Pilot 

A famous action movie hero and martial arts star comes out of retirement to assume his alter ego as undercover private contractor named Jean-Claude Van Johnson. He must also deal with aging and his handler Vanessa, the ex he still loves.

Director:

Peter Atencio

Writer:

Dave Callaham

Stars:

Kat Foster, Moises Arias, Phylicia Rashad

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Kat Foster	...	Vanessa
Moises Arias	...	Luis
Phylicia Rashad	...	Jane
Bar Paly	...	Krisztina
Tim Peper	...	Gunnar
Ian Fisher	...	Andrei
Deren Tadlock	...	Victor
Kevin Michael Walsh	...	Dri Ramen Waiter
Tait Fletcher	...	Pap Finn
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Filip (as Filip Van Damme)
Stacey Danger	...	PA
Chris Palermo	...	KSL Worker #1
Daniel Hernandez	...	KSL Worker #2
Alice Tate	...	Leggy Model (as Alice Haig)

Storyline

A famous action movie hero and martial arts star comes out of retirement to assume his alter ego as undercover private contractor named Jean-Claude Van Johnson. He must also deal with aging and his handler Vanessa, the ex he still loves.

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Plot Keywords:

dry raman | reference to val kilmer | rear female nudity | reference to channing tatum | man doing a split | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series filmed in Los Angeles, which doubled for Bulgaria, which in the film-within-a-film is doubling for the Mississippi River. The designers leaned heavily on Eastern Bloc architecture: blocky, harsh gray structures with the Cyrillic alphabet on the signage.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jean-Claude Van Damme: My name is Jean-Clade Van Damme. I used to be super famous. Perhaps you remember my first starring role in Bloodsport. It is on television all of the time. Or maybe you've seen Timecop, which is like Looper starring Bruce Willis, but like a million times better.

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Connections

References Hard Target (1993)

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Soundtracks

Ne me Quitte pas
(uncredited)
Music by Jacques Brel
Lyrics by Jacques Brel
Performed by Jacques Brel

User Reviews

JCVD in a series where he plays himself: Good idea!

"TORTURE" says the guy that rates a movie like "DEADPOOL" with one star (Eddie_Weinbauer). This pilot is anything but torture. Combining JCVD and this type series makes sense, i actually don't understand why we would need to vote(on amazon) for this series. It should get a full season without any competition screwing with it's chance to be on TV.

If you want to know more on the why, read all the other reviews (except for that 1 hater i mentioned at the beginning). They're pretty much spot on.

I gave this a 10/10 because some haters might give it a 1/10. But to be fair if you're not a JCVD fan it's a 7/10. And if you are it's a 8/10.

I'm just writing a review here because i'm bored today. I've wrote 1 review before because usually i read other peoples reviews and usually there are a couple reviews i totally agree with, so imo there's no reason to repeat what has already been said.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios, Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1