No Retreat, No Surrender
“Tonight, He either fights for his life or he'll be running for the rest of it.”
The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.
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5 films
Cast
32 people
Kurt McKinney
Jason Stillwell
Known for
Gabriel's Inferno
The Last Kumite
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"
Known for
Bloodsport
Universal Soldier
J.W. Fails
R.J. Madison
Also in
For Keeps
Lambada
Kathie Sileno
Kelly Reilly
No other roles listed
Kim Tae-Jeong
Sensei Lee
Known for
Game of Death II
Kent Lipham
Scott
Also in
Extreme Prejudice
Across the Tracks
Ron Pohnel
Ian Reilly
Also in
Drifter TKD
Dale Jacoby
Dean Ramsey
Also in
Die Hard 2
Ring of Fire
Peter Cunningham
Frank Peters
Known for
Righting Wrongs
Timothy D. Baker
Tom Stillwell
Also in
Bloodfist II
Angel of Destruction
Gloria Marziano
Mrs. Stillwell
No other roles listed
Joe Verroca
New York Agent
Also in
Deadly Breed
L.A. Crackdown II
Corey Yuen Director · Keith W. Strandberg Screenplay Paul Gilreath Composer
Worldwide gross $4.7M · Budget $250K · United States release May 2, 1986
Box office
Budget
$250,000
Worldwide gross
$4,662,137
Gross vs. budget
18.6×
Production
New World Pictures
Production
Seasonal Film Corporation
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · May 2, 1986
Theatrical
United States · May 2, 1986
Theatrical
France
May 7, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
February 5, 1987 · Theatrical
Spain
February 7, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Cutrecon 15
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