Fight to Win (film)

Fight to Win is a 1987 martial arts comedy film directed by Leo Fong and starring Cynthia Rothrock, George Chung, Richard Norton and Chuck Jeffreys. In the film, martial artist Ryan Kim has an upcoming fight and gets training from a martial arts master, Sensei Lauren.

Fight to Win
Directed byLeo Fong
Produced byGeorge Cheung
Jerry Brassfield
Screenplay byJames Belmessieri
George Chung
Story byGeorge Chung
StarringGeorge Chung
Cynthia Rothrock
Richard Norton
Troy Donahue
Hidy Ochiai
Bill Wallace
Juan Chapa
Chuck Jeffreys
CinematographyGene Evans
Frank Harris
Edited byVictor Alexander
Peter Jones
The Cactus Man
Release date
1987
Running time
77 mins
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

The film introduced Rothrock to Filipino audiences (as Cindy Rothrock), with its success spawning a trend in the Philippines to retitle various martial arts films into Fight to Win sequels.

Plot

Fight to Win is a martial arts comedy.[1] A man has an important match coming up soon and has to train for it. He has just a month to get ready. A female karate master helps him train and prepare for it. After the match where he defeats the man, she has the crime syndicate that the defeated man belongs to.[2] Ryan Kim is played by George Chung and Sensei Lauren is played by Cynthia Rothrock.[3]

Background

The film was shot on location in Northern California.[4]

Some references to the film refer to the story as being about a renowned statue becomes the object of desire for two martial arts masters.[5]

The film is also known as Eyes of the Dragon and Dangerous Passages.[6]

Release

Fight to Win was released in the Philippines by Pioneer Releasing, and became a box office hit, introducing Cynthia Rothrock (credited as Cindy Rothrock) to Filipino audiences.[7] Numerous imported films were renamed to act as sequels to the film.[8][9][10]

Philippines Fight to Win retitling trend
  • Fight to Win II (original title: Righting Wrongs), released on March 17, 1987
  • Fight to Win Again (original title: A Book of Heroes), released on August 25, 1987
  • Fight to Win: New Chapter (starring "Billy Chan" from Bloodsport), released on July 13, 1988[11]
  • The Last Fight to Win: The Bloody End (original title: Low Blow), released on October 13, 1988

References
  1. Black Belt, January 1991 - Page 95 Fight to Win Karate's First Action Comedy Starring George Chung, Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton
  2. The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Ric Meyers - 110 817. eyes of the Dragon
  3. World Film Geek - REVIEW: Fight to Win (1987)
  4. Black Belt, April 1990 - Page 8 Master Series 3-Martial Arts Movies
  5. The Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos: 1999 Edition - Page 371
  6. Film Reference - Cynthia Rothrock Biography (1957-)
  7. "Winning Team". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. February 16, 1989. p. 16. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. "Grand Opening Today". The Manila Standard. 17 March 1987. p. 15.
  9. "Opens Today". Manila Standard. Standard Publishing, Inc. 25 August 1987. p. 13. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. July 13, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  11. "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. July 13, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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