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Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King

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An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.

Release Date : 2023-03-17

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Flair ProductionsKaos FilmsRTBFARTE GEIEHotMovistar+RTSCNC

Production Country : BelgiumFranceIsraelSpainSwitzerland

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Character Name : Self - Portait Subject & Interviewee (archive)

Original Name : Jean-Claude Van Damme

Gender : Male

Claude Goetz

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Claude Goetz

Gender : Male

Philippe Graton

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Philippe Graton

Gender : Male

Michel Qissi

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Michel Qissi

Gender : Male

Monette Loza

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Monette Loza

Gender : Male

Marc Duvinage

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Marc Duvinage

Gender : Male

Vincent Fannoy

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Vincent Fannoy

Gender : Male

Sheldon Lettich

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Sheldon Lettich

Gender : Male

Cédric Delelée

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Cédric Delelée

Gender : Male

David Worth

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : David Worth

Gender : Male

Ally Walker

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Ally Walker

Gender : Female

Mabrouk El Mechri

Character Name : Self - Interviewee

Original Name : Mabrouk El Mechri

Gender : Male

Terry Crews

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Terry Crews

Gender : Male

Bolo Yeung Sze

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Bolo Yeung Sze

Gender : Male

Darcy LaPier

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Darcy LaPier

Gender : Female

Jay Leno

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Jay Leno

Gender : Male

Frank Dux

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Frank Dux

Gender : Male

Olivier Monssens

Character Name : Self - Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Olivier Monssens

Gender : Male

Jason Statham

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Jason Statham

Gender : Male

Dolph Lundgren

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Dolph Lundgren

Gender : Male

Chuck Norris

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Chuck Norris

Gender : Male

Sylvester Stallone

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Sylvester Stallone

Gender : Male

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gender : Male

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