Hong Kong Synopsis
After being humiliated in the ring a young karate student travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, and in the process becoming the first American Shaolin.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with American Shaolin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Seasonal Film Corporation
The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1990-1992 Hong Kong release window, American Shaolin sits at #57 of 73. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when American Shaolin premiered alongside 22 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 1991.
The 329th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 64% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 62th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #651 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #422 of 516 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Seasonal Film Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0101327 |