Kickboxer (1989)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Directors:

Mark DiSalle
David Worth

Writers:

Mark DiSalle (story) &
Jean-Claude Van Damme (story) ...

Release Date:

8 September 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

An Ancient Sport Becomes A Deadly Game. [US Movie Poster]

Plot:

Kurt Sloan is the corner-man for his brother, U.S. kickboxing champion Eric Sloan. When Kurt witnesses...

Plot Keywords:

Kickboxing | Revenge | Bloody Violence | Song | Bloody Fight

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Kurt Sloane (as Jean Claude Van Damme)
Dennis Alexio	...	Eric Sloane
Dennis Chan	...	Xian Chow
Michel Qissi	...	Tong Po (as Tong Po)
Haskell V. Anderson III	...	Winston Taylor (as Haskell Anderson)
Rochelle Ashana	...	Mylee
Steve Lee	...	Freddy Li
Richard Foo	...	Tao Liu
Ricky Liu	...	Big Thai Man
Ho Ying Sin	...	Huge Village Man #1 (as Sin Ho Ying)
Tony Chan	...	Huge Village Man #2
Brad Kerner	...	U.S. Announcer
Dean Harrington	...	U.S. Announcer
Mark DiSalle	...	U.S. Reporter
Richard Santoro	...	U.S. Reporter

Runtime:

105 min | Germany:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M (cut) | Australia:R | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Thailand

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Trivia:

Michel Qissi was a technical advisor/choreographer when he overheard the production crew say they were looking for a tall oriental-looking guy with a background in Muay Thai. He volunteered, and got the part of Tong Po.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kurt is loading his brother into the van on the stretcher after the fight when he has just been paralyzed his feet are sticking out, but when the door is being shut he pulls them in.

Quotes:

Xian Chow: This is stone city. Where many ancient warriors come. While you train here, listen!
Kurt Sloane: Listen to what?
Xian Chow: Just listen. With your mind, your heart, your whole being.
Xian Chow: You must learn to be faster than any punch or kick, that way won't get hit.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Tale of Two Titans (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

I Won't Stay

Great van Damme movie from the good old days

This is a splendid movie. It's van Damme exactly as I want to see him, with great martial arts action, a decent plot (even if it's not original at all), cool characters and a great 80's soundtrack. The movie is somewhat different from Bloodsport. Of course there are similarities too, like an evil fighting champion that van Damme is fighting. But this movie hasn't nearly as many fights as Bloodsport. Instead, it's more focus on training here. The training scenes are visually very good, and with really cool background music. Even though I had expected more fighting instead of this, there's no doubt that this is a great movie in it's own way.