The Quest (1996)
Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 18
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Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
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Average Rating: 2.7/5
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Movie Info
Martial arts movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme made his debut behind the camera as the director of this sweeping action drama. Van Damme stars as Chris Dubois, a clown pickpocket and Fagin-like leader of orphan thieves in 1925 New York City. Kidnapped by gun smugglers and then sold to pirate captain Lord Dobbs (Roger Moore), Chris eventually ends up the property of Khao (Aki Aleong), a master Asian kickboxer. His fighting skills win Chris a chance at a legendary contest, a gladiatorial showdown
Jun 1, 1996 Wide
Jan 2, 2002
MCA Universal Home Video
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Cast
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Chris Dubois -
Roger Moore
Lord Edgar Dobbs -
James Remar
Maxie -
Janet Gunn
Carrie -
Jack McGee
Harry -
Aki Aleong
Khao -
Brick Bronsky
Russian Fighter -
Jason Cavalier
Youth -
Ryan Cutrona
Officer O'Keefe -
Peter Malota
Spanish Fighter -
Louis Mandylor
Riggi -
Gordon Masten
Bartender -
Shane Meier
Red -
Stefanos Miltsakakis
Greek Fighter -
Abdel Qissi
Khan -
Scott Wilson
Member of Fighters' Ent... -
Michael Caloz
Child -
Ze'ev Revach
Turk Captian -
Michael Ian Lambert
Scottish Fighter -
Cherdpong Laoyont
Bangkok Dining Salon Wa... -
Jen Sung Outerbridge
Chinese Fighter -
Rik Kiviaho
Youth -
Takis Triggelis
French Fighter -
Brauno Belfiore
Fighters' Entourage -
Tara Nichelle Biberstein
Little Girl -
Anderson C. Bradshaw
Youth -
Cesar Carneiro
Brazilian Fighter -
Chai Chapanond
Lama (Announcer) -
Chang Ching Peng Chaplin
Master Tchi -
Jodie Charattanawet
Annan -
Michael Davila
Fighters' Entourage -
Joseph Dykes
Fighters' Entourage -
Martin Gerber
Fighters' Entourage -
H. Rudy Gontha
Innkeeper -
Han Soo Ong
Okinawan Fighter -
Habby Heske
German Fighter -
Vichai Indtrasathit
Tibetan Monk In New Yor... -
Kiato
Sumo Fighter -
Camelia Lightbourne
Child -
Magnus Ljungberg
Fighters' Entourage -
Matt Lyon
Billy -
Manon Marcoux
Nanny -
Emilio Migliozzi
Riggi's Mug -
Paul Moses
Fighters' Entourage -
Ip Choi Nam
Korean Fighter -
Azdine Nouri
Turkish Fighter -
Lindsay Sargeant
Fighters' Entourage -
Kristopher VanVarenberg
Young Chris Dubois -
Winston Ellis
African Fighter
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All Critics (24) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (18) | DVD (1)
At its best in its first half, when Dubois has to find his way to the competition in the Lost City of Tibet.
Top CriticWith the same grace and discipline that he displays in front of the camera, Jean-Claude Van Damme makes a socko directorial debut.
The level of high-tension violence expected from a Van Damme film is blunted by poor direction, uninspired camera work, and a bland villain.
The endeavor looks less like a movie than some ESPN programmer's worst brainstorm.
Interesting only for being so totally familiar, even if you've never seen another film about a Ghan-Gheng martial-arts match in an ancient Lost City in Tibet.
I rushed to finish this movie so I didn't get a late fee.
Van Damme calls his film 'the Ben-Hur of martial arts'; boy, is he deluded.
More a study in worldwide combat than a tribute to Van Damme's ascension as a director.
Unless bone-crunching violence is your bag, you can bag this one.
In his first outing, it is unclear whether VanDamme can't manage the scope of this tale, or if he's just a bad director.
A speedy and rousing adventure, chock-full of exciting -- if unlikely -- events and swarming with colorful characters in colorful locations.
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