Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)

A kick boxer is out to avenge his brother.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers:

Dimitri Logothetis (screenplay by), Jim McGrath (screenplay by) (as James McGrath)

Stars:

Dave Bautista, Alain Moussi, Gina Carano

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alain Moussi	...	Kurt Sloane
Georges St-Pierre	...	Kavi
T.J. Storm	...	Storm
Matthew Ziff	...	Bronco
Sam Medina	...	Crawford
Dave Bautista	...	Tong Po (as David Bautista)
Sue-Lynn Ansari	...	Tong Po Escort
Darren Shahlavi	...	Eric Sloane
Gina Carano	...	Marcia
Hawn Tran	...	Tran
Sara Malakul Lane	...	Liu
Tanapol Chuksrida	...	Bangkok Police
Daneya Mayid	...	Wattona
Joshua Tran	...	Bangkok Corrupted Police
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Master Durand

Storyline

Eric and Kurt Sloane are the descendants of a well-known Venice, California-based family of martial artists. Kurt has always been in older brother, Eric's shadow, as he lacks the instincts needed to become a champion. Against Kurt's concerns, Eric accepts a paid offer and travels to Thailand to challenge the Muay Thai champion Tong Po and fails with dire consequences. Kurt sets out for revenge. He trains with his brother's mentor, Durand, for a Muay Thai fight against the merciless champion, Tong Po. Durand first thinks Kurt is impossible to train, but through a series of spiritual exercises and tests, Durand discovers that Kurt has a deeper strength that will carry him through his final showdown with Tong Po.

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Plot Keywords:

remake | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 2016 (Cambodia)

Also Known As:

Kickboxer: Vengeance

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$287,779

Company Credits

Production Co:

Headmon Entertainment & Productions, Radar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michel Qissi who played Tong Po in the original Kickboxer (1989), has a small cameo in this film. Qissi plays a fellow prisoner who asks "You forgot about me?" as Sloan and Durand escape from jail.

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Goofs

When Kurt Sloane (Alain Moussi) and Master Durand (Jean-Claude Van Damme) gets arrested. They both get cuffed by the officers, however in the next scene, you can see the back of Sloane (Alain Moussi) holding on to his hands, instead of being actually cuffed.

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Quotes

Tong Po: [Upon seeing Kurt pull a gun on him] Sloane! Your brother was brave. He was a warrior. Unlike you, a coward!

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the movie, Alain Moussi walks out of his cell. The screen splits with Van Damme dancing as Kurt from the original Kickboxer movie and Moussi copying his moves.

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Connections

Followed by Kickboxer: Armageddon

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Soundtracks

Crisis
Performed by Rhymefest
Produced by S1 and Jamell Aossey for Soul Kontrollaz Prodction, Inc.

User Reviews

JCVD returns as the teacher

My quick rating 5,0/10. I won't say much. If you like martial arts action films, you should be OK with this one. Typical avenge the death of your brother plot, so don't expect to be astonished. Nice choreography for the fight scenes with a nice nod to the MMA world sprinkled in. Good to see JCVD making a pseudo comeback such as this film. He plays the muay thai teacher role quite well. The use of Batista was also a nice choice as he looks and plays the part well (he doesn't need to say much) and riding his recent success helps. I think the movie would've been just fine without the pointless love story that most of the time you can't tell if it is actually happening or the main dudes wet dream. Beyond that, just know what you are getting in for. Fighting. (yes the broken glass from the original is used)

Oh, and if you like this movie, be happy to know there is a sequel on the way in 2017.