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In the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters, cops and special forces types, Mike Terry is a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to pursue an honorable life by operating a self-defense studio with a samuraiâs code. Terry and his wife Sondra struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy between an off duty officer and a distraught lawyer puts in motion a series of events that will change Terryâs life dramatically introducing him to a world of promoters and movie star Chet Frank. Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.
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| Also Known As: |
Red Belt
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
An American samurai film set in the L.A. fight world about a Jiu-Jitsu master who turned his back on prizefighting to operate a self-defense studio, but is conned by a cabal of celebs and fight promoters to enter the ring in order to regain his honor. |
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| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Drama and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 39 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 2nd, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| Studios: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,344,847 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Los Angeles, California USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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