Kickboxer 1989 full movie english jean claude van damme. Some dots come on screen now and then understandable due to age of the movie but wont effect the movie s amazing quality. So if they ever met in a movie fight scene, seagal would. Kickboxer soundtrack eagle lands jean claude van damme.
After predator was a success, van damme said that he appreciated the movie and that he had no regrets about missing that role. Jeanclaude van damme s kickboxer is being remade, and the muscles from brussels will be one of the stars. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary eric sloane dennis alexio is an american kickboxing pro, helped by his brother, kurt jeanclaude van damme, in his quest for glory. The film was released in the united states on september 8, 1989. Jean claude van damme kick boxing vs steven seagal. Kickboxer with van damme martial arts action movies. Van damme triple feature kickboxer replicant universal soldier 4.
Due to opting out of kickboxer 2 to do the film double impact, the second through fourth installments revolve around the character david sloane played by sasha mitchell in all three entries, little brother to van damme s. It is the first sequel in the kickboxer franchise, and stars sasha mitchell in the role of david sloane, the brother of kickboxer s lead character kurt, portrayed by jeanclaude van damme. Van damme is back in usual pretty boy fashion, only this time he enters as a fighter named kurt,in the shadow of his brother, a us kickboxing champion named eric. Chuck norris almost starred in kickboxer and other. He became a sensation in the 1980s and 90s with starring roles in kickboxer, universal soldier and bloodsport. Here are posters advertising cannons lost classics. Vengeance doesnt arrive until september, production will begin on another kickboxer sequel with jeanclaude van damme back again. The first installment revolves around a character named kurt sloan, played by jeanclaude van damme.
Thanks to chows unconventional training methods, kurt becomes an expert kickboxer. Vengeance is a 2016 american martial arts film directed by john stockwell, and starring david bautista, alain moussi, gina carano, georges stpierre, and jeanclaude van damme. The road back is a 1991 american martial arts film directed by albert pyun and written by david s. In the case of jeanclaude van damme, he did start his career by studying karate in belgium and briefly going pro back in 1980, but it has been nearly 30 years since he has been in competition. Now espn reports that van damme will make his triumphant return to the ring this october when he goes up against thai boxer and former olympic gold. It is the sixth film in the kickboxer franchise and also serves as a reboot. Only now the movie revolves around the brother of the character that van damme. But if hes to vanquish po, kurt must first learn a martial art known as muaythai, so he seeks out the expertise of fight guru xian chow. It was produced and directed by mark di salle, and also codirected by david worth, and starring jeanclaude van damme and former world kickboxing champion dennis alexio. Kickboxer with van damme heres a classic, its a good ol van damme film called kickboxer made a few years after what his arguably his top film bloodsport. Jean claude van damme starred along side dolph lundgren in the 1992 smash hit universal soldier advertisement continue reading below jean claude van damme s kickboxing record stands at 181 wit all 18 wins by knockout, and an amateur record of 444. Kickboxer is a 1989 martial arts film starring jeanclaude van damme. A key film in jeanclaude van damme s career, this is the one that first gave an indication that the muscles from brussels could escape from straighttovideo hell and into the mainstream.
Jean claude van damme was successful in the film bloodsport, which was. The fight scenes are hardcore and the one at the end is quite cool. Tong po is the right guy, a little exalted thug, protected by an unscrupulous local boss, freddy li. I am the actor in the kickboxer 1989 movie with jean claude van damme. The actor is in final negotiations to join the cast of kickboxer, a franchise remake featuring guardians of the galaxy.
He became a sensation in the 1980s and 90s with starring roles in kickboxer. When kickboxing champ eric sloane is crippled in the ring by the evil tong po, erics younger brother, kurt, seeks vengeance. This movie is supposed to be a sequel to the movie which starred jeanclaude van damme. Accompanied by his brother kurt van damme, american kickboxing champion eric sloane dennis alexio, arrives in thailand to defeat the eastern warriors at their own sport. The cannon group offered van damme the lead in either delta force 2. Jeanclaude van damme plot in america, eric sloane has no rival in kickboxing, so he decides to travel to bangkok with his brothermanager kurt to find a worthy opponent.
The original movie kickboxer from 1989 starring jeanclaude van damme is a true 80s action classic, van damme stars as kurt sloane brother of american. Jeanclaude van damme takes on tong po in kickboxer. This is one of the best martial arts movie ever made. Kick boxer has to be one of the greatest movies of van damme. Below is the synopsis of kickboxer, per imdb kurt sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of muay thai in order to avenge his brother. Some dots come on screen now and then understandable due to age of the movie but wont effect the movies amazing quality. Kurt sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of muay thai in order to avenge his brother. Alain moussi jeanclaude van damme dave bautista gina carano georges stpierre sara malakul lane matthew ziff t. Retaliation, it is the sequel to the original kickboxer 1989 reboot kickboxer. Jeanclaude van damme recreates his kickboxer dance scene conan on tbs.
Accompanied by his brother kurt van damme, american kickboxing champion eric sloane dennis alexio, arrives in thailand to defeat the. Kickboxer is a 1989 american martial arts film and is the first entry into the kickboxer franchise. Its got damme good soundtrack, damme good story line and damme good training. With dave bautista, alain moussi, gina carano, jeanclaude van damme. Vengeance starring jean claude van damme, alain moussi, gina carano, georges st pierre, and dave bautista bringing. His flashy kicks and ripped physique were a perfect fit for the directors and filming style during van damme.
Kickboxer is a film for the truly undiscriminating. It is kind of like rocky,in the sense that he traines all the movie for a fight in the end. Jeanclaude van damme in bloodsport bruce lee, kickboxing, karate shotokan. This cant be compared to the best movies of jackie chan and jet li,but it is still a good martial arts movie. With jeanclaude van damme, dennis alexio, dennis chan, michel qissi. 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. Action movie star jean claude van damme has been around for years now. Set 12 months after vengeance, kurt sloane now played by alain moussi is lured back away from a. It exists for one reason, to display the physique and kickboxing style of jeanclaude van damme. To say he learned his moves during his time at ballet school is just pure rubbish. Kickboxer jeanclaude van damme 1989 training scenes. Jeanclaude van damme returning to kickboxer extreme.
Watch this epic of jeanclaude van damme and how he kicks ass in the action packed film kickboxer jeanclaude van damme is returning to the world of kickboxer, one of the movies that launched his action star career. Tong not only defeats eric, he paralyzes him for life. Kickboxer trailer clip dave bautista, jeanclaude van damme action, 2016 meteoalex. It was produced and directed by mark di salle, and also codirected by david worth, and starring jeanclaude van damme and former world kickboxing champion. It focuses on two brothers, kurt and eric sloane, who go to bangkok to challenge tong po, thailands undefeated kickboxing champion.
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