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6.2Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Christopher Dubois
- Roger Moore as Lord Edgar Dobbs
- James Remar as Maxie Devine
- Jack McGee as Harry Smythe
- Louis Mandylor as Riggi
- Ryan Cutrona as Officer O'Keefe
Themes
- new york city
- island
- martial arts
- himalaya mountain range
- bare knuckle boxing
- thailand
- street artist
- muay thai
- kick boxing
- period drama
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
29,291 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
14%
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Written by
- Steven Klein, Paul Mones
- Story by
- Frank Dux , Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Produced by
- Moshe Diamant
- Starring
- Jean-Claude Van Damme Roger Moore James Remar Janet Gunn Jack McGee Aki Aleong Louis Mandylor
- Cinematography
- David Gribble
- Edited by
- John F. Link , William J. Meshover
- Music by
- Randy Edelman
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland), MDP Worldwide (International)
- Release dates
- April 19, 1996 ( 1996-04-19 ) (Turkey) April 26, 1996 ( 1996-04-26 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- Debated , ( see § Production )
- Box office
- $57.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 214725
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- The Quest
- review score
- 14%
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The Quest is a 1996 American martial arts adventure film starring and directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, in his directorial debut. It co-stars Roger Moore, James Remar and Janet Gunn. The plot, set in 1925, follows New York thief Chris Dubois (Van Damme) who is sold into slavery by Lord Edgar Dobbs (Moore) and, after receiving Muay Thai training in Siam, enters an ancestral martial arts tournament in Tibet to earn back his freedom.
The Quest premiered in Turkey on April 19, 1996, and was released in the United States on April 26, 1996. It was the last of a five-picture deal between Van Damme and Universal, and the actor continued his career at Columbia. Hyped as Van Damme's be-all end-all martial arts film, it had a complex development and was the subject of several grievances by the star's former friend, Frank Dux. The latter succeeded in obtaining a story credit from the Writers Guild of America, but failed to prove in a court of law that his contributions had been improperly compensated. The film, though it under-performed domestically at the box-office, did better internationally and was a commercial success.