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Director:
Newt Arnold
Writers:
Sheldon Lettich (story)
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Release Date:
26 February 1988 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Biography | Sport See more »
Tagline:
The secret contest where the world's greatest warriors fight in a battle to the death. See more »
Plot:
Frank Dux has spent most his life being trained by Tanaka to participate in the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts tournament... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(98 articles)
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Cast

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Jean-Claude Van Damme ... Frank Dux (as Jean Claude Van Damme)

Donald Gibb ... Ray Jackson
Leah Ayres ... Janice Kent
Norman Burton ... Helmer

Forest Whitaker ... Rawlins
Roy Chiao ... Senzo Tanaka
Philip Chan ... Captain Chen
Pierre Rafini ... Young Frank
Bolo Yeung ... Chong Li
Ken Siu ... Victor Lin (as Kenneth Siu)
Kimo Lai Kwok Ki ... Hiro
Bernard Mariano ... Sadiq Hossein
Bill Yuen Ping Kuen ... Oshima
Lily Leung ... Mrs. Tanaka
Joshua Schroder ... Chuck / Older Boy
Keith Davey ... Eddie / Older Boy
Sean Ward ... Shingo Tanaka
Johnny Lai ... Desk Clerk
Henry Ho ... Official
Henry Kot ... Official
Thomas Lam ... Official
Simon Lai ... Official
A.P. George ... Referee / Judge
Charles Wang ... Chinese Doctor
Cihangir Gaffari ... Gustafson (as John Foster)
John Cheung ... Toon
Dennis Chiu ... Chuan
Michel Qissi ... Suan Parades (as Michelle Qissi)
Nathan Chukueke ... Parades' Opponent (as Nathan Chkueke)
Geoff Brown ... Parades' Friend
David Ho ... Pumola
Eric Neff ... Morra
Michael Chan ... Yasuda
Rick Erikson ... Cotard
John Law ... Luu
Samson Li ... Budimam Prang

Paulo Tocha ... Paco
Greg Richardson ... Aussie
Saheed Sahabuddin ... Syrian Fighter
Rocky Jasminder Singh ... Syrian Fighter
Wilson Lee ... Chong Li's Trainer
Mark DiSalle ... Boxer
Edward E. Ketterer ... Aide
Ken Boyle ... Col. Cooke
Mark Wheelhouse ... Older Boy
Wayne Morris ... Older Boy
Darren Humphrey ... Older Boy
Tom Tam ... Young Tough
Claude Heme ... Mr. Dux
Susan Sheers ... Mrs. Dux
Mandy Chan ... Janitor
Tak Ming Wong ... Flagman (as Wong Tak Ming)
Tsui Siu Hung ... Policeman
Chung Sung Tak ... Policeman (as Chung Shun Tak)
Kung Sung Wan ... Policeman (as Wan Kung Sung)
Christopher Lay ... Butler
Andrew Rule ... Guard
Lois Gochnauer ... Special Lady
Patricia McDonald ... Special Lady
Mic Rieusset ... Special Lady
Gloria Wu ... Special Lady
Peggy Tam ... Special Lady
Jacqueline Choy ... Special Lady
Bernie Cilia ... Special Lady
Rani Gill ... Special Lady
Christine Redman ... Special Lady (as Christine Redmen)
Johnny Wong Tin Tok ... Big Spender
Mak Shu Sun ... Big Spender
Nip Kwok Chiu ... Big Spender
David Tetter ... Fighter
Benjamin Ling ... Fighter
Joao Gamez ... Fighter
Kin Hung Tse ... Fighter (as Tse Kin Hung)
Steve Daw ... Fighter
Yuk Shu Ng ... Fighter (as Ng Yuk Shu)
Henrik Wesslen ... Fighter
Paul Findley ... Fighter
Wayne Archer ... Fighter
Attilio Reale ... Fighter
Mark Sharrock ... Fighter
Paul Treadwell ... Fighter
Colin Bucknor ... Fighter
Roger Walker ... Fighter
Hung Chi Shing ... Fighter

Victor Wong ... Fighter
Chu Wah ... Fighter
Eric Ng ... Fighter
Max Clsekedi ... Fighter
Ronnie Li ... Fighter
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Directed by
Newt Arnold 
 
Writing credits
Sheldon Lettich (story)

Sheldon Lettich (screenplay) and
Christopher Cosby (screenplay) &
Mel Friedman (screenplay)

Produced by
Mark DiSalle .... producer
Yoram Globus .... producer
Menahem Golan .... producer
 
Original Music by
Paul Hertzog 
 
Cinematography by
David Worth (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Carl Kress 
Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
 
Casting by
Madalena Chan 
Michael Olton 
 
Production Design by
David Searl 
 
Production Management
Burt Bluestein .... production manager
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen .... post-production supervisor
Rony Yacov .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ken Siu .... second assistant director
O.J. Tan .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Jonathan Cheung .... assistant art director
Chan Ching Kan .... assistant property master
Chi-Keung Lee .... art assistant (as Lee Chi Keung)
Lam Ching Tau .... assistant property master
 
Sound Department
Thomas Paul Croce .... foley artist
Gibson Fung .... boom operator
Jeffrey J. Haboush .... sound re-recording mixer (as Jeffrey Haboush)
Mike Le Mare .... supervising sound editor
Doug Madick .... foley artist
Anthony Palk .... sound editor
Greg P. Russell .... sound re-recording mixer
Steve Schwalbe .... first assistant sound editor
Gary Shepherd .... sound editor
Karola Storr .... sound editor (as Carola Storr)
George Weis .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
John Chan .... special effects coordinator
 
Stunts
Shelley Cook .... stunt double
Shelley Cook .... stunt performer
Frank Dux .... fight coordinator
Tsui Siu Hung .... assistant stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Yiu Ming Chan .... crane operator (as Chan Yiu Ming)
David Choi .... camera operator
Lam Chow .... electrician (as Chow Lam)
Siu-tung Chow .... grip (as Chow Siu Tung)
Tsang Chun Fai .... best boy electrician
Paul Fan .... camera operator
Gary Fung .... dolly grip
Stanley Hung .... key grip
Arthur Kan .... still photographer
Kenny Lam .... first assistant camera
Wicky Leung .... second assistant camera
John McCallum .... camera operator
Johnny Tsang .... electrician
Jimmy Wong .... second assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Jeff Kress .... assistant editor
Michael Philip .... assistant editor
Angelo Russo .... color timer
Anne-Marie Vitello .... negative cutter
Ron Vitello .... negative cutter
 
Music Department
Richard Whitfield .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Ricky Liu .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Wenden K. Baldwin .... title designer
Frank Dux .... special trainer: Mr. Van Damme
Kathryn Loraine Hibbs .... production accountant
Jackson Ip .... location manager
Rick Nathanson .... production executive
Kyle Seidenbaum .... title designer
Nonette Tsang .... script supervisor
Charles Wang .... production consultant: Hong Kong
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (TVC)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1991) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2006) | Canada:14A | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:R | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Poland:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:18 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (1989) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China
Company:
Cannon InternationalSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The real Frank Dux was the fighting coordinator for this film. When Jean-Claude Van Damme was cast, Dux announced that Van Damme wasn't nearly in good enough shape, and put him through a 3-month training program. Van Damme called those three months "the hardest training of his life" - this despite being a world-championship martial artist in his own right.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The film is from 1988, the flashback scene is at least 10 years prior. During the flashback scene in which Frank defends Shingo from school bullies, one of the onlookers is wearing a "Bartles and Jaymes" T-Shirt. Bartles and Jaymes was introduced in 1985.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Boxer:Jackson, you going to go to Hong Kong?
Jackson:I love anything full contact. I need a few more scars on my face.
Boxer:But I heard you can get killed at that Kumite.
Jackson:Only if you fuck up.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Surrogates/Pandorum/Fame (#1.29)" (2009)See more »
Soundtrack:
Kumite (Title Theme)See more »

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23 out of 29 people found the following review useful.
bloodsport cured my mother's cancer, 4 October 2006
Author: postbvd from New orleans

My mother was on the verge of death a few years ago( boob cancer). In her hospital room there was TV and VCR, so i thought to bring her some movies. Well, I accidentally brought my copy of BloodSport-along with Fried Green Tomatoes. I left the videos with her, and when I returned the next day I was surprised to see her cheering along with Van Damme as he was beating the large Asian Man.

A few days later, she was walking around and trying to perform some of the stunts she saw in her new favorite movie. I even saw the copy of Fried Green Tomatoes in the trash bin.

The next week the Doctor came to me and said he witnessed a miracle. It seems my mother's cancer had disappeared.

She checked out of the hospital and told me she had to meet the man who cured her of her wicked disease: Van Damme.

So me and my mom set out in a beat up VW Bug and headed towards Hollywood. But that's a different story all together.

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