MOVIE TITLE	RELEASE DATE
1989. “Best of the Best”	November 10, 1989

STARRING:

•Eric Roberts as Alex Grady •James Earl Jones as Coach Frank Couzo •Phillip Rhee as Tommy Lee •Chris Penn as Travis Brickley •John Dye as Virgil Keller •David Agresta as Sonny Grasso •Tom Everett as Assistant Coach Don Peterson •Sally Kirkland as Catherine Wade •John P. Ryan as Jennings •Louise Fletcher as Mrs. Grady, Alex's Mother •Edan Gross as Walter Grady, Alex's Son •Hee Il Cho as Korean Coach •Simon Rhee as Dae Han Park •James Lew as Sae Jin Kwon •Ken Nagayama as Yung Kim •Ahmad Rashad as Broadcaster •Kane Hodder as Burt •Edward Bunker as Stan •Ho Sik Pak as Han Cho •Dae Kyu Chang as Tung Sung Moon •Emilie Hagen as Baby Walter, Alex's Son •Melanie Kinnaman as The Woman

SYNOPSIS:

Alexander Grady, an auto plant welder and a widowed father from Portland, Oregon is chosen to represent the United States of America in an international martial arts tournament against Team South Korea. Once a rising star in the martial arts world, he suffered a shoulder injury three years prior, which forced him into retirement. Also chosen for the team are Tommy Lee, a highly skilled martial arts instructor from Fresno, California; Travis Brickley, an extremely brash fighter with a short fuse from Miami, Florida; Virgil Keller, a devout Buddhist from Providence, Rhode Island; and Sonny Grasso, a streetwise fighter from Detroit, Michigan. Despite being coached by veteran trainer Frank Couzo; their chances of winning are virtually non-existent, as the Koreans train all year long, enjoy full financial support from their nation, and have-on at least one occasion-killed a competitor in the ring. To win, they will need to be the best technically, physically, and mentally. As training begins, the team struggles to bond as Travis antagonizes them. Given the pressure, the American team hires a second assistant coach, Catherine Wade, whose spiritual approach to training clashes with Couzo's more rigorous coaching techniques. Tommy is disturbed when his opponent is revealed to be Dae Han Park, Team Korea's best fighter and veteran martial artist who was responsible for killing Tommy's brother David Lee in a similar tournament. Couzo hopes that Tommy's desire for revenge will give him the necessary aggression to win, while Wade is more concerned about Tommy's mental state. With time and training, the team begins to bond and to earn each other's respect. Couzo cuts Alex from the team when he breaks the rigid training regimen to visit his son, who had been hit by a car; later, Tommy quits after knocking out Virgil with a powerful spinning side kick during practice. Conflicted by his desire for revenge, Tommy confesses to Alex his fear of fighting Dae Han, but Alex strongly urges him to do the right thing and face his brother's killer. Travis and the others persuade Couzo to reinstate Alex, and Tommy eventually rejoins the team after a change of heart. In the first two matches of the tournament, Sonny and Virgil are out-classed by their Korean opponents Yung Kim and Han Cho. Travis does his best to psyche up the team with his brash attitude, going point for point with his Korean counterpart Tung Sung Moon, but gets beaten in a tie-breaker brick-breaking competition. Alex dominates his match with his opponent, Sae Jin Kwon, but takes a devastating axe-kick to his shoulder which dislocates it. Instead of giving up, he implores Tommy to "pop" the shoulder back into place and resumes the fight, ultimately defeating his opponent with one arm and winning the match. Finally, Tommy faces Dae Han. After a slow start, Tommy gets the upper hand and delivers a series of blows that force Dae Han solely on the defensive. As the match nears its end, Tommy has brought the American team within two points of victory, and Dae Han can barely stand. Tommy prepares to finish the fight, but knowing that Dae Han would not survive the attack, his coaches and teammates dissuade him. Tommy hesitates and lets the clock run out, saving the man's life but forfeiting the overall victory. Couzo consoles Tommy afterward, telling him, "You won that match. Don't ever forget that." At the medal ceremony, Dae Han unexpectedly approaches Tommy and praises him for his honorable act. He tearfully apologizes for the death of Tommy's brother, and in return offers himself as a brother. Tommy accepts, and Dae Han places his medal around Tommy's neck before the two men embrace. Sae Jin Kwon then walks up to Alex and states his long-time admiration for him as a fighter, before also handing over his medal. The other members of Team Korea then follow suit, awarding their medals to their respective American opponents.

MOVIE TITLE	RELEASE DATE
1993. “Best of the Best II”	March 5, 1993

STARRING:

•Eric Roberts as Alex Grady •Phillip Rhee as Tommy Lee •Chris Penn as Travis Brickley •Edan Gross as Walter Grady •Ralf Moeller as Gustave Brakus •Claire Stansfield as Greta Brakus •Stefanos Miltsakakis as Stavros •Myung Kue Kim as Khan •Alex Desir as Andre Marais •Lionel Washington as "The Hammer" •Meg Foster as Sue MacCauley •Sonny Landham as James Lee •Wayne Newton as Weldon Mardano •Patrick Kilpatrick as Finch •Mike Genovese as Gus •Betty Carvalho as Grandma Lee •Frank Salsedo as Charlie •Simon Rhee as Dae-han Park •Hayward Nishioka as Sae-jin Kwon •Ken Nagayama as Yung Kim •Nicholas Worth as "Sick Humor" •Manny Perry as Gunman In Desert •Kane Hodder as Backdoor Man •Edward Bunker as Spotlight Operator •Cristy Thom as Girl In Restaurant •Michael Treanor as Karate Student (uncredited) •David Boreanaz as Parking Valet (uncredited)

SYNOPSIS:

After returning home from South Korea, three members of the U.S. National Team set up a martial arts studio in Las Vegas. Travis Brickley has been secretly competing at "The Coliseum", a brutal underground fighting arena managed by Weldon Mardano, whose prot�g� Gustave Brakus is the venue's owner and undefeated champion. Ordinarily a challenger must defeat three of its "Gladiators" in order to face Brakus, but Travis challenges Brakus outright. Amused by Travis's arrogance, Weldon grants his wish. Alex Grady's eleven-year-old son Walter begins testing for his black belt, but falls short. When his father makes an impassioned speech praising his son for his maturity, Walter cancels his babysitter. Alex insists that Walter accompany Travis to his bowling league. Travis reveals his secret to Walter, who blackmails Travis into letting him watch the fight with Brakus. Brakus pummels Travis and breaks his neck, killing him. Walter runs home and alerts his father and Tommy Lee, and together they proceed to the dance club which serves as a front for the Coliseum. They are intercepted by Weldon, who claims that Travis left the Coliseum on his own. Tommy searches the city until the police find Travis's body floating in the river along with his damaged car, the apparent result of an auto accident. Alex and Tommy return to the club and confront Brakus, who admits to killing Travis. Tommy connects with a punch that sends Brakus crashing into a mirror, scarring his cheek before security arrives, forcing Alex and Tommy to fight their way out of the building. Brakus then condemns Alex and his son to death, but orders Weldon's henchmen to bring Tommy back alive. At Travis's funeral, Alex and Tommy are startled by the appearance of Dae-han Park, Tommy's old rival from South Korea, and adopted brother. Still owing a debt to Tommy for sparing his life, Dae-han pledges his help to bring Travis's killer to justice, which Tommy politely declines. Alex petitions his girlfriend Sue MacCauley (Meg Foster), who works as a sportscaster at the local news station, to investigate and bring Travis's murder to light. But with no substantial proof of the crime, she regretfully tells him that she cannot do so. While riding his bike home from school, Walter is tailed by a black automobile. He returns home to warn his father and Tommy, but they come under attack by a group of armed men. After fending them off, they pack up and head out of town to seek refuge with Tommy's Native American grandmother Lee. There they encounter Tommy's uncle James Lee, a once-promising fighter whose career was ruined due to a clash with Brakus. Claiming to know how to defeat him, James begins to train Alex and Tommy. Their training is interrupted when Weldon's henchmen track them down. James tries to intervene but is shot to death. While Tommy is forced into the waiting helicopter, Alex and the others are herded back into the house. As Weldon's men prepare to execute them and blow up the house, Walter provides a distraction which enables Alex to overpower the gunman. Tommy's grandmother prompts Alex to fire four shots to signal their deaths, at which point the thugs set fire to the gasoline trail, causing a massive explosion. After emerging from the basement unharmed, Alex leaves Walter with Sue, then recruits Dae-han and his Korean teammates Sae-jin Kwon and Yung Kim to storm the Coliseum and rescue Tommy. At the Coliseum, Tommy fights his way through the Gladiators which include a British boxer known as "The Hammer", the Greek wrestler Stavros, and the Mongolian fighter Khan (Myung Kue Kim), but is outmatched by Brakus. As Brakus prepares to finish him, Alex breaks into the arena, his presence giving Tommy a second wind. A barrage of kicks send Brakus to the canvas, and Tommy warns him to stay down. But Brakus does not comply, leaving Tommy no choice but to break his neck, killing him. With his champion dead, Weldon announces Tommy as the new owner of the Coliseum and invites him to say a few words to the audience. Tommy takes the microphone and declares the Coliseum closed. When Weldon protests, Alex silences him with an elbow to the face. Alex and Tommy leave the arena and turn off the lights.

MOVIE TITLE	RELEASE DATE
1995. “Best of the Best 3 - No Turning Back”	May 17, 1995

STARRING:

•Phillip Rhee as Tommy Lee •Christopher McDonald as Sheriff Jack Banning •Gina Gershon as Margo Preston •Mark Rolston as Donnie Hansen •Peter Simmons as Owen Tucker •Cristina Lawson as Karen Banning •Kitao Sakurai as Justin Banning •Dee Wallace as Georgia Tucker •Michael Bailey Smith as "Tiny" •Cole S. McKay as Bo •Barbara Boyd as Isabel Jackson •Justin Brentley as Luther Phelps Jr. •Andra R. Ward as Reverend Luther Phelps Sr. •John Robert Thompson as Mayor Wilson •R. Lee Ermey as Preacher Brian (uncredited) •David Rody as Arms Dealer •Kane Hodder as Neo Nazi Gunman •Mark Kreuzman as Random Neo Nazi •Jerra Nicol Thompson as Teenage Girl In Choir •John E. Blazier as Trucker / Neo Nazi •David Brown as skinhead

SYNOPSIS:

In the small town of Liberty, a vicious group of neo-Nazis terrorizes the populace, most recently murdering an African-American pastor and setting fire to his church. While visiting his sister and brother-in-law in Liberty, Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee) crosses paths with the group's leader Donnie Hansen (Mark Rolston), and is drawn into the conflict when his sister is attacked in their car. Later, the group attempts to harass schoolteacher Margo Preston (Gina Gershon) at a 4-H fair, but Tommy intervenes and fends them off. Ungrateful at first, she eventually warms up to Tommy when they are set up on a blind date. They start a relationship. Meanwhile, the town holds hearings on whether to sell a parcel of land on the outskirts of town to the neo-Nazis, who have set up their headquarters on the land. Margo and Tommy join the residents and persuade the town council to reject the land sale, which means the neo-Nazis soon must vacate the premises. After this defeat, the neo-Nazis arm themselves and assault Tommy's family. After saving Margo from an attempted rape, Tommy returns home to find his sister badly beaten. He and his brother-in-law, town sheriff Jack Banning (Christopher McDonald), decide to take matters into their own hands and invade the group's heavily guarded base, where Jack's children have been taken hostage. After a climactic fight, the children are rescued and Tommy defeats Hansen in single combat, but refuses to kill him, knowing that it would only further his message of hatred. As Tommy turns away, Hansen takes aim at him with a rifle, prompting teenager Owen Tucker (Peter Simmons) to shoot and kill Hansen, thus brokering a new peace in the town. The ending scene shows the murdered pastor's child reading from the Bible and the church being rebuilt.

MOVIE TITLE	RELEASE DATE
1998. “Best of the Best 4 - Without Warning”	October 20, 1998

STARRING:

•Phillip Rhee as Tommy Lee •Ernie Hudson as Detective Gresko •Tobin Bell as Lukasz Slava •Paul Gleason as Father Gil •Art LaFleur as "Big Joolie" •Jessica Collins as Karina •Chris Lemmon as Detective Jack Jarvis •Sven-Ole Thorsen as Boris •Jessica Huang as Stephanie Lee •Thure Riefenstein as Yuri Slava •Jill Ritchie as Mickey, Big Joolie's Daughter •Ilia Volok as Ilia •Garrett Warren as Viktor •David Fralick as Oleg •Monte Perlin as Sergei

SYNOPSIS:

A group of Russian mobsters have stolen a huge supply of paper for printing U.S. currency, and are now flooding the market with counterfeit bills. When a young woman named Mickey (Jill Ritchie) working for the mobsters decides to turn herself in and hand over a data CD to the police, she is shot and killed, but not before handing the disc to an unsuspecting Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee). Despite working with the police as a martial arts instructor, Lee doesn't go to the cops with the disc, but instead goes on the run, giving the mafia time to kidnap his daughter Stephanie (Jessica Huang) to hold as a hostage in exchange for the disc. When Lee catches the mobsters fleeing in a C130, he raises himself on a fire engine and casts the mobster's own bomb into the plane as landing gear doors close.