Only the Strong

Name: Only the Strong
Director: Sheldon Lettich
Released: 1993
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Mark Dacascos, Stacey Travis, Geoffrey Lewis, Paco Christian Prieto, Todd Susman

1993 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 7,184 VOTES · DIR. Sheldon Lettich

Overview

Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses his capoeira skills to kick several drug dealers off of the school property, Kerrigan, one of Stevens' old teachers, sees the impact that Stevens has on the students. Kerrigan gives him the task of teaching Capoeira to a handful of the worst at-risk students at the school.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,007 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:14 [Birds Twittering]

00:07:14 What do I get... for 20?

00:10:07 I signed on to be a schoolteacher, Louis, not a zookeeper.

00:12:30 [Students Clamoring]

00:15:17 Now, there's a fine role model for our disaffected youth!

00:18:27 [Grunting]

00:21:15 - [Kerrigan] This is a class. - Oh.

00:23:27 - It's giving me a headache. - Go back to the jungle.

00:27:25 and then I filled in the other 16 tracks with some prefab Brahms samples.

00:29:51 tomorrow it's you and Eie in front of the entire class.

00:32:53 Danny, man. Come on. let's go.

00:37:29 Oh, so now what? You got something better for me?

00:41:19 We, re gonna find out real quick...

00:44:56 What happened to you down there?

00:48:41 Apparently, that's not all they've learned, Senor Cervantes! look!

00:52:40 [Boy Mimics Owl Hooting, Bobcat Snarling]

00:57:21 You decide.

01:00:28 And this time I don't play.

01:03:45 - [laughing] Bye! Bye! - [Man] Ciao!

01:07:34 which we now learn had no official authorization from the city school board?

01:10:23 This time it's my home. This time I don't leave until it's over.

01:16:00 [Horn Honking]

01:20:41 [Men laughing]

01:26:53 [Shouting Continues]

Cast & Characters

Mark Dacascos Louis Stevens Stacey Travis Dianna Geoffrey Lewis Kerrigan Paco Christian Prieto Silverio Todd Susman Cochran Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter Philippe (Jamaican Gang Leader) Richard Coca Orlando Roman Cardwell Shay Ryan Bollman Donovan Christian Klemash Eddie

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,007

Dialogue density10.2 lines / min

First line00:00:14

Final line01:26:53

Production Record

DirectorSheldon Lettich

LanguageEnglish

Budget$6,000,000

Revenue$3,283,371

IMDb votes7,184