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The Cannon Group
Warner Bros. Pictures
Bloodsport Collection
The true story of an American ninja.
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
GenerationofSwine
Jan 11, 2023 · via TMDB
I've been pretty harsh reviewing Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, and even though he is significantly older than me, I have the feeling he can still kick my butt, so maybe I should back off a little. Honestly though, this one is pretty watchable. Make no mistake, it is no Chinatown, but, who cares, it is a fun way to hit all the tropes of the martial arts genre and it does it in a way that you know is going to be copied, even if it was already kind of a copy of Enter the Dragon only without the art. So, what you have is a bloody trope filled film that is fun to watch and vaguely (in the vaguest sense of the word vaguely) based kinda sorta on a true story that one guy said happened and was never really verified. So.... sit back and pop some corn, you'll love this.
John Chard
Jul 20, 2019 · via TMDB
You told me to use any tactic that works, never to commit yourself to one style, to keep an open mind! Bloodsport is directed by Newt Arnold and written by Christopher Cosby, Mel Friedman and Sheldon Lettich. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Forest Whitaker and Bolo Yeung. Music is by Paul Hertzog and cinematography by David Worth. One of the earlier films that made Van Damme into a star, Bloodsport finds Van Damme as real life martial artist Frank Dux. Dux enters into the famed Kumite, a no nonsense tournament in Hong Kong and must overcome various hurdles to hopefully achieve his goals. As is the norm for a Van Damme action movie, particularly where his late 80s and early 90s output is concerned, one has to be prepared for some at best average acting and a flimsy plot. Plot follows a familiar Van Damme trajectory, his character will yearn to overcome adversity, go through a strenuous training programme, meet and make friends and enemies, produce some outstanding martial artistry, and end up in a winner takes all fight for justice, revenge, honour... Away from the seriously great fighting skills showcased by Van Damme and the other martial artists he comes up against, there's not a lot of artistic film making craft on show. But as fans of this sort of stuff will tell you, and I'm one of that number, it matters not, for they deliver exactly what we expect. Great fight choreography, a super Kumite montage, a vile villain who needs his ass kicked, and of course lots of Van Damage as we hurtle towards what we hope will be a triumphant finale. Hooray! Though supposedly based on facts in Frank Dux's life, this has been called into question over the years, so best to just observe it as an energised martial arts film rather than a part biography piece. 7/10
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Frank Dux
Donald Gibb
Ray Jackson
Leah Ayres
Janice
Norman Burton
Helmer
Forest Whitaker
Rawlins
Roy Chiao
Tanaka
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Captain Chen
Pierre Rafini
Young Frank
Bolo Yeung
Chong Li
Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung
Victor Lin
Kimo Lai Kwok-Ki
Hiro Satori
Bernard Mariano
Sadiq Hossein
Bill Yuen Ping-Kuen
Oshima
Lily Leung Shun-Yin
Mrs. Tanaka
Henry Ho Siu-Hing
Official #1
Sing Yan
Official #2
A.P. George
Referee/Judge
Charles Wang
Chinese Doctor
John Foster
Per Gustafson
John Cheung Ng-Long
Toon Wing Sum
Chiu Gwok
Chuan Ip Mung
Michel Qissi
Suan Paredes
David Ho Wing-Hin
Pumola
Rick Erikson
Marc Cotard
Samson Li
Budimam Prang
Paulo Tocha
Paco
Wilson Lee
Chong Li's Trainer
Edward E. Ketterer
Aide
Ken Boyle
Col. Cooke
Tam Tin-Nam
Young Tough
Mandy Chan Chi-Man
Janitor
Christopher Lay
Butler
Ben Wong Tin-Dok
Big Spender
Mak Shu-San
Big Spender
David Tetter
Fighter
Lam Shung-Ching
Fighter (Sen Ling)
João Gomes
Fighter (Joao Gomez)
Tse Kin-Hung
Fighter
Steve Daw
Fighter
Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue
Fighter (Ng Yuk Shu)
Henrik Wesslen
Fighter
Paul Findley
Fighter (Paul Finley)
Chu Wah
Fighter
Eric Ng Shek-Long
Fighter
Ho Chi-Moon
Big Spender (uncredited)
David Yeung
Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Dux
Martial Arts Choreographer
Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung
Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
Director
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Editor
Menahem Golan
Producer
Yoram Globus
Producer
Stan Bush
Songs
Sheldon Lettich
Screenplay
Sheldon Lettich
Story
Feb 26, 1988
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