The quest is a 1996 american martial arts film cowritten and directed by jeanclaude van damme in his directorial debut, who also starred in the film. Id be fine with that if the movie was a comedy, but it isnt. He plays himself in a story that could happen to anyone. Get ready for edgeofyour seat excitement with one of the biggest martial arts stars of all time, jean claude van damme, in the van damme four feature film set. The quest was released in the united states on april 26, 1996. Van damme plays as a police officer in 1994 and as a federal agent in 2004 in a universe where time travel is possible. Hard target 1993 jean claude van damme, john woo film.
Watching bloodsport again, all i could think was, jeez, what an insanely dumb movie. The funniest part is when he and the boy go into town for motorcyle parts and the sherrif dude asks him questions. He battles in a tournament of martial arts to win the prize of a golden statue, which funds he can use to feed the street kids that he cares for. Dec 22, 2014 kickboxer 1989 full movie english jean claude van damme. After predator was a success, van damme said that he appreciated the movie and that he had no regrets about missing that role. I love the serie and wanted to make a movie out of it. Acclaimed action superstar jeanclaude van damme directs and stars in the quest, an exotic odyssey that takes him from the slums of 1920s new york to the mysterious lost city of tibet. An escaped prisoner hiding from authorities, sam van damme always manages to be in the wrong place at the right time. Van damme poured everything he had into this film, even cutting away from the film to give a heartfelt message to his loyal fans. Jeanclaude van damme full and complete karate class.
Hard target 19 movie clip chance rescues natasha 1993. Jeanclaude van damme double feature the order nowhere to. Van damme later said hard target was a bad script, but we had some great action scenes, and john woo made me look like a samurai with greasy hair. Assistr movie kickboxer vengeance official hd trailer 2016 jeanclaude van damme, dave bautista. Action master john woos first and best american movie is somewhat of a. A group of gentlemen of fortune visits a legendary lost city, located in tibet. I really cant get over the fact that he played both characters. Popular videos nowhere to run nowhere to run topic. The cannon group offered van damme the lead in either delta force 2, and american ninja 3. Dec 22, 2014 double team 1997 jeanclaude van damme action,comedy,scifi movie part 02. Nov 06, 2015 hard target is a 1993 american action film directed by chinese film director john woo in his american directorial debut. Jeanclaude van damme workout routine and diet plan. Despite a very impressive ending set piece and lots of awesome slow motion gun play, the.
With some of the best one liners the 90s had to offer and one of jcvds best acting roles so far. Until death 2007 full english movies jean claude van damme, stephen rea, selina giles. Christopher dubois van damme, mongolian fighter abdel qissi. Seek out the unrated, uncut version if at all possibleyou wont regret it. Woo and starring jeanclaude van damme, chuck pfarrer, robert apisa. Not bad, but will probably be overlooked because its a van damme picture.
Christopher dubois van damme, german fighter habby heske. Quest is a period piece, and a pretty welldone one at that. Although jeanclaude van damme failed to place in either the 1978 or 1979 wako world championships, he was a member of the 1979 belgium team when it won the european team championships and a european middleweight karate champion in his late teens. John woos first hollywood feature stars jeanclaude van damme as. This actionpacked collection includes four of his most popular films. Hard target is a 1993 american action film directed by hong kong film director john woo in his american debut. Jeanclaude van damme workout routine and diet plan street. One mans search for his soul leads him on the ultimate journey. Hard target, lionheart, sudden death, and the quest. Years later and im buying the van damme collection, which features bloodsport, which i havent seen since i was a kid, and timecop, which id already purchased on dvd a little while back. The quest official trailer apparently, earning pots of money as an international martial arts superstar just wasnt fulfilling enough for jeanclaude van damme. With jeanclaude van damme, roger moore, james remar, janet gunn. The quest van dammes unofficial reimagining of bloodsport as a period piece with strong kickboxer influences and a sprig of lionheart.
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The highest grossing jean claude van damme movies of alltime. So the story was really good and damn van damme did a good job at his nice guy part. In 1997, woo looked back on hard target stating that it was in some ways, quite a troublesome movie to make, but im rather happy with the way the action scenes turned out. Watch the quest online free with verizon fioswatch the full length movie the quest online. Oct 19, 2014 hi peeps, this is my tribute to the quest. Jeanclaude van damme and john woo in hard target 1993. Youll see all the hallmarks of woo on full display here, including the doves in slow motion, overtly ubiquitous explosions, grandiose fight choreography, and the signature split screen, with each actor against either side of one wall as they banter back and forth while. Apr 30, 2016 reembarking on the quest 20 years later. Mar 24, 2017 hard target 1993 jean claude van damme, john woo film. Hard target is a pretty freakin awesome action movie, one of van dammes best, and one of woos best efforts as well. Mar 24, 2017 hard target 1993 jean claude van damme, john woo film stay safe and healthy. Hard target 1993 scott adkins movies, van damme 2016 video.
This month paul gives his synopsis of the 1993 movie, nowhere to run. From 1977 to 1982, van damme compiled a record of 18 victories 18 knockouts and 1 defeat citation needed. The quest is a surprisingly decent jean claude vandamme movie. He won at the hope cup, the cup of antwerp, the gala international, and the forest nationals. The quest by van damme its jean claude a podcast on anchor. Jeanclaude van damme, yancy butler movies hard target 1993. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Hard target directed by john woo universal studios 1993 jeanclaude van damme official youtube channel. Jeanclaude van damme was set to star in no retreat, no surrender 2, but backed out.
Check out the first look at marvels guardians of the galaxy finally proved too much for the seasoned actor this week when he. Dec 30, 2015 licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of varese. Join paul as he breaks down the entire movie and find out the movie directed by van damme himself turned out. The quest is van dammes directorial debut, and he helped write the script along with frank dux, steven klein, paul mones, and frequent collaborator sheldon lettich. In a future beset by chaos and violence, mercenary gibson rickenbacker jeanclaude van damme is charged with a mission that could change everything. Black water van damme dolph lundgren streaming movies free.
So many of the best jeanclaude van damme movies are outright ridiculous at times. Hard target is a 1993 american action film directed by chinese film director john woo in his american directorial debut. First teaser trailer for jeanclaude van dammes full love see more. Official theatrical movie poster for the quest directed by jeanclaude van damme. This is quite a change for van damme as he becomes a father to the fatherless, nice guy, gentleman, and town savior. Van damme began his full contact career in 1977, when claude goetz promoted the first ever full contact karate tournament in belgium. Belgianborn martial artist jeanclaude van dammes quest is a 1996 actionadventure and martial arts film thats set in the 1920s. In the quest, jeanclaude van damme directs and stars in this action movie about a street dweller jeanclaude van damme who helps out kids that are on the street the best he can. Van damme is on a quest to find the meaning of right and wrong in this movie.
Van damme stars as christopher dubois, a street criminal whose run from the police thrusts. Kung fu panda 2 2011 is his highest rated movie while street fighter 1994 is his lowest rated movie. This science fictionaction movie stars van damme and is regarded to be one of his best films and what really brought him into the limelight as an action superstar. The quest 1996 pg subtitles and closed captions start your 7day free trial but still a very good van damme movie. They have to go all the way back to hong kong because thats where the whole thing took place. And this time the action superstar has nowhere to run and nothing to lose.
The film costars roger moore, james remar and janet gunn. Action movies no retreat, no surrender jean claude van damme full hd. Oct 28, 2011 john woos first hollywood feature stars jeanclaude van damme as chance boudreaux, a downandout cajun merchant seaman, who, after saving a young woman, natasha binder yancy butler, from a. He battles in a tournament of martial arts to win the prize of a golden statue, which funds.
With jeanclaude van damme, lance henriksen, yancy butler, chuck pfarrer. I mean the podcast, not so much the movie that jeanclaude said he hated doing. One jeanclaude van damme movie received at least one oscar nomination in any categoryor 4. Hard target 39 movie clip missed the party 1993 hd youtube. Van damme stars as chris dubois, a clown pickpocket and faginlike leader of orphan thieves in 1925 new york city. The film stars jeanclaude van damme as chance boudreaux, an outofwork cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, named natasha binder yancy butler, from a gang of thugs in new orleans. Kickboxer 1989 full movie english jean claude van damme. Taking place shortly after world war i, van damme plays chris dubois, a humble indentured servant figure with rockylike ambitions to become a big fighting champion. Hard target 59 movie clip rattlesnake trap 1993 hd youtube. The quest is neither one of van dammes best films, nor is it among my favorites of his work, but it intrigues me regardless. A good introduction to woos directing style with plenty of showstopping action sequences, incredible stunt work and a solid performance by van damme. Despite a very impressive ending set piece and lots of awesome slow motion gun play, the movie as released seems to be missing something.
Jeanclaude van damme double feature the order, nowhere to run. Sep 14, 2018 he also directed his films the quest 1996 and full love 2014 jeanclaude van damme awards. Hollywood action movie 1993 part 1 ft jean claude van damme. Mar, 2018 its always a pleasure when we get to do a van damme movie. U need to watch the serie in order to understand the people behind it. Jeanclaude van damme, lance henriksen, yancy butler. The quest van damme full movie free download 006b59bca7. They plan to steal a priceless statue golden dragon during the martial arts tournament. Double impact jean claude van damme video dailymotion. Hard target hollywood action movie 1993 part 1 ft jean. But warlord tremolo fender vincent klyn, fearing that his power will be.