Scene of the Week: Only the Strong

Mark Dacascos has enjoyed the kind of career longevity some of his DTV action contemporaries could only dream of. With that said, 1993’s Only the Strong will likely always be my favorite Dacascos movie, despite him having an impressive list of quality films to his credit over the years like Drive, Crying Freeman, Brotherhood of the Wolf and more recently his work in John Wick 3.

Only the Strong was Dacascos’ leading man debut and he made as strong of a first impression on me as his character, Louis Stevens, did on the students of Lincoln High. In this week’s Scene of the Week you will see that first impression as Louis Stevens comes to the defense of Shay, who is having trouble with his own brother, Jamaican Gang Leader Phillipe (Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter)…