The Instructor

1981
R
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

4.7/10

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Bendell's self-defense school is considered pretty good, but not in the league of the one run by his rival. One thing leads to another, and the two men find themselves, and their students, s... Read allBendell's self-defense school is considered pretty good, but not in the league of the one run by his rival. One thing leads to another, and the two men find themselves, and their students, squaring off in a winner-take-all.Bendell's self-defense school is considered pretty good, but not in the league of the one run by his rival. One thing leads to another, and the two men find themselves, and their students, squaring off in a winner-take-all.

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IMDb RATING

4.7/10

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YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The original cut of the film was shot for a few weeks in 1980 and was completed in 1981. In 1983, after Don Bendell had moved to Colorado with his new wife Shirley, he was able to secure a deal with Hollywood-based distributor Shapiro Entertainment to release the film, providing that he would shoot a new opening to make it more action-packed. This "new" version appears on all video releases of the movie.

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The stuntmen are clearly visible during the climatic chase and fight scene.

Alternate versions
When Shapiro Entertainment Corporation picked up the movie for its release, the distributor ordered director Don Bendell to shoot and insert a new opening to make the film more action-packed and to give it more character development. The new opening consisted of Thumper and Bob Chaney's character engaging in a no-holds-barred fight with a street gang. Another sequence occurs at the same time when a group of playground kids battle a seemingly normal guy creeping around, disguised as a ninja. The ninja later shows up after the fight and Chaney offers to let him join his karate school, to Thumper's dismay.