FILMTBThe Big Brawl1980

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How Long Is “The Big Brawl”?

Name: The Big Brawl
Genre: action/adventure, martial arts, crime drama
Released: 1980
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine De Bell, MAKO, Ron Max

1h 35m runtime

19801h 35maction/adventure • martial arts • crime drama

Action/adventure film with a runtime of 95 minutes, released in 1980. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 35m

Minutes95

One SittingYes

With Break1h 47m

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After the death of Bruce Lee in 1973, writer/director Robert Clouse made several attempts to reproduce the success of his Enter the Dragon, which belatedly made Lee a household name in America. Clouse felt (with good reason) that Jackie Chan could be the next big martial arts star in America, and he crafted this feature with him in mind. Jerry Kwan (Chan) is a Korean immigrant trying to make good in Chicago in the 1930s. Work isn't easy to find for an Asian immigrant. Jerry is forced by Domenici (Jose Ferrer), a well-connected mobster, to represent him in a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all battle in Texas. But can Jerry handle the pressure? The Big Brawl was Jackie Chan's first starring role in an American film, but Chan wouldn't break through in the United States until the 1996 U.S. release of Rumble in the Bronx.

Runtime Card

Runtime1h 35m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 47m

Movie Facts

Release Year1980

Runtime1h 35m

LanguageEnglish

Genresaction/adventure, martial arts, crime drama

DirectorRobert Clouse

ProducerTerry Morse Jr., Fred Weintraub

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