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Double Dragon Directed by James Yukich (career of tons of music videos and short specials) Screenplay by Michael Davis and Peter Gould Based on Double Dragon video game Starring Robert Patrick, Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf, and Alyssa Milano Released November 4, 1994 Budget: $7.8M ($13.6M in 2021) Box Office: $4.2M ($7.3M in 2021) Gross: According to Wikipedia, “it failed both critically and financially.” Ratings: IMDb 3.8/10 Rotten Tomates 13% Google Users 81% Plot: Robert Patrick opens with a voice over telling the quick back story of the double dragon medallion, one controls the body, the other the soul. That an ancient king had given them to his sons for safe keeping. A Chinese village is being ransacked when one member leads the leader of the group to a cave, we see one half of the medallion and the leader reveals herself, and that it’s “modern” times telling someone they found it. The city scape of New Angles in 2007, after the big quake frames the story. Koga activates the soul half of the medallion he has and instructs his minions to find the other half. S: -What’s with the big fans on top of the buildings? -The special effects aren’t NEARLY as good as T2 We then meet the Lee brothers They’re in a martial arts completion that is lost because of Billy be dq’ed, They’re also shown to have the other half of the dragon medallion. George Hamilton and Vanna White host the evening news, and Andy Dick as the weather man. It seems the police have given up the city at night and roaming gangs control the streets, as the Lees are surrounded by “The Mowhawks.” A car chase ensures where its shown cars are fueled by garbage and paper. After a wreck, they’re saved by Powercore and Marion. Satori gives the brothers more background. S: -“Eat some fist, butt-head” -Those computer graphics are terrible -The Abobo guy is so over acted Back with Koga, Abobo gives him information about the Lee brothers, he is rewarded by being experimented on with new steroids. It’s shown Marion is t
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