SummaryCol. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
Directed By:Steven E. de Souza
Written By:Steven E. de Souza
Street Fighter
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
34
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Mixed or Average
4.9
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
10% Positive
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38% Mixed
8 Reviews
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52% Negative
11 Reviews
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83
As the mercenary in charge of liberating hostages from the megalomaniacal General Bison (Julia), Jean-Claude Van Damme finds a showcase for his comic skills in Street Fighter.
50
In an effort to work all of these characters into the plot, the movie has become incomprehensible, though I doubt anyone will care, since the movie is one big blizzard of karate chops, and that seems to be the point. [23 Dec 1994, p.33]
40
In its noisy, pointless way, STREET FIGHTER does come close to the frenetic meandering of a video game scenario--which is precisely the problem. Video games are always more fun for the players involved than onlookers; consequently, this whole subgenre seems inherently self-defeating.
38
A chaotic, juvenile slag-heap of semi-futuristic action that should make at least a few Hollywood idiots think twice about adapting another video game.
30
If the story isn’t quite incoherent, then De Souza’s klutzy direction renders it so.
25
Street Fighter's cartoon plot has no purpose other than to provide butts for our hero to kick. Van Damme does so with martial arts efficiency, but zero charm, and this weary assessment pretty well sums up why I'm praying his fifteen minutes of fame are about over. [06 Jan 1995, p.L29]
20
It's hard to give a damn one way or the other about Street Fighter -- it's so thin that an errant sneeze might topple this glossy house of cards.
User score
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30% Positive
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26% Mixed
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43% Negative
10 Ratings
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Sep 7, 2024
8
I LOVE this movie. Saw it in the theater when it came out at age 10. It's a great and fun movie. Raul Julia's last performance is great, he is having SO much fun. I know it's bad, but damn do I love it!
Nov 30, 2022
6
Picked up the special edition widescreen version on DVD. Yeah it is mostly a cheesy/hoaky experience with the plot and most of cast can't act well. That being said this movie is really hilarious. In no due part to the main villain. The actor plays it so straight, but the dialogue and delivery is brilliantly comicial.
Production Company:
- Capcom Entertainment
- Universal Pictures
- Edward R. Pressman Productions
Release Date:Dec 23, 1994
Duration:1 h 42 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:The ultimate battle.
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
