Street Fighter is a 1994 American martial arts action film written and directed by Steven E. de Souza. It is based on the same-titled video games produced by Capcom. The film features an international and multicultural cast that included Jean-Claude Van Damme (in the role of William F. Guile), Raúl Juliá (as General M. Bison) and pop singer Kylie Minogue (as Cammy) along with Native American actor Wes Studi (as Victor Sagat), Chinese American act...
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Street Fighter is a 1994 American martial arts action film written and directed by Steven E. de Souza. It is based on the same-titled video games produced by Capcom. The film features an international and multicultural cast that included Jean-Claude Van Damme (in the role of William F. Guile), Raúl Juliá (as General M. Bison) and pop singer Kylie Minogue (as Cammy) along with Native American actor Wes Studi (as Victor Sagat), Chinese American actors Ming-Na (as Chun-Li) & Byron Mann (as Ryu), Mexican American actor Damian Chapa (as Ken) and African American actor Grand L. Bush (as Balrog).
The film altered the plot of the original game and motives of the Street Fighter characters. It also significantly lightened the tone of the adaptation, inserting several comical interludes (for instance one particular fight scene between E. Honda and Zangief pays homage to the old Godzilla movies).
The film was a commercial success, making approximately three times its production costs, but was...
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