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Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King( 2023)

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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.

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      Jean-Claude Van Damme

      Self - Portait Subject & Interviewee (archive)

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      Claude Goetz

      Self - Interviewee

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      Philippe Graton

      Self - Interviewee

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      Michel Qissi

      Self - Interviewee

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      Monette Loza

      Self - Interviewee

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      Marc Duvinage

      Self - Interviewee

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      Vincent Fannoy

      Self - Interviewee

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      Sheldon Lettich

      Self - Interviewee

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      Cédric Delelée

      Self - Interviewee

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      David Worth

      Self - Interviewee

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      Ally Walker

      Self - Interviewee

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      Mabrouk El Mechri

      Self - Interviewee

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      Terry Crews

      Self (archive footage)

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      Bolo Yeung Sze

      Self (archive footage)

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      Darcy LaPier

      Self (archive footage)

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      Jay Leno

      Self (archive footage)

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      Frank Dux

      Self (archive footage)

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      Olivier Monssens

      Self - Narrator (voice)

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      Jason Statham

      Self (archive footage)

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      Dolph Lundgren

      Self (archive footage)

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      Chuck Norris

      Self (archive footage)

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      Sylvester Stallone

      Self (archive footage)

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      Arnold Schwarzenegger

      Self (archive footage)

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    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • biography
    • hollywood
    • hollywood star
    • usa cinema