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Nov 11, 2008 · Van Damme obviously was a good sport to make this movie, which is like every self-parodying Bruce Willis cameo rolled into one. The movie opens with a virtuoso single take in which Van Damme fights, chops, shoots and kick-boxes his way down an endless street while dozens of stunt men topple from high places, cars explode, and at some point it ...
Jun 5, 2022 · Jean-Claude Van Damme has made many great action and martial arts films in his long career. Despite sitting out Bloodsport 2 with Daniel Bernhardt taking over, Van Damme's crowning achievement remains his breakout hit of Bloodsport. NEXT: Bloodsport: The Martial Arts Movie Series Ranked From Worst To Best. Movies.
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- JCVD (2008) - 84% Speaking of dramatic performances, here is Van Dammes finest hour. JCVD is an almost autobiographical drama about Van Damme basically playing himself.
- The Bouncer (2018) - 83% Let's face it, every aging tough guy gets a movie like this. Charles Bronson got it in the 1970s with Death Wish. Clint Eastwood had Gran Torino.
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) - 81% Jean-Claude Van Damme would be one of many actors contributing their voice talents to Kung Fu Panda 2. In a cast that includes Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, and many more, Van Damme voiced Master Croc.
- No Retreat, No Surrender (1985) - 80% No Retreat, No Surrender feels like it is trying to capitalize on the success of The Karate Kid and even something along the lines of Rocky IV with its Russian bad guy.
- Bloodsport (1988) “If I can grab it before you close your hand, I get the girl.” After both limited screen time and dialogue in the glorious 80s treat that is No Retreat, No Surrender, in which he’d played the lead villain, Bloodsport marked Van Damme’s breakthrough as both leading man and straight-to-video star.
- Universal Soldier (1992) “The food is good.” When Universal Soldier was released I almost wept with joy. Thanks to Van Damme’s productivity in the previous few years, I was a full-blown fan by the time it appeared on the big screen and that, coupled with my love of Dolph Lundgren after a solid run from Rocky IV to Showdown In Little Tokyo, meant I was one excited geek, and Universal Soldier did not disappoint.
- Timecop (1994) “I’m still kicking, I must be on Broadway.” Any self-respecting action star should, at some point in their career, have a blockbuster sci-fi feature under their belt.
- Hard Target (1993) “Now take your big stick and your boyfriend and find a bus to catch.” The universal appeal of Jean Claude Van Damme has meant that he’s been chosen by quite a few directors making their first English language feature film, especially from the far east.
- Storm Rothschild in Welcome to The Jungle
- Darren Mccord in Sudden Death
- Max Walker in Timecop
- Lyon Gaultier in Lionheart
- Christopher Dubois in The Quest
- Chad and Alex Grady in Double Impact
- Chance Boudreaux in Hard Target
- Jean Vilain in The Expendables 2
- Luc Deveraux in Universal Soldier
- Fictionalized Version of Himself in JCVD
A respected jump into comedy, a genre he hasn't done nearly often enough. Low-level cubicle jockey Chris (Adam Brody) and his officemates are taken to, and then unfortunately stranded on, a remote tropical island for a two-day character-building course, led by tough ex-Marine Storm Rothschild (Jean-Claude Van Damme). 'Murphy's Law' and a ferocious ...
Think Die Hard, but at a hockey arena. Ex-fireman Darren McCord (Jean-Claude Van Damme) discovers terrorists have taken over the arena where the Vice President and McCord's own children are enjoying a Pittsburgh Penguins NHL play-off game. McCord knows that the terrorists plan on blowing up the arena at the end of the game, forcing him to stop the ...
Jean-Claude Van Damme is Max Walker, Time Enforcement Commission agent, whose wife was killed the same day he took the position. Ten years later, Walker tracks down a former co-worker, who has claimed that U.S. presidential candidate Aaron McComb (Ron Silver) is using time-travel to make money and bolster his bid for the presidency. Walker has to s...
To avenge his brother, French Foreign Legion officer Lyon Gaultier (Jean-Claude Van Damme) abandons his unit and travels to Los Angeles. After taking part in a street fight, Gaultier is introduced to an underground fighting ring, organized by Cynthia (Deborah Rennard). He makes his way up the standings, earning the name Lionheart and earning money ...
Jean-Claude Van Damme is lead in The Quest, which also marks his debut as director. Christopher Dubois' (Jean-Claude Van Damme) troubled life journey brings him to Muay Thai Island, home of the deadly martial arts, to Bangkok, and eventually to the ancient Lost City. It is here he must take part in the fabled Ghang-gheng, an ancient competition fea...
What's better than one Jean-Claude Van Damme in a movie? Two Jean-Claude Van Damme's! It’s Jean-Claude Van Damme² playing identical twins Chad and Alex Grady, who are separated after their parents are killed. Reunited 25 years later, the two team up, Chad's yin to Alex's yang, to take down Nigel Griffith (Alan Scarfe), their father's shady former b...
Hard Target has a place in history as the first major Hollywood film to be made by a Chinese director, the acclaimed John Woo in his U.S. debut. Woo brought his stylized action sequences to the film, pairing well with its star. Jean-Claude Van Damme is Chance Boudreaux, who saves Natasha (Yancy Butler) from a group of thugs in New Orleans. Learning...
Jean-Claude Van Damme finally joins his 80s/90s action cohorts in The Expendables 2 as the film's antagonist, Jean Vilain. The mercenary group are sent on a simple mission, which quickly becomes a quest for revenge against Vilain, who murdered their teammate Billy (Liam Hemsworth) and now threatens to unleash a deadly weapon on the world. Stuff blo...
Two rival soldiers killed in Vietnam, Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren), are brought back to life as superhuman warriors, thanks to a top secret military experiment. When reporter Veronica Roberts (Ally Walker) uncovers the program, Deveraux, having flashbacks to his earlier life, switches sides to save her from...
The most personal and critically acclaimed of Jean-Claude Van Damme on screen, where he plays a fictionalized version of himself as an out-of-luck actor. Struggling with a career decline, even having lost a role to Steven Seagal, and personal troubles, Jean-Claude Van Damme is taken hostage with other customers during a bank robbery, where he float...
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Sep 15, 2024 · 1. Bloodsport. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres. 1,411 votes. Bloodsport, released in 1988, showcases Jean-Claude Van Damme's incredible martial arts skills and athletic prowess as Frank Dux, an American soldier who competes in the underground fighting tournament known as Kumite.
