The muscles from brussels started martial arts at the age of eleven. Van damme plays a soldier who sneaks off to hong kong to enter the legendary. And i dont think that it is a mere coincidence, especially since the story was written by frank dux and jean claude van damme. With jeanclaude van damme, lance henriksen, yancy butler, chuck pfarrer. Jump spinning heel kick, jump spinning hook kick, best thrillers. The best and worst of jeanclaude van damme reelrundown. I even remember that van damme was a true martial artist, i remember him as an owner of a fitness center back in brussel.
Jun 04, 2018 the most ultimate from the muscles from brussels jean claude van damme. The 10 best jeanclaude van damme action movies of all. The quest was released in the united states on april 26, 1996 the plot, set in 1925, revolves around a martial arts tournament in the mysterious lost city. The quest is a 1996 american martial arts film cowritten and directed by jeanclaude van damme in his directorial debut, who also starred in the film. Martial arts movie star jeanclaude van damme made his debut behind the camera as the director of this sweeping action drama. For a jean claude van damme movie, then the quest is a fairly standard one.
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 flicks as bloodsport 1988 and double. Van damme black eagle fight with splits by kuhen25. In the movie bloodsport, kumite is the name given to the deadly, underground, full contact fighting tournament to which the main character, frank dux jeanclaude van damme, is clandestinely invited. Apr 30, 2016 jeanclaude van damme as christopher dubois in the quest, courtesy of universal pictures 20 years ago, the biggest action star of the 90s not named stallone or schwarzenegger attempted to. Jeanclaude van damme is a certified ultimate action movie god. Feb 21, 2016 free bloodsport jean claude van damme collection dvd cover 1988 r2 german ready to download and print. Okay, okay kann sein, dass ich etwas voreingenommen bin. They discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance in the process. Dec 22, 2014 kickboxer 1989 full movie english jean claude van damme. Hard target is a 1993 american action film directed by chinese film director john woo in his american directorial debut. The film stars jeanclaude van damme as chance boudreaux, an outofwork cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, named natasha binder yancy butler, from a gang of thugs in new orleans. Bolo yeung, van damme, forest whitaker, donald gibb, ken siu, michel qissi. Action movies no retreat, no surrender jean claude van damme full hd. The film costars roger moore, james remar and janet gunn.
Double impact jean claude van damme video dailymotion. Jeanclaude van damme as christopher dubois in the quest, courtesy of universal pictures 20 years ago, the biggest action star of the 90s not named stallone or schwarzenegger attempted to. A group of gentlemen of fortune visits a legendary lost city, located in tibet. Double team double team pairs van damme with a greenhaired dennis rodman to take down a previous target that evaded van damme. A lost city, a man of destiny, a test of honor ghanggheng, the ancient winnertakeall competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the. A woman hires a drifter as her guide through new orleans in search of her father, who has gone missing. Dec 22, 2014 double team 1997 jeanclaude van damme action,comedy,scifi movie part 02.
Jeanclaude van damme is a famous hollywood actor, best known for his roles in action films. They plan to steal a priceless statue golden dragon during the martial arts tournament. Jeanclaude van damme auctions himself to randy screaming women men for sale with ulrika jonsson. 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. The top 10 reasons why bloodsport is van dammes magnum opus. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. Bloodsport is peak van damme in 1988 cannon films would finally unleash a movie upon the world that had been sat on their shelves gathering dust for a couple of years the movie in question starred a young, thickly accented belgian martial artist in his first leading role as well as a veteran, monosyllabic chinese bodybuilder as the main villain and would be set within the.
Complete movies, film clips, fight scenes, training and behind the scenes, commercials and parodies. Dux van damme vs chong li bolo yeung part 2 youtube. The plot, set in 1925, revolves around a martial arts tournament in the. It is very similar to the style of bloodsport which is a good thing. With jeanclaude van damme, donald gibb, leah ayres, norman burton. Other real life names used to refer to the tournament include vale tudo, san soo, no holdsbarred, etc. See more ideas about van damme, movies and i movie. The 10 best jeanclaude van damme action movies of all time. Actor jean claude van damme stars as gibson rickenbacker, heroid leader of the slingers. I love the serie and wanted to make a movie out of it. Jeanclaude van damme the muscles from brussels returns this time as claude vilain, the brother of jean vilain. Oct 21, 2015 in 1988, bloodsport gave a first starring role to jeanclaude van damme who celebrates his 55th birthday this week, a belgian brawler skilled in the martial art of karate.
The belgian known simply as van damme, jcvd or the muscles from brussels parlayed his excellence in karate and bodybuilding into one of the most successful action movie careers of all time. A martial artist hunts a killer in a plagueinfested urban dump of the future. Van damme was the original choice to play the title character in predator 1987 and was part of the production until he was let go. Bloodsport jeanclaude van damme collection dvd cover. Unfortunately, the film is beyond cheesy, is full of terrible action and special effects, and lacks the emotion that most of van dammes movies has. Before becoming a major movie star he was a very successful martial arts and kickboxing fighter in europe. He is albanianamerican in real life and a great instructor. The top 10 reasons why bloodsport is van dammes magnum. His body became a better and bloodier weapon than any handcannon that previous mumbling, 80s boxoffice draws could ever wield. Lucky for the future, van damme is a fighter, ready to kick some butt. Van damme was born jeanclaude camille francois van varenberg in berchemsainteagathe, brussels, belgium, to eliana and eugene van varenberg, an accountant.
Jeanclaude van damme the quest trailer 1996 by animedia. Frank dux jeanclaude van damme, chong li bolo yeung. Action movies full movie english 2012 jeanclaude van damme. He battles in a tournament of martial arts to win the prize of a golden statue, which funds he can use to feed the street kids that he cares for. The quest was released in the united states on april 26, 1996. Popular videos nowhere to run nowhere to run topic. And the claims of the dux guy to be undefeated martial art champion seems phone too.
Assistr movie kickboxer vengeance official hd trailer 2016 jeanclaude van damme, dave bautista. Oct 19, 2014 hi peeps, this is my tribute to the quest. According to jesse venturas book, van damme played the predator 1987 alien until he was replaced replaced by kevin peter hall. 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. Van damme, abdel qissi, best thrillers from the 80s and 90s. Aug 05, 2019 society has fallen and a gang of killers terrorizes the streets.
In 1988, bloodsport gave a first starring role to jeanclaude van damme who celebrates his 55th birthday this week, a belgian brawler skilled in the martial art of karate. Bloodsport is peak van damme in 1988 cannon films would finally unleash a movie upon the world that had been sat on their shelves gathering dust for a couple of years the movie in question starred a young, thickly accented belgian martial artist in his first leading role as well as a veteran, monosyllabic chinese bodybuilder as the main villain and would be set within the walls of an. A positive side is van damme looks great blonde and mingna wen can seriously take control of a film no matter how bad it is. Dux van damme vs chong li bolo yeung part 2 rezzzolute. Oct 04, 2019 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 flicks as bloodsport 1988 and double. I am a big fan of peter malota which is the guy that plays the fighter from spain that fights van damme. Van damme stars as chris dubois, a clown pickpocket and faginlike. And if you have seen the 1988 bloodsport movie, then you have essentially also seen the quest. Van damme jcvd the movie official theatrical uk trailer 2008 by jeanclaude vandammelibrary. Until death 2007 full english movies jean claude van damme, stephen rea, selina giles. Nov 06, 2015 hard target is a 1993 american action film directed by chinese film director john woo in his american directorial debut.
Nowhere to run part 1 by dorien by dorien lenaerts. With jeanclaude van damme, deborah richter, vincent klyn, alex daniels. U need to watch the serie in order to understand the people behind it. After making a cameo in last action hero, van damme starred in nowhere to run 1993 alongside rosanna arquette, based in part on a script by joe eszterhas. Bloodsport jeanclaude van damme collection dvd cover 1988. These skills helped land him a role in the movie bloodsport, which became a box office hit and launched his career. Columbia said the film is true to his audience and goes beyond his audience. His body became a better and bloodier weapon than any handcannon that previous mumbling, 80s. Double impact was the first chance i had to see jeanclaude on the big screen, thankfully down to a combination of its uk. This movie is great for kids not for martial arts fans. Bloodsport 1988 follows many timehonored tropes of the western martial arts film white hero trained by asian master, secret fighting tournament, inspired by the unverifiable tall tales of a selfpromoting martial arts instructor and became an exemplar of the form. Van damme is on a quest to find the meaning of right and wrong in this movie.