The funniest scenes in The Last Dragon occur when Bruce Leroy, searching for a master that might provide the solution to his troubles, naively assumes that there may be one in charge of a fortune cookie factory.

Leroy has no choice but to try to save her. When the host, played by Vanity refuses to give Angela a platform on the show - a spin on Solid Gold called “Seventh Heaven” - Arkadian decides to kidnap her. Elsewhere, a no-talent music producer named Eddie Arkadian has decided that the only way to effectively promote his girlfriend Angela’s music career is to bully the host of a local music dance show. But Leroy refuses, seeking to avoid confrontation as his sage Chinese master has taught him. First is the black gangster, Sho ‘Nuff, another martial arts expert who terrorizes the neighborhood, and declares himself the “Shogun of Harlem.” Sho ‘Nuff wants to fight Leroy so that he can prove he is the best. Leroy encounters two threats in the film. Leroy wears a large straw hat and speaks with a kind of faux-ancient tone of deference, often bowing to those with whom he converses. He’s adopted not only the art of self-defense, but also an entire manner of dress and way of speaking that borrows from a version of Asian culture - real or imagined, I’m not sure - quite different from that of his black family members and neighbors. As an expert in martial arts, Green prefers to be called Bruce Leroy as an homage to his hero, Bruce Lee.

The Last Dragon tells the story of a young man in Harlem named Leroy Green. (You can watch the movie for free via the YouTube embed above, but I should say it’s worth trying to find a higher-res download if you can.)

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