STREET FIGHTER II: THE ANIMATED MOVIE (1994) w/ Street Fighter Video Game Contest presented by Strange Brew
September 2 : 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This film is presented by St. Louis’s long-running cult film series Strange Brew — winner of the 2025 A-List Award for Best Movie Night in St. Louis. Strange Brew programmer Jon Scorfina will provide an introduction.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) is a faithful anime adaptation of the very loose story from the hugely popular fighting arcade game Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers produced by Capcom. Chinese Interpol agent Chun-Li seeks the help of American Air Force Captain Guile to infiltrate the criminal organization Shadowlaw, run by leader M. Bison and his brutal bodyguards Balrog, Vega and Sagat. Meanwhile, Japanese martial artist Ryu travels the world seeking a challenger worthy of competition, since his American training partner Ken Masters has left to start a life with his girlfriend, Eliza. Soon M. Bison discovers the masterful skills of Ryu and Ken from observing a series of street fights and aims to force the champions to join his criminal syndicate through hypnosis.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie originally had a limited theatrical release in August of 1994 and doubled as promotion for Street Fighter (1994), the live-action film also based on the video game starring Jean-Claude Van Damme that was released in December of that year. Unlike the Hollywood film that was almost immediately panned as one of the worst video game movies ever made, the Japanese anime film has garnered a devoted following for its accuracy to the source material and its fast-paced animated battles with the colorful cast of fighters, including Indian yoga master Dhalsim, Russian wrestler Zangief, Bruce Lee-knockoff Fei Long, as well Dee Jay, T. Hawk Cammy and the Brazilian monster Blanka. The localized English version of the film also features a hard rocking soundtrack of mid ’90s acts like KMFDM, Alice in Chains, Silverchair and Korn.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie now acts as the perfect primer for the upcoming big-budget Hollywood remake Street Fighter (2026) set to hit theaters on October 16, 2026.
A Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers Video Game Contest will start at 6:30 pm.
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