Episode 252 · Film year 1985
The Last Dragon (1985)
- Special Guests
- Taimak, Christopher Murney, Mike Starr, Louis Venosta, Rupert Hitzig
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Julian Boyance, Chris Cummins
Show notes
We start off 2016 right with a discussion of Michael Schultz's The Last Dragon, the story of Leroy Green (Taimak), a young man on a quest to find wisdom who's beset by gangsters and the Shogun of Harlem.
On this star-studded episode we have interviews with Taimak, Christopher Murney, Mike Starr, Louis Venosta, and Rupert Hitzig. Mike's joined by fellow "Ultimate Film Fanatic" contestant Julian Boyance (opens in a new tab) and frequent collaborator Chris Cummins (opens in a new tab).
On this star-studded episode we have interviews with Taimak, Christopher Murney, Mike Starr, Louis Venosta, and Rupert Hitzig. Mike's joined by fellow "Ultimate Film Fanatic" contestant Julian Boyance (opens in a new tab) and frequent collaborator Chris Cummins (opens in a new tab).
Labels: Christopher Murney Louis Venosta Michael Schultz Mike Starr Rupert Hitzig Taimak Vanity
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Music credits
- "Rhythm of the Night" - DeBarge
- "The Glow" - Willie Hutch
Links & resources
- Buy The Last Dragon on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Last Dragon Soundtrack (opens in a new tab)
- Visit The Last Dragon tribute site (opens in a new tab)
- Be sure to Like The Last Dragon Facebook page (opens in a new tab)
- Read the oral history of The Last Dragon (opens in a new tab)
- Hear the rest of our Rupert Hitzig interview (opens in a new tab)
- Read Chris Cummins's work on UpRoxx (opens in a new tab)
- Subscribe to Julian Boyance's YouTube Channel (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (5)
Anonymous Another awesome episode covering a very endearing and fun cult movie. Thank you guys for all your hard work putting together hours of great (and completely free) entertainment to listen to. It is very much appreciated and I always look forward to the next installment. :) /BillyThe Last Dragon Tribute Great jobs guys! This is long but well worth the listen. I've consumed a lot of Last Dragon content in my day and definitely a lot of new material here. Especially from Louis Venosta, Mike Starr, Christopher Murney and Rupert Hitzig you don't hear them get interviewed about The Last Dragon much and its great to hear that each had very fond memories of the film. As mentioned on Twitter I'll be sharing this all over social media- thanks for linking to my site and Facebook page! I really appreciate it! Craig @thelastglow www.thelastdragontribute.comAnonymous Vanity died today.ashleylm Incidentally, the reason they referred to him with the (now) offensive term "coolie" is because that was the name of the hat he was wearing ... had he donned a cowboy hat or sailor hat, they'd quite understandably have called him "cowboy" or "sailor."Maniacal Femme this is the most illuminating interview(s) regarding The Last Dragon that i've heard so far. You guys do great work, thank you!