Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.
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Cast
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| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | Kurt Sloane | |
| Dennis Alexio | ... | Eric Sloane | |
| Dennis Chan | ... | Xian Chow | |
| Michel Qissi | ... | Tong Po | |
| Haskell V. Anderson III | ... | Winston Taylor | |
| Rochelle Ashana | ... | Mylee | |
| Ka Ting Lee | ... | Freddy Li | |
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Richard Foo | ... | Tao Liu |
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Ricky Liu | ... | Big Thai Man |
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Ho-Ying Sin | ... | Huge Village Man #1 |
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Tony Chan | ... | Huge Village Man #2 |
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Brad Kerner | ... | U.S. Announcer |
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Dean Harrington | ... | U.S. Announcer |
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Mark DiSalle | ... | U.S. Reporter |
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Richard Santoro | ... | U.S. Reporter |
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Kurt Sloan is the corner-man for his brother, U.S. kickboxing champion Eric Sloan. When Kurt witnesses his brother become maliciously paralyzed in the ring by Thailand champion Tong Po, Kurt vows revenge. With the help of Xian, a kickboxing trainer who lives in a remote area of Thailand, Kurt trains for the fight of his life. Written by Peter Katzman <pkatzman@bu.edu>
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Country:
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8 September 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Karate Tiger 3 - Der Kickboxer See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$1,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,134,098, 10 September 1989, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$14,697,005Company Credits
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Kurt Sloane: Let's forget about the music right now.
Eric Sloane: See that! He got me with an elbow.
Kurt Sloane: That's the way they fight here, I told you!
Eric Sloane: Motherfucker wants to street fight. I'll show him!
Kurt Sloane: Let's cancel.
Eric Sloane: No.
Kurt Sloane: Let's cancel please!
Eric Sloane: Noooo!
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Written by Barry Keenan
Performed by Stan Bush
Produced by Barry Keenan and Paul Hertzog
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Did You Know?
Trivia
As a backdrop for some of the training scenes, Kurt Sloane (Van Damme) trains near the temples in Wat Phra Si Sanphet and Wat Ratchaburana, part of the ruins of Ayutthaya city in Thailand. See more »Goofs
In the bar fight, when Kurt gets drunk, he returns to his table and pushes off the glasses, all except one. In the next scene, the remaining glass is not the anymore. See more »Quotes
Eric Sloane: [after a painful first round against Tong Po] Fucking music's driving me crazy.Kurt Sloane: Let's forget about the music right now.
Eric Sloane: See that! He got me with an elbow.
Kurt Sloane: That's the way they fight here, I told you!
Eric Sloane: Motherfucker wants to street fight. I'll show him!
Kurt Sloane: Let's cancel.
Eric Sloane: No.
Kurt Sloane: Let's cancel please!
Eric Sloane: Noooo!
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Passed uncut by the BBFC in 2002. See more »Soundtracks
Fight for LoveWritten by Barry Keenan
Performed by Stan Bush
Produced by Barry Keenan and Paul Hertzog
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This is one of Van Damme's best films! I thought his acting was really good especially when he was crying. Michel Qissi and Dennis Chan very good good. There is a lot of action in the film. Tong Po's introduction was cool! The music by Paul Hertzog was good. Kickboxer has three sequels and I think the the second movie is arguably better than the first one and this one is excellent! If like Van Damme's other great movies such as Bloodsport, Cyborg, Hard Target, and Sudden Death then I recommend you watch Kickboxer!