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Jean-Claude Van Damme: Miscellaneous
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According to an interview with director John McTiernan, the hole in the jungle appearance of the Predator in PREDATOR (1987) was played by Van Damme in a blue screen (actually red) suit. Van Damme quit after two days, unhappy with being cast as an uncredited special effect. The alien was scrapped, redesigned and was eventually played by 7'2 Kevin Peter Hall.
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IN HELL is a violent and gritty prison drama, and is somewhat of a comeback for Van Damme. He stars as Kyle Lord banged up in the harshest of jails, where he has to fight tooth and nail to survive.
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Controversy arose after Van Damme's film career took off because no record of his fights was available. This was due to his entire full-contact career being listed under his birth name of Van Varenberg, and some hype based to his 1980 defeat of Teugels.
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Synopsis: 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 pirateRead More
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This theatrical sequel to the 1992 actioner features Jean-Claude Van Damme as the former "unisol" who must take on a rogue government supercomputer named S.E.T.H. that is leading the cybernetically enhanced killing machines on a path of destruction. Michael Jai White, Heidi Schanz and pro wrestling star Bill Goldberg ... star. 89 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English; featurette.
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Synopsis: Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in the aptly titled Bloodsport. An American soldier at large in Hong Kong, Van Damme becomes involved in the Kumite (... spelled Kumatai), a highly illegal kickboxing competition. Whoever survives the bout will be crowned Kumite champion of theRead More
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