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Kickboxer
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Kickboxer is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by David Worth and Mark DiSalle, with a screenplay by Jean-Claude Van Damme. The movie stars Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Michel Qissi, and Lau Kar-wing. Produced by Menahem Golan for The Cannon Group and Kings Road Entertainment, the film was filmed in Bangkok, Thailand, with a narrative setting in California. Its original language is English.
The plot centers on revenge, with a tagline describing the premise as an ancient sport becoming a deadly game. The production had a budget of 1,500,000 dollars. Box office figures vary, with reports of 39,286,030 dollars and 50,000,000 dollars in revenue. The runtime is listed as 97 or 98 minutes. It was released on April 20, 1989, and distributed by Netflix via video on demand. The film is rated R.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores include a 6.4 rating from IMDb based on 64,963 votes, a 6.843 average on TMDb, a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Metascore of 33. The film is part of the Kickboxer Collection.
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Film · TMDB
6.8If 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.
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Kurt Sloane
- Dennis Alexio as Eric Sloane
- Dennis Chan Kwok-San as Xian
- Haskell V. Anderson III as Winston Taylor
- Rochelle Ashana as Mylee
- Michel Qissi as Tong Po
Themes
- martial arts
- showdown
- rape
- sibling relationship
- sports
- fight
- wheelchair
- bangkok, thailand
- thailand
- phuket
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
64,963 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
36%
Metacritic
33/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Action, Sport, Thriller
- Rated
- R
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David Worth
- Screenplay by
- Glenn A. Bruce
- Story by
- Mark di Salle Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Produced by
- Mark di Salle
- Starring
- Jean-Claude Van Damme Kamel Krifa * Michel Qissi * Dennis Alexio Dennis Chan
- Cinematography
- Jon Kranhouse
- Edited by
- Wayne Wahrman
- Music by
- Paul Hertzog
- Production company
- Kings Road Entertainment
- Distributed by
- The Cannon Group
- Release date
- September 8, 1989 ( 1989-09-08 )
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2.7 million
- Box office
- $50 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- martial arts film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- David Worth
- Cast member
- Lau Kar-wing
- Composer
- Paul Hertzog
- Producer
- Menahem Golan
- Production company
- The Cannon Group
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- Thailand
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 772956
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 1989-04-20
- title
- Kickboxer
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 1500000
- box office
- 39286030
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 33/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Kickboxer is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by David Worth and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Former world kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio is also featured. The plot revolves around Kurt Sloane (Van Damme) seeking revenge on the fearsome kickboxing champion Tong Po (Michel Qissi) & Kamel Krifa who paralyzed his brother Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio). The film is regarded as the first movie to bring Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) to a global audience.
Produced by Kings Road Entertainment and released by The Cannon Group, Inc. on September 8, 1989, it grossed $50 million on a budget of $2.7 million. It spawned several sequels.
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