Phillip Rhee Teases More BEST OF THE BEST With New Screenplay
Phillip Rhee is co-penning the screenplay.
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UNDERDOG KIDS Review: ‘Best Of The Best’ – Kids Edition!
It took almost 20 years to Phillip Rhee to return to cinema, and he did it directing, starring and even writing the script of this low budget Karate Kid exploitation, that brings back the uplifting spirit of the first “Best of the Best”, turning the same formula into a movie mostly oriented for kids. Here, we have a bunch of no good for nothing kids that trains martial arts in a community center, that with the help of “Phillip Rhee” as new coach, will find the way to overcome themselves. There’s also a cheap version of the “Cobra Kais”, called “The Scorpions” (nothing to do with the legendary rock band) that play their part as bad guys of the story, but their presence is not that important to the plot, which is focused in the development of the kids in order to get better through the practice of martial arts, […]
BEST OF THE BEST Star Phillip Rhee: 'We're Going To Reboot The Whole Franchise'
Specific fans of actor and martial artist Phillip Rhee may know him from a pre-Best Of The Best list of films like LA Streetfighters and Furious. However, it was through the aforementioned 1989 Bob Radler-directed martial arts tournamant drama in which he rose to fame along with brother, fellow actor and martial artist Simon Rhee, eventually leading to a theatrical sequel in 1992 before two more home releases 1995 and 1998. That was seventeen years ago, and it’s only recently that the Rhee brothers are now reinvigorating their base with the latest martial arts family drama, Underdog Kids, which arrives on Digital HD this Friday before a July 7 DVD and Blu-Ray release through Anchor Bay. That said, the former Rhee recently spoke to The Action Elite‘s own David J. Moore about the new film in which Rhee‘s return to the screen also debuts him as a director. The film […]
Phillip Rhee's Martial Arts Family Drama, UNDERDOG KIDS, Gets A New Trailer!
Actor and martial artist Phillip Rhee is finally returning to the screen this summer for the release of his long-awaited martial arts family drama, Underdog Kids. It will be seventeen years since Rhee‘s previous movie career left off with the popular Best Of The Best franchise in the 1990’s, and for many fans it will be a celebration to see him back in his cinematic element with a young and vibrant cast amomg several of whom are talented martial artists, a crew accompanied by brother, Master Simon Rhee, and James Lew and Marc Canonizado designing the action, and a handful of legendary faces to appear as well, no less. For these and all other matters of releavance, we now have a proper trailer going viral since the film’s acquisition by Anchor Bay and STARZ Media last month. The film may also be getting a limited theatrical release by then as […]
UNDERDOG KIDS Take A Stance In Three New Posters
Actor Philip Rhee (pictured left) took to social media this week to unveil three working posters for the upcoming release of his latest labor of love, a martial arts family drama titled Underdog Kids. The film is Rhee‘s return to the set of a martial arts movie nearly fifteen years after leaving his mark with all four movies of the Best Of The Best franchise. The film was also written and produced by Rhee, with a rough summary that centers around the character, Jimmy “The Lightining Bolt” Lee (Rhee), a former MMA fighter who loses everything after getting hit by a semi-truck while rescuing a 5 year old boy. In the wake of hardship, Jimmy finds his calling with martial arts as a vessel to mentor troubled young kids while preparing them for a major championship tournament in Beverly Hills. Most of the updates have been scant since the film was […]
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