American Shaolin

About American Shaolin

After facing brutal humiliation in the ring, a young karateka travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the first American Shaolin.

American Shaolin is a 1991 action film directed by Lo Yuen-Ming. The film is filed under martial arts and kickboxer.

Reese Madigan appears as Drew Carson, Trent Bushey as Trevor Gottitall, Daniel Dae Kim as Gao, and Billy Chang as Li. Released in October 1991, it runs 106 minutes.

The screenplay is by Keith W. Strandberg.

John Wick: Chapter 2, The Matrix Reloaded, and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum make useful companions to American Shaolin. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 101 votes.