Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King

7.5 2023 | 58 min

Documentary TV Movie

An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.

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Title: Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
Original Title: Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup
Year: 2023
Release Date: March 17, 2023
Rating: 7.5/10 (33 votes)
Popularity: 1.1
Runtime: 58 minutes
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
Director(s): Olivier Monssens
Writer(s): Olivier Monssens
Producer(s): Gabriel Chabanier
Language: English, French
Country: Belgium, France, Israel, Spain, Switzerland
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Status: Released
Tagline: 
TMDB ID: 1103705
IMDB ID: tt27201766
IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27201766
TMDB Link: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1103705
Official Site: https://static-cdn.arte.tv/en/videos/106686-000-A/jean-claude-van-damme-karate-king/
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An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.
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