1994·Action·1h 36m
6.9
★
Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
Directed by James Yukich
martial arts
street gang
mutant
post-apocalyptic future
earthquake
talisman
vigilante
arcade
gang
los angeles, california
based on video game
ruins
IMDB
N/A
Where to Watch
Cast
Mark Dacascos
Jimmy Lee
Scott Wolf
Billy Lee
Robert Patrick
Kongo Shuko
Kristina Wagner
Linda Lash
Julia Nickson
Satori Imada
Alyssa Milano
Marian Delario
Vanna White
Herself
Nils Allen Stewart
Bo Abodo 1
Henry Kingi
Bo Abodo 2
John Asher
Smartass Mohawk
Al Leong
Lewis
Jeff Imada
Huey
Crew
James Yukich
Director
Peter Gould
Screenplay
Michael Davis
Screenplay
Jay Ferguson
Original Music Composer
Jane Hamsher
Producer
Don Murphy
Producer
Jellybean Benítez
Music Supervisor
Erik Rondell
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Patricia M. Peters
Stunt Double
Patricia M. Peters
Stunts
Al Leong
Stunts
Popular Reviews
25 reviews
Evmovies
Terrifically goofy with huge great themed sets and abysmal acting. So much 90s cornball action fun
Terrifically goofy with huge great themed sets and abysmal acting. So much 90s cornball action fun
Alfred HitchTOK
4.0★ · 04/07/26
Yoshihisa Kishimoto has passed away aged 64. A Japanese video game developer, who worked primarily for the Technos Japan Corp on titles such as WWF Wrestlemania Arcade and created the most famous side scrolling beat-em up of all time Double Dragon in 1987.
In perhaps the most ninetiest of memories I distinctly recalling watching Ducktales the movie at Alice Springs Cinema and as soon as the credits rolled I was straight up the aisle so I would be first to the play the Double Dragon unit arcade they had outside the entrance doors.
Double Dragon the movie however, definitely didn’t score a cinema release, landing straight to video in Australia after earning certified turkey status in the US.
Mark Dacascos and Scott ‘Bailey Salinger’ Wolf are brothers Jimmy and Billy Lee, who have one half of an ancient ‘Double Dragon’ medallion and are being pursued by big bad Shuko (the T-1000) who has the other half. Alyssa Milano is a platinum blonde pixie cut and denim booty short rocking freedom fighter.
You kids nowadays with your Sonic and Mario adaptations with all their game accurate design and clever Easter eggs, don’t know how lucky you had it. Back in the day we had characters that kinda sorta vaguely resemble the sprites on screen and it was like it or too bad because that was all we were gonna get.
The fights are mediocre and entirely bloodless with Dacoscas under-utilised, the gang brawling element of the game is sort of there, but with hyper exaggerated concepts like a gang of postal workers (although admittedly it is a profession that may have similar homicide numbers in comparisons to your average street thug). The setting of ‘New Angeles’ attempts Dredd style satire that is too toothless to land, basically settling on Andy Dick as a weatherman as some sort of comedic expression of a post apocalyptic hell scape.
Robert Patrick is at least having fun, clearly riding that post T2 fame with this hilarious then as a villain that given his name was clearly mean to be portrayed by an Asian actor?
Oh and Paul Dini wrote the story!!
In perhaps the most ninetiest of memories I distinctly recalling watching Ducktales the movie at Alice Springs Cinema and as soon as the credits rolled I was straight up the aisle so I would be first to the play the Double Dragon unit arcade they had outside the entrance doors.
Double Dragon the movie however, definitely didn’t score a cinema release, landing straight to video in Australia after earning certified turkey status in the US.
Mark Dacascos and Scott ‘Bailey Salinger’ Wolf are brothers Jimmy and Billy Lee, who have one half of an ancient ‘Double Dragon’ medallion and are being pursued by big bad Shuko (the T-1000) who has the other half. Alyssa Milano is a platinum blonde pixie cut and denim booty short rocking freedom fighter.
You kids nowadays with your Sonic and Mario adaptations with all their game accurate design and clever Easter eggs, don’t know how lucky you had it. Back in the day we had characters that kinda sorta vaguely resemble the sprites on screen and it was like it or too bad because that was all we were gonna get.
The fights are mediocre and entirely bloodless with Dacoscas under-utilised, the gang brawling element of the game is sort of there, but with hyper exaggerated concepts like a gang of postal workers (although admittedly it is a profession that may have similar homicide numbers in comparisons to your average street thug). The setting of ‘New Angeles’ attempts Dredd style satire that is too toothless to land, basically settling on Andy Dick as a weatherman as some sort of comedic expression of a post apocalyptic hell scape.
Robert Patrick is at least having fun, clearly riding that post T2 fame with this hilarious then as a villain that given his name was clearly mean to be portrayed by an Asian actor?
Oh and Paul Dini wrote the story!!
Yoshihisa Kishimoto has passed away aged 64. A Japanese video game developer, who worked primarily for the Technos Japan Corp on titles such as WWF Wrestlemania Arcade and created the most famous side scrolling beat-em up of all time Double Dragon in 1987.
In perhaps the most ninetiest of memories I distinctly recalling watching Ducktales the movie at Alice Springs Cinema and as soon as the credits rolled I was straight up the aisle so I would be first to the play the Double Dragon unit arcade they had outside the entrance doors.
Double Dragon the movie however, definitely didn’t score a cinema release, landing straight to video in Australia after earning certified turkey status in the US.
Mark Dacascos and Scott ‘Bailey Salinger’ Wolf are brothers Jimmy and Billy Lee, who have one half of an ancient ‘Double Dragon’ medallion and are being pursued by big bad Shuko (the T-1000) who has the other half. Alyssa Milano is a platinum blonde pixie cut and denim booty short rocking freedom fighter.
You kids nowadays with your Sonic and Mario adaptations with all their game accurate design and clever Easter eggs, don’t know how lucky you had it. Back in the day we had characters that kinda sorta vaguely resemble the sprites on screen and it was like it or too bad because that was all we were gonna get.
The fights are mediocre and entirely bloodless with Dacoscas under-utilised, the gang brawling element of the game is sort of there, but with hyper exaggerated concepts like a gang of postal workers (although admittedly it is a profession that may have similar homicide numbers in comparisons to your average street thug). The setting of ‘New Angeles’ attempts Dredd style satire that is too toothless to land, basically settling on Andy Dick as a weatherman as some sort of comedic expression of a post apocalyptic hell scape.
Robert Patrick is at least having fun, clearly riding that post T2 fame with this hilarious then as a villain that given his name was clearly mean to be portrayed by an Asian actor?
Oh and Paul Dini wrote the story!!
In perhaps the most ninetiest of memories I distinctly recalling watching Ducktales the movie at Alice Springs Cinema and as soon as the credits rolled I was straight up the aisle so I would be first to the play the Double Dragon unit arcade they had outside the entrance doors.
Double Dragon the movie however, definitely didn’t score a cinema release, landing straight to video in Australia after earning certified turkey status in the US.
Mark Dacascos and Scott ‘Bailey Salinger’ Wolf are brothers Jimmy and Billy Lee, who have one half of an ancient ‘Double Dragon’ medallion and are being pursued by big bad Shuko (the T-1000) who has the other half. Alyssa Milano is a platinum blonde pixie cut and denim booty short rocking freedom fighter.
You kids nowadays with your Sonic and Mario adaptations with all their game accurate design and clever Easter eggs, don’t know how lucky you had it. Back in the day we had characters that kinda sorta vaguely resemble the sprites on screen and it was like it or too bad because that was all we were gonna get.
The fights are mediocre and entirely bloodless with Dacoscas under-utilised, the gang brawling element of the game is sort of there, but with hyper exaggerated concepts like a gang of postal workers (although admittedly it is a profession that may have similar homicide numbers in comparisons to your average street thug). The setting of ‘New Angeles’ attempts Dredd style satire that is too toothless to land, basically settling on Andy Dick as a weatherman as some sort of comedic expression of a post apocalyptic hell scape.
Robert Patrick is at least having fun, clearly riding that post T2 fame with this hilarious then as a villain that given his name was clearly mean to be portrayed by an Asian actor?
Oh and Paul Dini wrote the story!!
Amir Animashaun
4.0★ · 10/24/25
Wow I did not expect much from this movie but yeah total crap.
My positives are the production is pretty decent with explosions and the stunt team did shine most throughout the film. The choreograph is impressive at certain times however that’s when it turns into a negative.
The fights just feel out of place and overused instead of developing an actual story. They are so unrealistic like where’s the blood and bruises. Don’t even forget the use of product placement in the battle between the two brothers with the DOUBLE DRAGON arcade game. It’s cheesy, extremely campy the point it’s annoying, awful visual effects and would definitely not watch it again.
My positives are the production is pretty decent with explosions and the stunt team did shine most throughout the film. The choreograph is impressive at certain times however that’s when it turns into a negative.
The fights just feel out of place and overused instead of developing an actual story. They are so unrealistic like where’s the blood and bruises. Don’t even forget the use of product placement in the battle between the two brothers with the DOUBLE DRAGON arcade game. It’s cheesy, extremely campy the point it’s annoying, awful visual effects and would definitely not watch it again.
Wow I did not expect much from this movie but yeah total crap.
My positives are the production is pretty decent with explosions and the stunt team did shine most throughout the film. The choreograph is impressive at certain times however that’s when it turns into a negative.
The fights just feel out of place and overused instead of developing an actual story. They are so unrealistic like where’s the blood and bruises. Don’t even forget the use of product placement in the battle between the two brothers with the DOUBLE DRAGON arcade game. It’s cheesy, extremely campy the point it’s annoying, awful visual effects and would definitely not watch it again.
My positives are the production is pretty decent with explosions and the stunt team did shine most throughout the film. The choreograph is impressive at certain times however that’s when it turns into a negative.
The fights just feel out of place and overused instead of developing an actual story. They are so unrealistic like where’s the blood and bruises. Don’t even forget the use of product placement in the battle between the two brothers with the DOUBLE DRAGON arcade game. It’s cheesy, extremely campy the point it’s annoying, awful visual effects and would definitely not watch it again.
David M
This movie feels like it was film in the city of MeoWolf… and I fucking love it!
This movie feels like it was film in the city of MeoWolf… and I fucking love it!
PoochieVince
3.0★ · 07/30/25
His movie is a mess from start to finish — harmful effects, worse acting, and a plot that makes no sense. It feels like everyone involved was just winging it. The only redeeming moment is when someone tells Alyssa Milano, “Who’s the boss now?” for a brief second, it’s almost worth sitting through the chaos. Almost.
His movie is a mess from start to finish — harmful effects, worse acting, and a plot that makes no sense. It feels like everyone involved was just winging it. The only redeeming moment is when someone tells Alyssa Milano, “Who’s the boss now?” for a brief second, it’s almost worth sitting through the chaos. Almost.