Bloodsport
U.S. Army Captain Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has trained in the ways of ninjutsu under his sensei Senzo Tanaka (Roy Chiao). As a boy, Dux and a group of his friends broke into Tanaka's home to steal a katana, but Dux was apprehended while returning the katana to its place. Impressed by Dux's integrity and toughness, Senzo decided to train him alongside his son, Shingo (Sean Ward). After Shingo's death, Senzo trains Dux as a member of the Tanaka clan. Dux is invited to the Kumite, an illegal martial arts tournament in Hong Kong. After his Army superiors refuse to let him go, Dux goes absent without leave, says goodbye to his sensei and leaves for Hong Kong. Two Criminal Investigation Command officers, Helmer (Norman Burton) and Rawlins (Forest Whitaker), are assigned to track down and arrest Dux.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Action, Biography, Drama, Sports |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Menahem Golan, Mark Disalle, Yoram Globus |
Directed By: | Newt Arnold |
Written By: | Mel Friedman, Sheldon Lettich, Christopher Cosby |
Cast: | John Cheung, Roy Chiao, Donald Gibb, Yu-Shu Wu, Adam Morris, Steve Daw, Paulo Tocha, Bernard Mariano, Michel Qissi, David Ho, Nathan Chukueke, Keith Davey, Susan Sheers, Benjamin Ling, Lily Leung, Philip Chan, Cihangir Gaffari, Bill Yuen Ping Kuen, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Forest Whitaker, Ken Boyle, Henry Ho, Sean Ward, Bolo Yeung, Mark DiSalle, Tin-Dok Wong, Lois Gochnauer, Pierre Rafini, Roger Walker, Thomas Lam, Kimo Lai Kwok Ki, Norman Burton, Joshua Schroder, Leah Ayres, Ken Siu, Johnny Lai, Mandy Chan, Eric Neff, Charles Wang, A.P. George, Tak Ming Wong, Chi-Shing Hung, Geoffrey Brown, Wayne Archer, Henry Kot |
In Theaters: | Apr 29, 1988 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 32 minutes |
Production: | Cannon International |
Budget: | $1,100,000 |
Box Office: | $11,806,119 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |