- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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3 out of 5
A key film in Jean-Claude Van Damme's career, this is the one that first gave an indication that the Muscles from Brussels could escape from straight-to-video hell and into the mainstream. Plotwise, this is nothing special: Van Damme is the brother of an injured kickboxing champion, who enters the ring seeking revenge. However, the fight sequences are staged with such élan that it is easy to ignore the hackneyed script - Van Damme had a hand in that as well - and rather wooden performances. After this, our hero moved on to bigger and better action vehicles, but the franchise continued without him, spawning several sequels.
Plot Summary
Martial arts adventure starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Kurt Sloane vows to avenge his brother's cruel defeat in a kickboxing fight by training to become the ultimate kickboxer.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Kurt Sloane
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Eric Sloane
- Dennis Alexio
- Xian Chow
- Dennis Chan
- Tong Po
- Tong Po
- Winston Taylor
- Haskell Anderson
- Mylee
- Rochelle Ashana
- Freddy Li
- Steve Lee
- Tao Liu
- Richard Foo
- Big Thai man
- Richard Liu
Crew
- Director
- Mark DiSalle
- Director
- David Worth
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