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Kickboxer

  • 19891989
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  • 1h 37m
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6.4/10
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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michel Qissi in Kickboxer (1989)
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Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.
IMDb RATING
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57K
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    • Mark DiSalle
    • David Worth
    • Mark DiSalle(story by)
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme(story by)
    • Glenn A. Bruce(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Dennis Alexio
    • Dennis Chan
    • Mark DiSalle
    • David Worth
    • Mark DiSalle(story by)
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme(story by)
    • Glenn A. Bruce(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Dennis Alexio
    • Dennis Chan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 148User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
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    Kickboxer
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    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michel Qissi in Kickboxer (1989)
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    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michel Qissi in Kickboxer (1989)
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    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Kurt Sloane
    • (as Jean Claude Van Damme)
    Dennis Alexio
    Dennis Alexio
    • Eric Sloane
    Dennis Chan
    Dennis Chan
    • Xian
    Michel Qissi
    Michel Qissi
    • Tong Po
    • (as Tong Po)
    Haskell V. Anderson III
    Haskell V. Anderson III
    • Winston Taylor
    • (as Haskell Anderson)
    Rochelle Ashana
    Rochelle Ashana
    • Mylee
    Ka-Ting Lee
    Ka-Ting Lee
    • Freddy Li
    • (as Steve Lee)
    Richard Foo
    • Tao Liu
    Ricky Liu
    • Big Thai Man
    Ho-Ying Sin
    • Huge Village Man #1
    • (as Sin Ho Ying)
    Tony Chan
    • Huge Village Man #2
    Brad Kerner
    • U.S. Announcer
    Dean Harrington
    • U.S. Announcer
    Mark DiSalle
    • U.S. Reporter
    Richard Santoro
    • U.S. Reporter
    Louis Roth
    • U.S. Reporter
    Nickolas James
    • U.S. Reporter
    John Ladalski
    • U.S. Referee
      • Mark DiSalle
      • David Worth
      • Mark DiSalle(story by)
      • Jean-Claude Van Damme(story by)
      • Glenn A. Bruce(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Dennis Alexio, who plays Eric Sloane, was a World Light Heavyweight and World Cruiserweight kick boxing champion in real life.
    • Goofs
      After Kurt has knocked Tong Po out of the ring and he is supposed to be unconscious, as soon as the music starts to signify the start of the credits you can see Tong Po lift up is head very quickly in the background.
    • Quotes

      Tong Po: [after beating Kurt senseless in a round of kickboxing] You bleed like Mylee! Mylee... good fuck!

      Kurt Sloane: Nooo!

    • Crazy credits
      Goodbye to Bugs (Last words on the screen at the end of the credits.)
    • Alternate versions
      In the UK Prism DVD release, as well as cuts already detailed. The scene where Eric is talking to Kurt about his upper body strength, then referring to his legs being like toothpicks has been inexplicably completely removed.
    • Connections
      Edited into Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      The Streets of Siam
      Written by Paul Hertzog and Craig Copeland
      Performed by Stan Bush
      Produced by Paul Hertzog

    User reviews148

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    7/10
    Great martial arts action, crap plot and music, some terrifying dancing.
    Somehow, this film ends up being hugely enjoyable, no matter who watches it. There is something for everyone.

    If you like martial arts, Jean Claude Van Damme's technique and physique is exceptional; if you like foreign travel, there are plenty of scenes in Thailand; if you like embarrassingly-bad 80s synth-pop, you will cry laughing at the soundtrack; but the stand-out moment in the whole movie has to be the dance scene in the bar. Some issues:

    1) what the hell is he wearing?

    2) How do you watch this scene without cringing?

    JCVD choreographed all the fight scenes, so I guess he must have choreographed the dancing too. Either it's a brilliant piece of acting, or he really does have too high an opinion of his dancing ability! Surely one of the funniest sequences in movie history...
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    • Jan 6, 2006

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Production company
      • Kings Road Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
      • Ultra Stereo

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