Movie
Only the Strong
Overview
Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses his capoeira skills to kick several drug dealers off of the school property, Kerrigan, one of Stevens' old teachers, sees the impact that Stevens has on the students. Kerrigan gives him the task of teaching Capoeira to a handful of the worst at-risk students at the school.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-08-27
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Freestone Pictures, Davis Films, August Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mark Dacascos as Louis Stevens
- Paco Christian Prieto as Silverio
- Stacey Travis as Dianna
- Richard Coca as Orlando Aliveres
- Geoffrey Lewis as Kerrigan
- Todd Susman as Cochran
- Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter as Philippe
- Frank Dux as Welder
- Sergio Kato as Silverio's Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Ryan Bollman as Donovan
- John Fionte as Cervantes
- Antoni Corone as Green Beret Sergeant
Crew
- Sheldon Lettich - Director
- Sheldon Lettich - Writer
- Luis Esteban - Writer
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