Jeanclaude van damme makes his starring debut in the aptly titled. The muscles from brussels started martial arts at the age of eleven. Follows frank dux, an american martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in hong kong where fights to the death can occur. Jeanclaude van damme is a champion martial artist and bodybuilder as a teenager, he used his physical abilities to become the star of such american action. Bloodsport 1988 jeanclaude van damme and bolo yeung in bloodsport. The hard corps 2006 color rated r starring jeanclaude van damme, raz adoti, vivica a. With kat foster, moises arias, bar paly, tim peper. Bloodsport is a cliched, virtually plotless exercise in action movie recycling. His mom says that her favorite jeanclaude van damme movie is lionheart, and i saw why.
What sort of movie does it take to capture the notoriously fickle attention of donald trump. When van damme was first cast in the film, dux was unimpressed. Hark is excellent at directing actionscenes and double team is a good way for him to start in hollywood. Wed go to the video store, pick up a jcvd videotape, and pop it in the vcr inbetween eating pizza, racing barefoot across his living rooms hardwood floor, and making terrible prank phone calls. The best jeanclaude van damme movie is bloodsport 1988. Bloodsport classic scene jeanclaude van damme youtube.
One year, jean claude van damme and dolph lundgren remember them. And now jeanclaude van damme, 59, has revealed how he keeps in such great shape. Double team is the third movie that van damme has done for a former hongkong action movie director. In 1988, bloodsport gave a first starring role to jeanclaude van damme who celebrates his 55th birthday this week, a belgian brawler skilled in. Action movies full movie english 2012 jeanclaude van damme. An action movie hero and worldrenowned martial artist hailing from belgium, jeanclaude van damme burst onto the hollywood scene with classic martial arts films bloodsport 1988 and kickboxer 1989. One year, jeanclaude van damme and dolph lundgren remember them. Just the ultimate facts about van dammes action classic bloodsport 1988. The film was a low budget box office success and led to two sequels, neither of which van damme appeared in.
An american soldier at large in hong kong, van damme. This is where it all began for the muscles from brussels, but beyond van damme s athleticism, bloodsport is a cliched, virtually plotless exercise in action movie. Why jeanclaude van damme was fired from predator screen. Jean claude van damme tells crazy story about bloodsport duration. This video is van damme in a nutshell as frank dux served straight. Oct 21, 2015 frank dux, the man jean claude van damme plays in bloodsport, is either a worldclass fighter, or a worldclass fraud. Bloodsport trailer directed by newt arnold and starring jeanclaude van damme, donald gibb, norman burton, forest whitaker, roy chiao. Jeanclaude van damme stars as gibson rickenbacker, a mercenary who battles a group of murderous marauder along the east coast of the united states in a postapocalyptic future. He is also reported to have studied ballet as a way to learn balance and flexibility. Though not jeanclaude van dammes first film that would be monaco forever, in which he played gay karate man, bloodsport certainly. Bloodsport best fights of van damme and bolo yeung duration. Dec 22, 2014 assistr movie kickboxer vengeance official hd trailer 2016 jean claude van damme, dave bautista.
Donald trumps favorite movie, bloodsport, turns 30 today. A former desert storm special forces soldier is assigned the task of protecting a retired world heavyweight champion turned powerful entrepreneur when the thuggish rap mogul he put behind bars comes gunning for revenge in this bulletriddled. An international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist. Bloodsport is the true story of legendary martial artist frank dux and his experiences in hong kongs hidden fighting tournaments of the 1970s. Midways hit videogame, mortal kombat 1992, took huge inspiration from the film and even used a parody of jeanclaude van damme for the character johnny cage, who has a similar costume, back story and a familiar split punch. Oct 11, 2019 a discussion of van dammes best action movie. Bloodsport screenwriter sheldon lettich chats about his action movie classics. Is the underground kumite tournament in the movie bloodsport real. Ive watched the movie numerous times since i was a kid and enjoyed it each time. Van damme was born jean claude camille francois van varenberg in berchemsainteagathe, brussels, belgium, to eliana and eugene van varenberg, an accountant. Jeanclaude van damme, rosanna arquette, ted levine, et al. Hes one of the biggest action stars of all time, known for his hit movies, universal soldier and bloodsport.
Van damme was born jeanclaude camille francois van varenberg in berchemsainteagathe, brussels, belgium, to eliana and eugene van varenberg, an accountant. Jean claude van damme, vivica a fox, dennis rodman, nastasha henstridge, michael jai white, julie cox, various. Belgianborn film star jeanclaude van damme can be called an actor, although it would be more accurate to describe him as a bodybuilder and kickboxer. Mar, 2019 its the film that put jeanclaude van damme on the map and one beloved by ultimate action movie fans the world over, but bloodsport was nearly a complete disaster. Jean claude van damme makes his starring debut in the aptly titled bloodsport. Jeanclaude van damme makes his starring debut in the aptly titled bloodsport. Jean claude van damme reveals why he left predator. Jean claude van damme has built up a reputation as an action movie hero over the years, and here are 10 things fans may not know about. Back in 1988 a budding martial artist from belgium was searching for his big break having been unceremoniously dumped from his previous movie, predator which is a story unto itself. Bloodsport is a 1988 american martial arts action film directed by newt arnold.
It stars jeanclaude van damme, donald gibb, leah ayres, and bolo yeung. Thirty years ago, the classic jean claude van damme flick bloodsport was released to limited theaters. Double impact 1991 jeanclaude van damme action,comedy,crime movie part 2. Oct 04, 2019 jean claude van damme is a champion martial artist and bodybuilder as a teenager, he used his physical abilities to become the star of such american action flicks as bloodsport 1988 and double. Best known as the writer of bloodsport, hes collaborated with jeanclaude van damme on a raft of stonecold classics starring the muscles from brussels. Jean claude van damme movie bloodsport being remade at.
Dec 16, 2019 as if age matters for the muscles from brussels. Jeanclaude van damme bloodsport part 2 by funmanship101. Jeanclaude van damme interview about bloodsport, kickboxer, double impact and more duration. Thirty years ago, the classic jeanclaude van damme flick bloodsport was released to limited theaters.
Jeanclaude van damme, 59, reveals the secrets to his buff. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. The ultraviolent movie follows the exploits of american soldierturned martialartist frank. Why jeanclaude van damme was fired from predator screen rant. Jean claude van damme, val kilmer, keifer sutherland, et al. Dec 29, 2018 bloodsport 1988 jean claude van damme bare bea. Its the film that put jeanclaude van damme on the map and one beloved by ultimate action movie fans the world over, but bloodsport was nearly a complete disaster. Feb 25, 2020 action movie icon jean claude van damme was originally cast as the creature in predator, but was later unceremoniously fired from the role. Speaking during a recent interview with the hollywood reporter, van damme revealed how the original cut of the cannon films classic brought him to tears but not in a good way. He decided the belgian wasnt nearly in good enough shape to play a.
The cuts include almost every fight of the movie, jacksons first fight is heavily cut. Assistr movie kickboxer vengeance official hd trailer 2016 jeanclaude van damme, dave bautista. May 03, 2016 jean claude van damme interview about bloodsport, kickboxer, double impact and more duration. Search, discover and share your favorite bloodsport gifs. Relativity is rebooting bloodsport, jeanclaude van dammes 1988 breakout film, with v for vendetta director james mcteigue directing. He has done hard target for john woo and maximum risk for ringo lam. Not only has the ultimate action movie club conducted comprehensive polls and discussions on this in the past, it also pretty much pops up on the top of every list on every film website. His most popular projects include bloodsport 1988, cyborg 1989, kickboxer 1989, lionheart 1990.
An american soldier at large in hong kong, van damme becomes involved in the kumite also spelled kumatai, a highly. Aug 20, 2019 what sort of movie does it take to capture the notoriously fickle attention of donald trump. Jeanclaude van damme reached his commercial peak with timecop. Jean claude van damme bloodsport part 2 by funmanship101. Action movie icon jeanclaude van damme was originally cast as the creature in predator, but was later unceremoniously fired from the role. Bloodsport fight to survive jeanclaude van damme totality. Retired for years, a chance encounter with a lost love brings him back to the game. Recently i rewatched it with my wife, who had never seen it before, and we both thought it was great. With jeanclaude van damme, donald gibb, leah ayres, norman burton. The film is partly based on unverified claims made by martial artist frank dux. This is where it all began for the muscles from brussels, but beyond van dammes athleticism, bloodsport is a cliched, virtually plotless exercise in action movie.
Oct 05, 2012 bloodsport trailer directed by newt arnold and starring jean claude van damme, donald gibb, norman burton, forest whitaker, roy chiao. Bloodsport is a 1988 american martial arts film directed by newt arnold, and starring jeanclaude van damme, donald gibb, leah ayres, and bolo yeung. Jeanclaude van damme wept when he saw the first cut of. Van dammes father was an accountant and flower salesman. An oral history of trumps love of van dammes bloodsport. Born jeanclaude camille francois van varenberg in berchemsainteagathe, brussels, belgium, the ultimate action movie star which we now know as jeanclaude van damme, or just van damme, or just his initial jcvd is a perennial force in the great era of 80s and 90s action. His mom says that her favorite jean claude van damme movie is lionheart, and i saw why. Jeanclaude camille francois van varenberg born 18 october 1960, known professionally as jeanclaude van damme french pronunciation. In the movie hard target, lance henriksen won a saturn award for best supporting actor for his role while van damme enjoyed working with the director john woo.
Jul 24, 20 relativity is rebooting bloodsport, jean claude van damme s 1988 breakout film, with v for vendetta director james mcteigue directing. Dec 16, 2010 my edit of van damme in the 1988 movie. With jeanclaude van damme, dennis rodman, mickey rourke, paul freeman. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. Despite all that bloodsport is a classic martial arts movie. While arnold schwarzenegger would of course play hero alan dutch schaefer in predator, it turns out that other muscular european action star with a thick accent almost joined him in the film. The real frank dux bloodsport true story history vs. Jean claude van damme bloodsport frank dux frank dux right, circa 1975 shared a. The young jeanclaude studied karate from an early age and would quickly excel in the art. Get the full list of all jean claude van damme movies. May 25, 2018 bloodsport screenwriter sheldon lettich chats about his action movie classics.
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