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Lionheart (Wrong Bet) (A.W.O.L.: Absent Without Leave) (1990)

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After his brother is badly beaten by a street gang, Jean-Claude Van Damme deserts the foreign legion in order to avenge his honor in this action film also known as A.W.O.L. and Wrong Bet. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Action & Adventure

Directed By: Sheldon Lettich

In Theaters: Jan 11, 1991 Wide

On DVD: Sep 8, 1998

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Lyon Gaultier
Harrison Page
Joshua
Deborah Rennard
Cynthia
Lisa Pelikan
Helene
Ashley Johnson
Nicole
Brian Thompson
Russell
Jason Adams
Francois
William Terry Amos
Drug Dealer
Billy Blanks
African Legionnaire
Roz Bosley
Nurse
Christopher M. Brown
Street Gang Leader
Lonnie Burr
Bookie #2
Lindsey Carlos
1st Street Gang Member
Mark de Alessandro
2nd New York Homeless F...
Douglas DuVal
New York Security Guard
Roger Etienne
Interpol Inspector
Michael M. Foley
1st Video Fighter
Loren Freeman
Sales Person
Leonard Gaines
1st Bookie
Carlton Holder
5th Street Gang Member
Lew Hopson
Ship's Mate
Freeman King
Homeless Man
Maurice Lamont
2nd Street Gang Member
Jeff Langton
Cynthia's Fighter
Micheline Lettich
Homeless Child
Sebastian Massa
Ship's Engineer
George McDaniel
Adjutant
Stefanos Miltsakakis
Jeep Driver
A.D. Muyich
2nd Video Fighter
Christopher Nixon
German Investor
Donald Pike
1st BMW Passenger
Paco Christian Prieto
Pool Fighter
Steven R. Purwin
Airplane Pilot
Abdel Qissi
Attila
Eduardo Ricard
Spanish Investor
Dennis Rucker
Irish Legionnaire
Julie Rudolph
Homeless Mother
Magic Schwartz
Raquetball Fighter
Tracy Shakespeare
Heckler's Date
Jeff Speakman
Mansion Security Man
Dean Milor Thomas
2nd BMW Passenger
James Brewster Thompson
New York Monster Fighte...
Tony Valentino
Hospital Technician
Clement von Franckenstein
English Investor
Denis Akiyama Voyo
Sgt. Hartog
Marc D. Williams
1st New York Homeless F...
Sifu Williams
3rd Street Gang Member
Tony "Satch" Williams
Garage Fighter
Stuart Wilson
Scottish Fighter
Thunder Wolf
4th Street Gang Member
Galen Yuen
Desk Bookie
Lawrence Bender
Garage Fight Heckler
Eric Karson
Doctor
Roger La Page
Landlord
Michel Qissi
Moustafa
Scott Spiegel
Pool Fight Bookie

Critic Reviews for Lionheart (Wrong Bet) (A.W.O.L.: Absent Without Leave)

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (8) | DVD (1)

Using tactics like these, Woody Allen could become an action hero, too.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

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As Lionheart heads for his final confrontation, the film's soundtrack blasts out a "Rocky"-like song called 'No Mercy.' Unless you're a Van Damme or martial arts fanatic, you're more likely to be thinking: No, merci.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

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Accompanied by an occasionally jazzy score, the film has a solid dramatic base on which to build the Jean-Claude Van Damme action.

December 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

One of Van Damme's best flicks....good story, good skirmishes

May 6, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

The fight scenes, which are all Van Damme fans care about anyway, are pumped up by swift edits, which repeat snippets over and over so that it's the MTV equivalent of boxing, and punched-up volume control that adds bangs, pows and zonks wherever possible.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Chris Hicks

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Great Van Damme flick and one of his best, watching him battle through various fighters of different skills untill he meets the big boss. Its very very basic, just like all Van Damme films and much like a computer game it has no proper plot, bad acting and the same predictable outcomes but somehow its good. All the

September 4, 2007

Phil Hubbard

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One of my favorites of Van Damme, nothing special besides the fighting, which is why people watch it.

March 2, 2008

Lenny Muggsy

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