Kickboxer poster

Kickboxer( 1989)

TV-MAActionThrillerDrama
68%
User
Score

An ancient sport becomes a deadly game.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Jean-Claude Van Damme

      Kurt Sloane

    2. cast image

      Dennis Alexio

      Eric Sloane

    3. cast image

      Dennis Chan Kwok-San

      Xian Chow

    4. cast image

      Michel Qissi

      Tong Po

    5. cast image

      Haskell V. Anderson III

      Winston Taylor

    6. cast image

      Rochelle Ashana

      Mylee

    7. cast image

      Richard Foo

      Tao Liu

    8. cast image

      Ricky Liu

      Big Thai Man

    9. cast image

      Thomas Sin Ho-Ying

      Huge Village Man #1

    10. cast image

      Tony Chan Tak-Hing

      Huge Village Man #2

    11. cast image

      Brad Kerner

      U.S. Announcer

    12. cast image

      Dean Harrington

      U.S. Announcer

    13. cast image

      Mark DiSalle

      U.S. Reporter

    14. cast image

      Richard Santoro

      U.S. Reporter

    15. cast image

      Michael Lee Ming-Yeung

      Old Man in Village (as Michael Lee)

    16. cast image

      Kong Long

      Freddy Li's Guard

    17. cast image

      Bruce Law Lai-Yin

      Freddy Li's Guard

    18. cast image

      Lau Kar-Wing

      Freddy Li's Guard (uncredited)

    19. cast image

      Louis Roth

      U.S. Reporter

    20. cast image

      Steve Lee Ka-Ting

      Freddy Li

    21. cast image

      Gam Biu

    22. cast image

      Strawberry Yeung Yuk-Mui

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    8
    Written by John Chard on Mon Jul 08 2019
    Just listen. With your mind, your heart, your whole being. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Kurt Sloane, who after witnessing his brother getting crippled in a Muay Thai fight in Thailand, sets about learning the art himself so as to enact revenge on the sinister Tiger Tong Po who illegally put his brother in the wheel chair. Ah look, I don't see any point in writing about the market that Van Damme movies sit in, I think everyone knows that there isn't going to be great acting in these movies, the plotting will be straight and simple and the resolution will be prescribed to get a whoop and ...

    Media

    Videos 1Backdrops 27Posters 54

    Recommendations

    1. Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

      Kickboxer 2: The Road Back55%

    2. Bloodsport

      Bloodsport70%

    3. Miracle Mile

      Miracle Mile69%

    4. Shocker

      Shocker56%

    5. Kickboxer: Vengeance

      Kickboxer: Vengeance51%

    6. Lionheart

      Lionheart66%

    7. The Quest

      The Quest62%

    8. Double Impact

      Double Impact62%

    9. Death Warrant

      Death Warrant62%

    10. Frantic

      Frantic67%

    11. Kites

      Kites72%

    12. Hard Target

      Hard Target65%

    13. Ghostbusters II

      Ghostbusters II66%

    14. Killing Zoe

      Killing Zoe62%

    15. Room for Murder

      Room for Murder73%

    16. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

      Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy78%

    17. Jane Austen's Mafia!

      Jane Austen's Mafia!55%

    18. Ju Dou

      Ju Dou72%

    19. Avariya - Cop's Daughter

      Avariya - Cop's Daughter58%

    20. Night of the Zoopocalypse

      Night of the Zoopocalypse62%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1500000.00

    Revenue

    14697005.00

    Keywords

    • martial arts
    • showdown
    • rape
    • sibling relationship
    • sports
    • fight
    • wheelchair
    • bangkok, thailand
    • thailand
    • phuket
    • muay thai
    • kick boxing
    • revenge
    • action hero
    • yellowface
    • defiant
    • mighty whitey