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
The concept for the film originated with the producer had an agreement with Jean-Claude Van Damme to play himself in a movie. In the original screenplay Van Damme was portrayed more as a clown. Mabrouk El Mechri was brought on to rewrite, and was subsequently asked to direct.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
In the scene where the two guys talk about movies in the Video-store the one claims that Stallone fought against Arabs in "Rambo 3". But actually in "Rambo 3" John Rambo was fighting FOR Arabs in Afghanistan and against the "bad" Russian troops.
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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.
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"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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