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A portrait of Frank Dux, the first Westerner to win the Kumite, a deadly martial-arts contest.
1988
English
Stereo
Action/adventure
Drama
Martial Arts
Profile
Guy Flick
Other
Suspense/thriller
Cast & Crew
Jean-claude Van Damme
(Actor)
.. Frank Dux
Yang Szu
(Actor)
.. Chong Li
Don Gibb
(Actor)
.. Ray Jackson
Leah Ayres
(Actor)
.. Janice Kent
Norman Burton
(Actor)
.. Helmer
Forest Whitaker
(Actor)
.. Rawlins
Roy Chiao
(Actor)
.. Senzo Tanaka
Philip Chan
(Actor)
.. Captain Chen
Kenneth Siu
(Actor)
.. Victor Lin
Paulo Tocha
(Actor)
.. Paco
Pierre Rafini
(Actor)
.. Young Frank
Kimo Lai Kwok Ki
(Actor)
.. Hiro
Bill Yuen Ping Kuen
(Actor)
.. Oshima
Joshua Schroder
(Actor)
.. Chuck
Tong Po
(Actor)
.. Parades
Bernard Mariano
(Actor)
.. Hossein
Sean Ward
(Actor)
.. Shingo
Johnny Lai
(Actor)
.. Desk Clerk
A.P. George
(Actor)
.. Referee
Charles Wang
(Actor)
.. Chinese Doctor
Dennis Chiu
(Actor)
.. Chuan
Eric Neff
(Actor)
.. Morra
Michael Chan
(Actor)
.. Yasuda
Rick Erikson
(Actor)
.. Cotard
John Law
(Actor)
.. Luu
Mandy Chan
(Actor)
.. Janitor
Claude Heme
(Actor)
.. Mr. Dux
Susan Sheers
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Dux
Wilson Lee
(Actor)
.. Chong Li's Trainer
Ken Siu
(Actor)
.. Victor
Henry Ho
(Actor)
.. Official
Thomas Lam
(Actor)
.. Official
John Foster
(Actor)
.. Gustafson
Michel Qissi
(Actor)
.. Parades
Paolo Tocha
(Actor)
.. Paco
Greg Richardson
(Actor)
.. Aussie
Wayne Archer
(Actor)
.. Fighter
More Information
Did You Know..
Jean-claude Van Damme
(Actor)
.. Frank Dux
Born:
October 18, 1960
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Trivia:
Belgian-born film star Jean-Claude Van Damme can be called an actor, although it would be more accurate to describe him as a bodybuilder and kickboxer. It evidently wasn't in the genes; Van Damme's father was an accountant and flower salesman. Taking up the study of Shotokan karate at the age of ten, Van Damme went on to win the middleweight championship of the European Professional Karate Association, where he thrilled one and all with his 360-degree leap-kick. Cashing in on his fame, the 18-year-old Van Damme launched the California Gym in Brussels. When he moved to L.A., he had 7,000 dollars to his name and spoke only French and Flemish. At first, he took many odd jobs, the least prepossessing of which was as a carpet layer. Van Damme's first film was a bit part in Chuck Norris' Missing in Action (1984). Groomed for stardom by Cannon Films' Menahem Golan, Van Damme became a big box-office commodity via such epics as No Retreat, No Surrender (1986); Bloodsport (1988); Cyborg (1989); Kickboxer (1989), which he co-wrote; Lionheart (1990); and Universal Soldier (1992). Fully cognizant of his own histrionic limitations, Van Damme didn't branch out into comedy or "sensitive" roles as has Arnold Schwarzenegger; when starring in the popular futuristic-action film Timecop (1994), Van Damme wisely left the acting to villain Ron Silver. He made his directorial debut with The Quest in 1996, and was so popular he made a cameo appearance in an episode of Friends that aired after the Super Bowl. He paired up with Dennis Rodman for 1997's Double Team and closed out the decade with Universal Soldier: The Return. Like many of his action star contemporaries, he lost some of his luster going into the 21st century appearing in a string of titles such as Replicant, In Hell, and The Hard Corps. However, in 2008 he earned some of the best reviews of his career with the meta action film JCVD. He followed up that success with Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Assassination Games, and joining up with other familiar faces for The Expendables 2.
Yang Szu
(Actor)
.. Chong Li
Don Gibb
(Actor)
.. Ray Jackson
Born:
August 04, 1954
Leah Ayres
(Actor)
.. Janice Kent
Born:
May 28, 1957
Norman Burton
(Actor)
.. Helmer
Born:
January 01, 1935
Died: November 29, 2003
Died: November 29, 2003
Trivia:
A general purpose performer with slightly more distinction to his face and voice than most of his ilk, American actor Norman Burton quietly entered films in the 1960s. Many of his early films were more artistic than profitable, as witness the experimental Wild Seed (1965). Burton was spotted in brief character parts in a few box-office hits, notably Planet of the Apes (1968) (he was the simian Hunt Leader) and The Towering Inferno (1974) (as Will Giddings). In the James Bond actioner Diamonds are Forever (1970), Burton succeeded Jack Lord, Rik Van Nutter et. al. in the role of Bond's American CIA contact Felix Leiter. On TV's New Adventures of Wonder Woman series of the late 1970s, Burton had the recurring role of Joe Atkinson, the boss of anti-subversive operative Diana Prince (aka Wonder Woman). Still answering casting calls into the 1990s, Norman Burton was one of many film veterans appearing in the zany 1994 biopic Ed Wood.
Forest Whitaker
(Actor)
.. Rawlins
Born:
July 15, 1961
Birthplace: Longview, Texas
Birthplace: Longview, Texas
Trivia:
Forest Whitaker attended college on a football scholarship, then, interested in Opera, transferred to U.S.C. on two more scholarships to study Music and Theater. He landed small roles on television and in two films, beginning with Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). He got his big break when he appeared in Oliver Stone's Platoon and Martin Scorsese's The Color of Money (both 1986). After a few more supporting roles, Whitaker got his first lead in Clint Eastwood's Bird (1988), in which he played the title role -- heroin-addicted jazz great Charlie Parker, a performance which won him the 1988 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award. Although now better-known as an lead actor, he was unable to greatly capitalize on his success and remained primarily a supporting player in films. He is the older brother of actor Damon Whitaker.
Roy Chiao
(Actor)
.. Senzo Tanaka
Philip Chan
(Actor)
.. Captain Chen
Kenneth Siu
(Actor)
.. Victor Lin
Paulo Tocha
(Actor)
.. Paco
Born:
December 12, 1955
Pierre Rafini
(Actor)
.. Young Frank
Kimo Lai Kwok Ki
(Actor)
.. Hiro
Bill Yuen Ping Kuen
(Actor)
.. Oshima
Joshua Schroder
(Actor)
.. Chuck
Tong Po
(Actor)
.. Parades
Bernard Mariano
(Actor)
.. Hossein
Sean Ward
(Actor)
.. Shingo
Johnny Lai
(Actor)
.. Desk Clerk
A.P. George
(Actor)
.. Referee
Charles Wang
(Actor)
.. Chinese Doctor
Died:
July 06, 2007
Dennis Chiu
(Actor)
.. Chuan
Eric Neff
(Actor)
.. Morra
Michael Chan
(Actor)
.. Yasuda
Rick Erikson
(Actor)
.. Cotard
John Law
(Actor)
.. Luu
Mandy Chan
(Actor)
.. Janitor
Claude Heme
(Actor)
.. Mr. Dux
Susan Sheers
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Dux
Wilson Lee
(Actor)
.. Chong Li's Trainer
Ken Siu
(Actor)
.. Victor
Henry Ho
(Actor)
.. Official
Thomas Lam
(Actor)
.. Official
John Foster
(Actor)
.. Gustafson
Michel Qissi
(Actor)
.. Parades
Born:
September 12, 1962
Paolo Tocha
(Actor)
.. Paco
Greg Richardson
(Actor)
.. Aussie
Wayne Archer
(Actor)
.. Fighter
