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Kickboxer( 1989)

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An ancient sport becomes a deadly game.

Overview

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean-Claude Van Damme

      Kurt Sloane

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      Dennis Alexio

      Eric Sloane

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      Dennis Chan Kwok-San

      Xian Chow

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      Michel Qissi

      Tong Po

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      Haskell V. Anderson III

      Winston Taylor

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      Rochelle Ashana

      Mylee

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      Richard Foo

      Tao Liu

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      Ricky Liu

      Big Thai Man

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      Thomas Sin Ho-Ying

      Huge Village Man #1

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      Tony Chan Tak-Hing

      Huge Village Man #2

    11. cast image

      Brad Kerner

      U.S. Announcer

    12. cast image

      Dean Harrington

      U.S. Announcer

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      Mark DiSalle

      U.S. Reporter

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      Richard Santoro

      U.S. Reporter

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      Michael Lee Ming-Yeung

      Old Man in Village (as Michael Lee)

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      Kong Long

      Freddy Li's Guard

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      Bruce Law Lai-Yin

      Freddy Li's Guard

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      Lau Kar-Wing

      Freddy Li's Guard (uncredited)

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      Louis Roth

      U.S. Reporter

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      Steve Lee Ka-Ting

      Freddy Li

    21. cast image

      Gam Biu

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      Strawberry Yeung Yuk-Mui

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Jul 08 2019
    Just listen. With your mind, your heart, your whole being. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Kurt Sloane, who after witnessing his brother getting crippled in a Muay Thai fight in Thailand, sets about learning the art himself so as to enact revenge on the sinister Tiger Tong Po who illegally put his brother in the wheel chair. Ah look, I don't see any point in writing about the market that Van Damme movies sit in, I think everyone knows that there isn't going to be great acting in these movies, the plotting will be straight and simple and the resolution will be prescribed to get a whoop and ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1500000.00

    Revenue

    14697005.00

    Keywords

    • martial arts
    • showdown
    • rape
    • sibling relationship
    • sports
    • fight
    • wheelchair
    • bangkok, thailand
    • thailand
    • phuket
    • muay thai
    • kick boxing
    • revenge
    • action hero
    • yellowface
    • defiant
    • mighty whitey