Breathing Fire is a 1991 American martial arts film directed by Lou Kennedy in his directorial debut, and co-directed by Brandon De-Wilde.

The film stars Ke Huy Quan, with a supporting cast of Eddie Saavedra, Ed Neil and Jerry Trimble.

To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, a set of keys is made to the hiding place for the loot so it can only be opened if all the members are present.

The bank manager's daughter Annie gets hold of the key and runs for help to David Moore, one of her father's old friends and also a Vietnam vet as well as Michael's brother.

During their time in Vietnam, David caught Michael killing Charlie's birth mother and had convinced him to adopt the orphaned baby.

Tan was running his martial arts school in Monterey Park, California at the time and was a mentor to actor Ke Huy Quan.

Tan took the idea partly from his 1977 film Shaolin Deadly Kicks, which had a similar premise of a gang who steals a key and splits it in pieces.