Double Impact (1991)

Director:

Sheldon Lettich

Writers (WGA):

Sheldon Lettich (screen story) &
Jean-Claude Van Damme (screen story) ...

Release Date:

9 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

One packs a punch One packs a Piece together they deliver

Plot:

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents...

Plot Keywords:

Hong Kong | Boat | Twins | Murder | Revenge

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Alex / Chad Wagner
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Frank Avery
Alicia Stevenson	...	Baby Chad
Paul Aylett	...	Baby Alex
Andy Armstrong	...	Paul Wagner
Alan Scarfe	...	Nigel Griffith
Wu Fong Lung	...	Chinese Nurse
Bolo Yeung	...	Moon
Philip Chan	...	Raymond Zhang
Sarah Yuen	...	Nun at Orphanage
Sarah-Jane Varley	...	Katherine Wagner
Julie Strain	...	Student
Eugene Choy	...	Mr. Chen
Jack Gilardi Jr.	...	Karate Student
David Lea	...	Karate Student

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Germany:16 (cinema release) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-release) (uncut) | Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (video rating) (cut) (1992) | Finland:K-18 (theatrical rating) (cut) (1992) | South Korea:18 | France:U | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Australia:R | Denmark:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Stone Group Pictures

Trivia:

Due to a strong friendship formed between the two actors on the set of Bloodsport (1988), Jean-Claude Van Damme wanted no one but Bolo Yeung to play the lead villain in this movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Chad hangs from a warehouse ledge, the street below is a blue screen effect, visible to the naked eye.

Quotes:

Kara: What's the big hurry? Are you, um... hiding something?
Danielle: No.
Kara: No? Well, that's good, because... I have to frisk you. And if I don't find anything, well, then... I can let you go.
Kara: Now we can just forget this ever happened. Come on, now, turn around. That's a good girl. Yeah. And now... you can frisk me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Narco (2004)

Classic Van Dammage!!

This is joyously over the top and inane. This is classic Van Damme at his absolute best. In yet another (well in fact the first) of his duel role films, Jean Claude plays two twins separated at birth. They were separated when both their parents were killed by vicious gangsters, including the legend Bolo Yeung (Enter the Dragon).

What makes this film is the always-enjoyable combination of Van Damme and director Sheldon Lettich. Lettich knows how to get the best out of Claude in the fights sequences, with a liberal and entertainingly cheesy use of slo-mo while Van Damme grunts and poses and jumps kicks his way through countless foes. The fights are so entertaining, and they more than make up for the wooden or ham-fisted acting of the cast, not to mention the brainless plot and cheesy dialogue.

This was written by Van Damme and really seems at times like an ego trip, with some of the lines and actions that characters have. It is entertaining in that sense. What is also funny about this film is the constant posing and muscle flexing from Van Damme. This is one of his most enjoyable films, because it is so fun, it brings back the fun feeling from his earlier film Kickboxer.

Overall this is one to watch and the fight between Van Damme and Bolo is the stuff of legend. ***