Street Fighter
Street Fighter

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Street Fighter

1994
Movie
102 min
English

Colonel Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

Insights

IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes10%
Metacritic30/100
Google Users55%
Director: Steven E. de SouzaGenres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Plot Summary

Colonel Guile and his elite military unit are on a mission to rescue hostages from the clutches of the corrupt General M. Bison, who controls a vast shadow empire from his island fortress. Bison plans to ransom the hostages for $20 billion, and Guile must stop him before it's too late. Meanwhile, Bison's ransom is interrupted by rival warlords and a street fighter named Ryu, who seeks revenge.

Critical Reception

Street Fighter was poorly received by critics and is often considered one of the worst video game adaptations ever made. While it garnered some commercial success due to its popularity as a game, its acting, plot, and special effects were widely panned. Audience reception was similarly lukewarm, largely due to its deviation from the source material and overall poor quality.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its high-energy action sequences and charismatic villain.

  • Criticized for its nonsensical plot and poor dialogue.

  • Considered a weak adaptation of its popular video game source material.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Street Fighter are mixed. Many enjoyed the action-packed scenes and the performance of Raúl Juliá as M. Bison. However, a significant portion of viewers found the film's plot convoluted and the acting uninspired, feeling it did not capture the spirit of the game.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for 2 Saturn Awards: Best Action/Adventure Film, Best Costume Design. Raúl Juliá received a posthumous nomination for Worst Actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards.

Fun Fact

During the filming of Raúl Juliá's scenes as M. Bison, he was suffering from an advanced stage of cancer and was in considerable pain. Despite this, he delivered a performance that many critics and audiences found to be the highlight of the film.

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JPV852

JPV852

The stunt work was alright but ultimately pretty forgettable, although at least the late Raul Julia seemed to be having a blast as Bison and Ming-Na Wen as Chun-Li was cute. However, the goofiness was a bit much and was more cringe than fun...