used dirty tricks again, but Drew prevails and even offers his hand to the defeated Trevor. The crowd voices their support for Shaolin, and Master San De declares that "this is the future of Shaolin". Cast Reese Madigan as Drew Carson Trent Bushey as Trevor Gottitall Daniel Dae Kim as Gao Yun Kim Chan as Master Kwan, Drew's original teacher Billy Chang as Li Alice Zhang Hung as Ashena Cliff Lenderman as D.S. (short for "Drill Sergeant" as he was the head teacher of the newcomers at Shaolin) Henry O as Master San De, the Abbot of Shaolin Temple (credited under his birth name of Zhang Zhi Yen) Jean Louisa Kelly as Maria Andrew Shue as Competitor Tokey Hill as Trevor's Coach Marcos Antonio Miranda as Coach Paul Mormando as Trevor's Sparring Partner Production During the only day of filming within the walls of the Forbidden City, the entire film cast and crew were inexplicably ordered to leave by the government, despite having been granted permission to shoot there. The principal photography on American Shaolin took place from May through late August 1991, two years after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, and the filming, particularly within Beijing itself, was under heavy governmental scrutiny. In the United States, the film was released on video by Academy Entertainment as American Shaolin: King of the Kickboxers 2. Although both this film and The King of the Kickboxers share the same director, they are completely unrelated in terms of plot and characters. The film has never been released on DVD in the United States. The film was the debut performance of Daniel Dae Kim, who at the time was a Taekwondo black belt. The DVD is available in Australia. References External links 1992 films 1992 martial arts films American martial arts films 1990s English-language films Martial arts tournament films 1990s American films