Revealing mistake: When Jason does his backflipping move that wins him the match...you can actually see it's Corey Yuen dressed as him that does it. (01:35:25)
Sammo
17th Sep 2020
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
17th Sep 2020
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Revealing mistake: During the final fight, Ivan the Russian forgets completely how to fight and never, ever pulls guard. Look no further than the moment when right at the beginning Jason charges at him; Van Damme blatantly drops the arms on purpose to be hit. (01:32:30)
17th Sep 2020
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Revealing mistake: Ivan goes berserk and kicks the referee out of the ring; you can see the actor bounce up. Apparently in some prints of the movie it is possible to even see a mat - not in the Region 2 DVD. (01:31:40)
17th Sep 2020
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Revealing mistake: The TV commentators for the final fight sit at their table with bleachers in the background, but the other shots of the 'arena' show it's nothing more than a gym with everyone sitting at the same level. (01:16:20)
17th Sep 2020
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Revealing mistake: RJ does some breakdance routine before inviting everyone on the dancefloor. As he does the final kip-up, the white dude in blackface who bodydoubles him nearly loses his wig. (01:11:40)
17th Sep 2020
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Revealing mistake: Jason charges in to save his dad from the beating. He breezes past the three goons and the last to charge him is the drunk dude that caused the whole commotion. In the middle shot that follows it's blatant that the exchange starts with the guy on his feet, standing, and not running at Jason, and there are visible pauses between the punches where he is waiting to be counterpunched. Completely open and still. (01:08:50)
16th Sep 2020
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Revealing mistake: When RJ skates by the construction site, the actual skater is quite obviously a taller stuntman in a wig. (00:17:00)
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