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Kickboxer

Name: Kickboxer
Director: David Worth
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1989-04-20
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan Kwok-San, Haskell V. Anderson III, Rochelle Ashana

1989 · 1h 38m · Action, Thriller, Drama

IMDb 6.4 Metacritic 33 RT 36%

Skip it. The critics are right—this '89 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle is a clunky revenge flick that wastes its Thailand setting on a predictable plot and stiff dialogue. Unless you're a completist Van Damme fan, your night's better spent elsewhere.

Plot

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

Director: David Worth

Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan Kwok-San, Haskell V. Anderson III, Rochelle Ashana

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