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Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Frank Dux

Leah Ayres
as Janice Kent

Donald Gibb
as Ray Jackson

Norman Burton
as Helmer

Forest Whitaker
as Rawlins

Roy Chiao
as Senzo `Tiger' Tanaka

Philip Chan
as Capt. Chen

Pierre Rafini
as Young Frank

Bolo Yeung
as Chong Li

Chung Shun Tak
as Policeman

Kenneth Siu
as Victor

Kimo Lai Kwok Ki
as Hiro

Bernard Mariano
as Hossein

Bill Yuen Ping Kuen
as Oshima

Lily Leung
as Mrs. Tanaka

Joshua Schroeder
as Chuck

Keith Davey
as Eddie

Sean Ward
as Shingo

Tsui Siu Hung
as Policeman

Johnny Lai
as Desk Clerk

A.P. George
as Referee/Judge

Ken Siu
as Victor

John Foster
as Gustafson

John Cheung
as Toon

Dennis Chiu
as Chuan

Michelle Qissi
as Parades

Nathan Chkueke
as Parades' Opponent

Geoff Brown
as Parades' Friend

David Ho
as Pumola

Henry Ho
as Official

Eric Neff
as Morra

Thomas Lam
as Official

Simon Lai
as Official

Michael Paul Chan
as Yasuda

Rick Erikson
as Cotard

John Law
as Luu

Dr. Charles Wang
as Chinese Doctor

Samson Li
as Prang

Paulo Tocha
as Paco

Greg Richardson
as Aussie

Michel Qissi
as Parades

Wilson Lee
as Chong Li's Trainer

Mark Di Salle
as Boxer

Edward E. Ketterer
as Aide

Ken Boyle
as Col. Cooke

Tom Tam
as Young Tough

Claude Heme
as Mr. Dux

Susan Sheers
as Mrs. Dux

Paolo Tocha
as Paco

Mandy Chan
as Janitor

Wong Tak Ming
as Flagman

Christopher Lay
as Butler

Saheed Sahabuddin
as Syrian Fighter

Rocky Jasminder Singh
as Syrian Fighter

Mark Wheelhouse
as Older Boy

Wayne Morris
as Older Boy

Darren Humphrey
as Older Boy

Peggy Tam
as Special Lady

Jacqueline Choy
as Special Lady

Bernie Cilia
as Special Lady

Rani Gill
as Special Lady

Andrew Rule
as Guard

Wayne Archer
as Fighter

Christine Redmen
as Special Lady

Johnny Wong Tin Tok
as Big Spender

Mak Shu Sun
as Big Spender

Nip Kwok Chiu
as Big Spender

Paul Findley
as Fighter

Attilio Reale
as Fighter

Paul Treadwell
as Fighter

Roger Walker
as Fighter

Victor Wong
as Fighter

Eric Ng
as Fighter

Ronnie Li
as Fighter

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• Jun 20, 2016

  If you are a fan of martial arts action films then you'll understand why this movie has such a high rating. Van Damme's first starring role was played perfectly. Of course, it probably helped that he was trained by the real Frank Dux (the man he was portraying in the film) for a few months before filming. Great fight choreography and a surprise role for a still young Forest Whitaker. Classic lines as well. This film has a soft spot for many action fans and I am definitely in that group.
  

  Patrick W Super Reviewer
• Jan 20, 2013

  Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut as Frank Dux. Frank is an American soldier who goes AWOL from his army duties in order to enter the Kumite (also spelled Kumatai). The Kumite is an illegal underground Martial Arts tournament in Hong Kong. Dux is a skilled fighter, who was trained by Senzo Tanaka. There is a great deal of love and respect between master and student. Tanaka was originally more concerned with training his son, but after he dies Tanaka makes the difficult decision to continue to train Frank. Frank now wishes not only to enter, but to win the Kumite tournament to honour his master. However, Frank has more than just the tournament to contend with. The Army are unhappy with the situation and send two American officers to bring him home to the United States and there is also an attractive reporter involved who wants his help to get inside the Kumite in order to do a story on the tournament. Frank has his hands full, but is determined to walk away having done no less than his best. Bloodsport is not a movie of the highest quality. The cinematography, acting, script and obvious dubbing are all pretty poor. But having said that, I did enjoy watching the movie. As the story builds and you see each round of the tournament you cannot help but feel the tension increase. I have been known to make sexist comments from time to time and here comes a great example. I think it's very much a "man's" movie. Maybe it's the testosterone, maybe its traditional gender roles, but when men watch films like Bloodsport we cannot help but feel "pumped up". From the I.T. geek to the meat-head Bouncer, we are all united when it comes to fighting movies. When the biceps flex, the punches are thrown and the blood flies ... we like it. Coming back to the movie (before I get too carried away) I did feel excited as it came to its climax. I think what stops bloodsport from becoming a bad movie is the charisma of the actors. Don't get me wrong, no one in this film can deliver a line for toffee, but they have charm and charisma. This was Van Damme's first movie and I feel he came to grips with things rather well. He has started on the first rung of the ladder to becoming one of the big names in Action movies. The road will never see him become a great actor, but will see him become a star. The main bad guy in Bloodsport is Chong Li (Bolo Yeung). Bolo came to Bloodsport with a lot more cinematic experience than Van Damme. Although Yeung looks, well, young in Bloodsport he is actually 42 and has starred in over 60 movies by this point - most notably as Bolo in Enter the Dragon. Though Bloodsport was a breakthrough movie for him too as he had received little recognition outside Asia before this. He plays a good part in Bloodsport, he really does have the demeanour, swagger and face of a villain. Although he's quite short he is an ex-champion body builder (he held the title of Mr. Hong Kong for over 10 years) and is heighly skilled in mixed Martial Arts. Did I say short? I meant compact, sorry Bolo. Other notable actors include; Forest Whitaker (who plays Rawlins rather well), Leah Ayres (who plays Janice, the attractive journalist) and Donald Gibb (who plays Ray Jackson). Donald Gibb looks like a man mountain in Bloodsport, maybe that's because he stands at 6 foot 4, maybe it's because he appears in most scenes with Van Damme and Bolo Yeung, who are both about a foot shorter than he is. Bloodsport is your typical "man's" movie, my Dad would love it. It would look at home amongst other similar movies from the late 80's and early 90's like; Commando, Tango & Cash, The Last Boy Scout, Hard to Kill, No Holds Barred and Universal Soldier. Like these other movies it is not the acting, the script or the cinematography that makes them enjoyable or memorable but the cheese, the charisma, the energy, the bustle and the spirit. Ladies and Gentlemen ... welcome to the action Genre.
  James C Super Reviewer
• Oct 03, 2012

  Fun and entertaining martial arts film, Bloodsport is not a perfect film, but is definitely an entertaining ride if you can get past the tongue in cheek moments and so-so acting. The reason that the film works so well is becauset of the great fight scenes that make up the film. Although the film relies on a decent script, the fights are great, and fun to watch, and make the film much better. The direction is effective enough to generate a film that is thrilling and exciting, and if you can forget that it's a corny action film with laughable dialogue, you'll most likely enjoy it. I didn't that this was a great film, and I felt it could have been much better, but it was entertaining. This is the first Jean-Claude Van Damme film that I've seen, and he is very good in his role despite the silliness of it all. If you enjoy martial arts films, pick this one up. The film's strength lies in the fight scenes and not the acting or plot. Expect an entertaining flick that is quite mindless and fun, but don't expect something great either. Bloodsport has plenty of flaws, which I already pointed out. Expect Van Damme doing lots of splits, which is awesome and pretty painful to say the least. The fights are wicked and that's all this film is, fights, fights more fights and even more fights. Bloodsport doesn't try to be great and memorable martial arts flick like Bruce Lee's short, but legendary filmography, but it has spirit and delivers awesome action despite its imperfections and lack of great story.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Mar 19, 2012

  "Bloodsport," even though it is based upon a real martial arts fighter, feels extremely corny and sloppily put together. The dialogue feels like it was written and directed by a young teenager who was given a professional camera, along with some big name hollywood actors who really do not seem interested in their own characters. Usually the action in a film like this would be the deciding factor between enjoyment or utter awfulness, and honestly, this film fails at that as well. The action is very poorly edited and there is practically no signs of practised choreography here. I could not keep myself from laughing during this entire film, not because of intended comedy, but because the characters were very unintertesting, the story is extremely generic, the cinematography captures the worst angles during the fight sequences, and the overall film suffers. Seeing as it is based on an actual person, you would think that the filmmakers would have put a but more devotion into the film and hired a better actor than Van Damme, but what can you do. The film was made, and it really sucks. Still, throughout the film you can find some enjoyment during the fight and chase sequences.
  

  KJ P Super Reviewer

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