In the 80s, Jean Claude Van Damme first grabbed the attention of international movie audiences appearing in films like No Retreat No Surrender and Bloodsport. Albert Pyun’s CYBORG (1989) one of his early starring roles, was a low budget post-apocalyptic action-adventure film that has since become a cult classic. Longtime […]
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John Woo‘s 1993 furious action classic HARD TARGET marked his debut as an American filmmaker and was my introduction to his work. I remember reading about the film when it was released and my curiosity was stirred when star Jean Claude Van Damme referred to Woo as “the Martin Scorsese […]
One thing that I never dreamed I would see in my lifetime is Sylvester Stallone duke it out with Jean-Claude Van Damme. Now if that doesn’t scream manly than nothing does. Thanks to director Simon West’s The Expendables 2, I have now seen these two titans of action beat each […]
Based on true events in the life of martial arts champion Frank Dux, Newt Arnold’s 1988 action classic BLOODSPORT marked the breakout debut of Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme. It was apparent from the beginning that the kid from Brussels possessed a special charisma and style that made him […]