This week, Oz and Curtis embark on a spiritual journey to find The Master while discussing Berry Gordy's 1985 martial arts, music video fever dream, The Last Dragon. It’s a beautifully goofy, surprisingly fun, Motown-produced classic featuring an earnest hero, a wisecracking little brother, a villain with glowing red hands, and enough questionable decisions to give a modern audience the glow (of cringe). Get ready to ask the most important question: "Who's the master?"
The hosts break down:
Leroy Green (Bruce Leroy): A martial artist who is better at catching arrows with his bare hand than he is at having a casual conversation.
The Shogun of Harlem (Sho-nuff): The baddest mofo in town whose introduction is choreographed better than his final fight.
Richie Green: The true master of life and relationships, who is wise beyond his years and possesses the ability to robot-dance out of ropes.
The Final Journey: A plot-driving MacGuffin that ends up being a computer in a fortune cookie factory.
The Debarge Music Video: A jarring but classic sequence that forces the entire film to grind to a halt so you can enjoy the rhythm of the night.
0 Comments