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| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | Alex / Chad Wagner | |
| Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Frank Avery | |
| Alonna Shaw | ... | Danielle Wilde | |
| Corinna Everson | ... | Kara | |
| Philip Chan | ... | Raymond Zhang | |
| Alan Scarfe | ... | Nigel Griffith | |
| Bolo Yeung | ... | Moon | |
| Andy Armstrong | ... | Paul Wagner | |
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Wu Fong Lung | ... | Chinese Nurse |
| Peter Malota | ... | Body Guard With Spurs | |
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Sarah-Jane Varley | ... | Katherine Wagner |
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Kamel Krifa | ... | Mah Jong Manager |
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Eugene Choy | ... | Mr. Chen |
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Jack Gilardi Jr. | ... | Karate Student |
| David Lea | ... | Karate Student | |
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Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Twin brothers torn apart by violence. On a mission of revenge. One packs a punch. One packs a piece. Together they deliver... See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,574,703, 11 August 1991Gross USA:
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Danielle: No.
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Kara: Now we can just forget this ever happened. Come on, now, turn around. That's a good girl. Yeah. And now... you can frisk me.
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Kara: What's the big hurry? Are you, um... hiding something?Danielle: No.
Kara: No? Well, that's good, because... I have to frisk you. And if I don't find anything, well, then... I can let you go.
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This is joyously over the top and inane. This is classic Van Damme at his absolute best. In yet another (well in fact the first) of his duel role films, Jean Claude plays two twins separated at birth. They were separated when both their parents were killed by vicious gangsters, including the legend Bolo Yeung (Enter the Dragon).
What makes this film is the always-enjoyable combination of Van Damme and director Sheldon Lettich. Lettich knows how to get the best out of Claude in the fights sequences, with a liberal and entertainingly cheesy use of slo-mo while Van Damme grunts and poses and jumps kicks his way through countless foes. The fights are so entertaining, and they more than make up for the wooden or ham-fisted acting of the cast, not to mention the brainless plot and cheesy dialogue.
This was written by Van Damme and really seems at times like an ego trip, with some of the lines and actions that characters have. It is entertaining in that sense. What is also funny about this film is the constant posing and muscle flexing from Van Damme. This is one of his most enjoyable films, because it is so fun, it brings back the fun feeling from his earlier film Kickboxer.
Overall this is one to watch and the fight between Van Damme and Bolo is the stuff of legend. ***