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Release Date:
26 April 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
Go the distance morePlot:
Chris embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery that spans the globe. Kidnapped and enslaved by gun smugglers... more | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Passable martial arts flick moreUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 28 | 11:30 AM | MAX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | Christopher Dubois | |
| Roger Moore | ... | Lord Edgar Dobbs | |
| James Remar | ... | Maxie Devine | |
| Janet Gunn | ... | Carrie Newton | |
| Jack McGee | ... | Harry Smythe | |
| Aki Aleong | ... | Khao | |
| Abdel Qissi | ... | Khan (Mongolian Fighter) | |
| Louis Mandylor | ... | Riggi | |
| Chang Ching Peng Chaplin | ... | Master Tchi | |
| Ryan Cutrona | ... | Officer O'Keefe | |
| Shane Meier | ... | Red | |
| Matt Lyon | ... | Billy | |
| Jen Sung Outerbridge | ... | Phang (Siamese Fighter) | |
| Peter Wong | ... | Chinese Fighter | |
| Kitao Koji | ... | Sumo Wrestler |
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Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and martial arts fights.Parents Guide:
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94 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:U | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:PG-13Fun Stuff
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Factual errors: One fight announced was "Siam vs. Africa", but Africa was and is a continent, not a country! moreFAQ
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The Quest is an odd mix of martial arts and epic adventure. Its running time is too short for it to be deemed a true epic, but the panoramic worldwide locations hint that Van Damme was trying to give it the flavour of an epic.
It's a painfully simplistic story. Young American pickpocket Chris (Van Damme) has to flee from New York in the 1920s after a botched robbery. He ends up on a pirate ship headed for the Orient. Soon, he is rescued by another ship (another pirate vessel, this time captained by gentleman buccaneer Roger Moore). Moore drops him off on a Thai island where young men are trained as fighters, and before long young Chris is a very handy fighter indeed, with aspirations to win an ancient golden dragon in a fighting competition. The final third of the film is comprised entirely of fight sequences in which competitors from various nations combat each other in an effort to take the ultimate prize.
The film marked Van Damme's directorial debut, and he gives it a lovely sense of scale and period but can't wring much out of the thin and obvious story. The backdrops pictured in the film are beautiful. Some of the martial arts moments are well choreographed. Roger Moore gives a surprisingly thoughtful and moving performance. Beyond that, it's very childish and simple-minded and doesn't contain enough memorable moments to be anything other than a passable time filler.