the tape for UFC 2. -Thanks to DonDespite hideous critical reviews, the $10 million production grossed $33 million in the United States, resulting in a profit. Taimak's young sister is played by Keisha Knight Pulliam from the Cosby Show. -Thanks to Kenya HallThe part of the "Thug" limo driver was played by none other than Chazz Palminteri. Chazz has since gone on to star in such movies as "A Bronx Tale", "The Usual Suspects" and "Analyse This". -Thanks to Carlton JonesThe movie also features Mike Starr (also from New York - Queens) as the second thug, the big guy with curly hair. He went on to be a pretty big star himself by appearing in 'The Bodyguard 'with Whitney Houston and Jim Carey in 'Dumb and Dumber' as well as other feature films. -Thanks to gregThe Last Dragon was, until recently, the highest grossing Kung-Fu movie of all time! In 1997, Busta Rhymes parodied the character Sho-Nuff in his music video for "Dangerous". In the video, the music cuts off, and Busta proclaims, "Yo Leroy! Am I not the baddest . . ." and replicates the first on-screen speech of Sho-Nuff in this movie. -Thanks to jdocster04Taimak was also in the Janet Jackson Video "Let's Wait A While" -Thanks to Anthony OgletreeTaimak had a role in the TV series "A different world", his character is Garth Parks. Taimak didn't use any Kung-Fu in this particular episode. -Thanks to Kevin RhinehartVanity was, at the time, closely involved with prince who, under the moniker 'The Starr co.' had produced her debut album (Vanity 6, 1982). She was to play the lead opposite him in Purple Rain, when she was offered her solo deal with Motown, who also wanted to launch her as a movie star. She gave up on being Prince's protogee to release her debut album 'Wild animal' (1984) on Motown and begin filming 'The Last Dragon'. -Thanks to SheenaIn one of his first film roles, you can see William H. Macy as Vanity's hair dresser. -Thanks to JDVeteran actor William H. Macy is now a major actor and has gone on to play in such movies as Seabiscuit, Pleasantville and Jurassic Park III. -Thanks to Carlton JonesDuring a recent Insomniacmania interview with Taimak Guarriello, star of the 1985 hit 'The Last Dragon', it was revealed that there are plans to make a sequel to the comedy martial arts classic, reviving some of the old characters such as Julius Carry's Sho'Nuff and Ernie Reyes Jr as Tai. He is currently penning the idea with the films' original director Michael Schultz, but the movie has not yet been pitched to any studios. We would LOVE to see this film get made as I'm sure many others would! Please show your support for Taimak and his upcoming projects (such as the comedy stage version of 1989's Road House, starring Taimak in Patrick Swayze's role) by visiting his site and leaving him a message. You can also help see it made by signing the online petition here. Julius Carry's best role was as regular cast member in 'Brisco County Jr.', starring as bounty hunter 'Lord Bowler'. -Thanks to Stan Tims« Click here to add some Last Dragon trivia  Find much more great trivia in the filmmaker's commentary on the Last Dragon DVD.Rediscover your favorites! If you like The Last Dragon or 80's Martial Arts classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Karate Kid ..... Karate Kid II ..... Big Trouble In Little China ..... No Retreat, No Surrender 2 ..... No Retreat, No Surrender ..... Best of the Best ..... Bloodsport ..... Sakura Killers .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: "Daddy Green's" Pizza RestaurantWanna see the real life filming location used for "Daddy Green's" Pizza Restaurant in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at East Village Pizza, located in New York, New York. [New! Show Google Map] See the link for a locations listing :-) The Exterior for 7th Heaven may be the New York Club known as the Tunnel. [Thanks to Charleen Toussaint] An abandoned wire factory and warehouse at East 118th Street and East Side Highway in Manhattan which was used for the climatic fight between Leroy and Sho-Nuff.. The Washburn Wire Works, a huge abandoned wire factory located in Manhattan's Spanish Harlem was a disgusting and dangerous location, but perfectly suited for the campy visual style of the film. The Wire Works was only recently torn down. Peter Larkin's spectacular Seventh Heaven club video set was built on Camera Mart stages at 54th and 10th Avenue. [Thanks to Michelle] The theater in which another fight sequence occured during a screening of Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" was the Victory Theater on 42nd Street in Times Square. At the time, it was one of the seediest Times Square theaters, often featuring kung fu flicks. It, too, was a vile location, especially because of the tom cats that roamed freely while we filmed. The Victory is now one of the jewels of the "New Times Square," the vaudville interior having been restored to its original splendor. [Thanks to Joseph Pierson]
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WOW -- Thanks to Mr Gordy (Head of Motown Records), it's been digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Universal Mastering Studios East, Edison, New Jersey) and re-released!! It used to be "disgustingly" rare with used copies fetching over $100!! You can now buy it using our search device below for less than $12 !!! Last Dragon's Richard Perry-produced title theme was nominated for Worst "Original" Song at the 1985 Golden Raspberry Awards, as was Vanity's song "7th Heaven". The song "Rhythm Of The Night" by DeBarge was the created especially for the movie and features prominently. -Thanks to NickFeatured DeBarge song "Rhythm of the Night", written by Diane Warren, reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B charts. The instrumental music was written and conducted by Misha Segal, an Emmy® award-winning composer and accomplished recording artist, songwriter and producer. He was well known to Motown and Berry Gordy, having worked with many of their top artists. « Click here to add new music trivia for Last Dragon Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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