“Underdog Kids” is an action-packed film about inner city kids from the poor neighborhood going up against the undefeated Beverly Hills Junior National Karate Team. This film will make you laugh, make you cry and make you cheer! ​Director’s vision: The greatest gift a filmmaker can give an audience is to tell great stories that touches the human heart. I have achieved that once with one of my earlier films -- the “Best of the Best” with Academy award nominated actors James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Eric Roberts and Chris Penn, which I produced but was never able to achieve that again until now… By working with an award winning producing and directing partner Doug Magallon and Fabienne Wen, we were able to make “Underdog Kids” into one of those special films that will touch your heart and uplift your spirits. Why did we make “Underdog Kids?” The reason we made "Underdog Kids" is to inspire families with stories of courage, friendship, love and honor. Being an "Underdogs" oursleves, we understand the hardships families go through in life and though it's never easy, perhaps through our film, it will remind us all to “NEVER GIVE UP” and learn how to take everything negative in our lives and turn it into something positive. Because life is not about giving up but rather keeping your dreams alive through overcoming obstacles and self doubt.

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Underdog Kids

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Family/Action · 1h 34m · 7/7/2015

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“Underdog Kids” is an action-packed film about inner city kids from the poor neighborhood going up against the undefeated Beverly Hills Junior National Karate Team. This film will make you laugh, make you cry and make you cheer! ​Director’s vision: The greatest gift a filmmaker can give an audience is to tell great stories that touches the human heart. I have achieved that once with one of my earlier films -- the “Best of the Best” with Academy award nominated actors James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Eric Roberts and Chris Penn, which I produced but was never able to achieve that again until now… By working with an award winning producing and directing partner Doug Magallon and Fabienne Wen, we were able to make “Underdog Kids” into one of those special films that will touch your heart and uplift your spirits. Why did we make “Underdog Kids?” The reason we made "Underdog Kids" is to inspire families with stories of courage, friendship, love and honor. Being an "Underdogs" oursleves, we understand the hardships families go through in life and though it's never easy, perhaps through our film, it will remind us all to “NEVER GIVE UP” and learn how to take everything negative in our lives and turn it into something positive. Because life is not about giving up but rather keeping your dreams alive through overcoming obstacles and self doubt.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Companies

Group Hug Productions, Itsy Bitsy Film
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Phillip Rhee

Jimmy 'The Lightning Bolt' Lee
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Beau Bridges

Ron Butz
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Mirelly Taylor

Valerie Cruz
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Tom Arnold

Gene 'Geno' Burman
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Max Gail

Charlie Walker
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Ellia English

Big Mamma
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Lauren Bowles

Mrs. Jones
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Adam Irigoyen

Wyatt Jones
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Greg Grunberg

Frank Bosco
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Ted McGinley

Barry Hershfeld
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Ryan Potter

Eric Barret
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Patrick Fabian

Ted Barret
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Lorenz Arnell

Rasheed Shabazz
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Andrew Franklin

Ricky Perez
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Aidan Considine

Alex Michaels
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Rayna Vallandingham

Leticia Hernandez
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Cade Sutton

Raymond Butz
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Nicolas Bechtel

Sean Michaels
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Dallas James Liu

Young Jimmy
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Tonja Kahlens

Martha Butz
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Sonya Leslie

Mrs. Shabazz
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Tyler Weaver Jr.

Cameron Hershfeld
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John Kapelos

Teacher
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Albert Serrato

Phil
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Seth Lee

Jake
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Sean Rhee

Eric
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Sebastian Saraceno

Big Guy
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Patrick Cox

Tiny
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Dan Inosanto

Himself
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Gary Anthony Stennette

Reggie Shabazz
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Don 'The Dragon' Wilson

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Richard Norton

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Benny Urquidez

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Jun Chung

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Steve Jackson

Executive
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Jaron Adams

Bathroom Bully
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John Alexenko

Lawyer
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Christopher Craven

Middle School Student
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Marc Graue

Fight Announcer
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Rose Liston

Middle school student
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David Jason Perez

Stix
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Sophie Sabatini

Student
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Ron Yuan

Marc Zuko
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Julien Giancana

Julien (uncredited)
Crew
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Fabienne Wen

Producer
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Aaron Meister

Cinematograpy
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Terrance Their

Editor
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Arturo Sandoval

Music
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Jeff McCarthy

Editor
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Doug Magallon

Producer
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Underdog Kids

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