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Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King

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An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.
StarringClaude GoetzPhilippe GratonMichel Qissi
DirectorOlivier Monssens
WriterOlivier Monssens

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Executive Producers:Véronique Ménard, Ronald Leclercq
Production Companies:Flair Productions, Kaos Films, RTBF, ARTE GEIE, Hot, Movistar Plus+, RTS, CNC
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
biographyhollywoodhollywood starusa cinema