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8 September 1989 (USA)
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An Ancient Sport Becomes A Deadly Game. [US Movie Poster] more
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Kurt Sloan is the corner-man for his brother, U.S. kickboxing champion Eric Sloan. When Kurt witnesses...
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"A Look Back The At 'No Retreat, No Surrender' Trilogy"
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Revenge of the 80's: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Superstar.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | Kurt Sloane (as Jean Claude Van Damme) |
 | Dennis Alexio | ... | Eric Sloane |
| Dennis Chan | ... | Xian Chow |
| Michel Qissi | ... | Tong Po (as Tong Po) |
 | Haskell V. Anderson III | ... | Winston Taylor (as Haskell Anderson) |
| Rochelle Ashana | ... | Mylee |
| 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 |
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105 min | Germany:94 min | Spain:93 min | Spain:97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Australia:M (cut) |
Australia:R |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:18 (video premiere) |
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USA:R |
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Tong Po is mistakenly billed as playing himself (on the film's credits). In fact Michel Qissi played the villainous Thai for this film and its sequel Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991). Kamel Krifa played the character in the 4th. Qissi can also be seen in two other Van Damme movies, Bloodsport (1988) and Lionheart (1990). In Bloodsport Qissi is the fighter that gets his leg broken by Chong Li. In Lionheart (AWOL) Qissi plays Moustafe who alongside another legionnaire is trying to bring Lyon from America back to Africa.
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Revealing mistakes: During the final fight with Tong Po the tattoo on his left shoulder switches to his right shoulder signifying the shot had been flipped in post-production
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Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)
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How Do You Keep Me Comin' Back
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Kickboxer (1989) was another in a long line of star vehicles for the "Muscles from Brussels". In this picture J.C.V.D. plays the younger brother of a unbeaten American kick boxer who lusts for some real competition. So he decides to go to the home of Muay Thai kick boxing, Thailand. There he realizes that he doesn't know squat about the true art of kick boxing. He learns a painful lesson. His younger brother decides to learn Muay Thai and avenge his brother's honor.
Not a bad movie. Entertaining and a good time waster. But for some reason the producers decided to franchise out this series. The rest of the films are a mixed bag at best. The more they made the least interesting they became until the final results were unwatchable. As always with these films the first film is usually the best of the bunch. Jean-Claude plays his character with a thick euro-accent (I forgot how they explained it). He's physically impressive so it's kind of hard to swallow his naiveté about fighting and what not. Or well. Fun for all.
Recommended.