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JCVD (2008) 7.2
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Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 123 user | 161 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a ... See full summary » Director:Mabrouk El Mechri |
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Valérie Bodson | ... |
Veuve Film Budapest
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Taxiwoman JCVD
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Technicien Telecom
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Storyline
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! In JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States. Written by Wismerhill & Redking
Plot Keywords:
shot in the arm | gun held to head | violence | father daughter relationship | los angeles california |Taglines:
The biggest fight of his life See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
4 June 2008 (France) See more »Also Known As:
JCVD - I huvudet på Van Damme See more »Box Office
Budget:
€10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$20,119 (USA) (7 November 2008)Gross:
$470,691 (USA) (16 January 2009)Company Credits
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Performed by Marie Mazziotti (p2000)
Courtesy of Marie Mazziotti
By Arrangement with The Orchard
Lyrics and Music by David Bowie
Editions: North America: Jones Music Americ (ascap)
adm by Arzo Publishing
Rest of world: Jones Music America / RZO Music Ltd
(All Rights Reserved Globally)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Jean-Claude Van Damme actually has a son, but it was to changed in the movie to a daughter for legal reasons. Mabrouk El Mechri claims the daughter's name, Gloria, came to him because he was listening to the Van Morrison song of the same name. See more »Goofs
In the opening scenes where JCVD is fighting a lot of people, he kicks a guy into the back of a car. When the guy comes back at him JCVD takes a wide swing and drops the guy. But it is very obvious that JCVD's fist comes nowhere near the guy. See more »Quotes
Policier: Central to Unit 27. Jean-Claude Van Damme's robbing a post office. I need back-up.See more »
Crazy Credits
The Gaumont title sequence begins with a silhouetted boy picking up a sunflower, but he is met by a silhouetted Jean-Claude Van Damme, who attempts to grab the sunflower from him. When the boy refuses to let go of the sunflower, Van Damme gives him a roundhouse kick before kicking the sunflower up into space, where it grows into the Gaumont logo. See more »Soundtracks
"Modern Love"Performed by Marie Mazziotti (p2000)
Courtesy of Marie Mazziotti
By Arrangement with The Orchard
Lyrics and Music by David Bowie
Editions: North America: Jones Music Americ (ascap)
adm by Arzo Publishing
Rest of world: Jones Music America / RZO Music Ltd
(All Rights Reserved Globally)
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I saw it.
I will be quick 'cause I'm so tired (1 am here) but I know that my dreams will be funky...because the film is funky. I was at the avant-premiere tonight in Paris where Jean-Claude and the team introduced the film to the crowd. He was very cool and fun.
The film ? Simply hot (not that hot), funny and touching. And I cried, yes really, like a sissy girl, I cried during his long speech (you will understand when you will see the film, but JC summarizes his life and it's a magic moment). I don't want to spoil the film, but to me it's great one in his career, very mature, well written, many private jokes for us, well directed, well played (Jean-Claude is simply awesome like you never saw him before), many many fresh things, scenes, and moments. It's a heist film, maybe a small heist but a big film who swims on Dog day afternoon, Clerks and Rashomon, Tarantino mood with flash-backs, flash-forwards (the editing is hot), a very nice sound track (very Enter the dragon's Lalo Schrifrin)....
I didn't like Fellows films, The HardCorps, The Shepherd, but I LOVE his last film, so fresh, I love JCVD the movie.
I want to see it again this week-end. Mabrouk, JC, thank you...