The Deadly Art of Survival
Real-life kung fu master Nathan Ingram stars in this gritty, low-budget martial arts epic as a local karate school owner who clashes with a gang of drug traffickers posing as the owners of a rival dojo. Director Charlie Ahearn (who helmed the landmark hip-hop film Wild Style) used the housing projects next to his New York Lower East Side apartment as his central location in this 1979 classic, shot on a vintage Super 8 camera.
- Genre: Action
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- Keyword: drug dealer, new york city, martial arts, hip-hop, gang war, ghetto, karate, revenge, dojo, karate kick, disco, brooklyn bridge, housing project, street fight, downtown, ninjas, african american, old school, lower east side, jumped, low budget, east river, puerto rican
- Cast: Nathan Ingram, George David Gonzalez, Miguel Villanueva, Gerard Hovagimyan, Kiki Smith, Freddy Rivera
