Bloodsport

Director: Newt Arnold, Newton Arnold, Mark DiSalle, David Worth

Overview

"Jean-Claude Van Damme tars in Bloodsport, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo, while a French so

Product Details

Release Date:	09/14/2004
UPC:	0085393774424
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	4,615

Special Features

Closed Caption;Interactive menus; Star/filmmaker film highlights; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages: English & Fran?ais; Subtitles: English, Fran?ais & Japanese

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jean-Claude Van Damme	Frank Dux
Leah Ayres	Janice
Donald Gibb	Ray Jackson
Norman Burton	Helmer
Forest Whitaker	Rawlins
Roy Chiao	Senzo `Tiger' Tanaka
Philip Chan	Capt. Chen,Yasuda,Janitor,Actor,Yasuda
Pierre Rafini	Young Frank
Bolo Yeung	Chong Li
Kenneth Siu	Victor,Victor Lin
Kimo Lai Kwok Ki	Hiro
Bernard Mariano	Hossein
Bill Yuen Ping Kuen	Oshima
Lily Leung	Mrs. Tanaka
Joshua Schroeder	Chuck
Keith Davey	Eddie
Sean Ward	Shingo
Johnny Lai	Desk Clerk
A.P. George	Referee/Judge
Charles Wang	Chinese Doctor
John Cheung	Toon
Dennis Chiu	Chuan,Actor
Michelle Qissi	Parades,Parades
Nathan Chkueke	Parades' Opponent
Geoff Brown	Parades' Friend
David Ho	Pumola,Official
Eric Neff	Morra
Rick Erikson	Cotard
John Law	Luu
Samson Li	Prang,Actor
Paulo Tocha	Paco,Paco
Wilson Lee	Chong Li's Trainer
Mark Di Salle	Boxer
Edward E. Ketterer	Aide
Ken Boyle	Col. Cooke
Tom Tam	Young Tough,Actor
Claude Heme	Mr. Dux
Susan Sheers	Mrs. Dux
Wong Tak Ming	Flagman
Christopher Lay	Butler
Saheed Sahabuddin	Syrian Fighter
Rocky Jasminder Singh	Syrian Fighter
Mark Wheelhouse	Actor
Wayne Morris	Actor
Darren Humphrey	Actor
Jacqueline Choy	Actor
Bernie Cilia	Actor
Rani Gill	Actor
Christine Redmen	Actor
Johnny Wong Tin Tok	Actor
Mak Shu Sun	Actor
Paul Findley	Actor
Attilio Reale	Actor
Paul Treadwell	Actor
Roger Walker	Actor
Victor Wong	Fighter
Eric Ng	Fighter
Dennis Alexio	Actor
Richard Foo	Actor
Louis Roth	Actor
Dean Harrington	Actor
Rochelle Ashana	Actor
Ricky Liu	Actor
Sin Ho Ying	Actor
Brad Kerner	Actor
Richard Santoro	Actor
Cihangir Gaffari	Gustafson
Leah Ayers	Actor
Chung Shun Tak	Policeman
Tsui Siu Hung	Policeman
Thomas Lam	Official
Simon Lai	Official
John Foster	Gustafson
Greg Richardson	Aussie
Andrew Rule	Guard
Wayne Archer	Fighter
Paul Hertzog	Composer
John Davis	Composer

Technical Credits

Mark DiSalle

Sheldon Lettich

Mel Friedman

Christopher Cosby

Steve Lee Ka Ding	Stunts
Mark DiSalle	Producer,Screenwriter
Yoram Globus	Executive Producer,Producer
Menahem Golan	Executive Producer,Producer
Sheldon Lettich	Screenwriter
Mel Friedman	Screenwriter,Producer
Christopher Cosby	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. World's Warriors [2:58]
2. Dux Ducks Out [1:21]
3. A Mentor: Tanaka [6:13]
4. Training [7:02]
5. Ray Jackson [3:00]
6. No Man's Land [4:22]
7. Death Touch [3:02]
8. Bet on a Woman [3:23]
9. The Mightiest Prevail [4:16]
10. First Bouts [6:30]
11. Fight to Survive Montage [2:00]
12. Hong Kong Chase [3:41]
13. Under Covers, Undercover [4:32]
14. Second Rounds [7:43]
15. Ray vs. Chong Li [2:28]
16. Being the Best [4:22]
17. Nearly Zapped [2:21]
18. Dux vs. Paco [3:24]
19. Short work for Chong Li [2:25]
20. Championship [6:18]
21. Victory out of Dust [3:45]
22. Goodbye [2:32]
23. Coda and End Credits [4:19]

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Movie
Scene Selections
Special Features
Cast & Crew
Jean-Claude Van Damme - Frank Dux
Leah Ayres - Janice Kent
Forest Whitaker - Rawline
Story by Sheldon Lettich
Directed by Newt Arnold
Theatrical Trailer
Languages
Spoken Languages: English
Spoken Languages: Français
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Français
Subtitles: Japanese
Subtitles: Off

Editorial Reviews

Yet another chapter in the endless tussles of the Muscles from Brussels, Bloodsport may be short on characterization and dialogue, but it boasts some excellent martial arts footage. Based on the true story of an American intelligence officer who trained to enter the "Kumite," a vicious martial arts championship shrouded in mystery, the film traces his path as he goes AWOL in order to compete. Aside from straining credibility by giving Van Damme a job in defense intelligence, the film is a fairly typical outing for the Belgian native. The most interesting part of the story, the efforts of the officer to elude the agents (Forest Whitaker and Norman Burton) who have been assigned to capture him and prevent him from fighting, is treated in a predictable and perfunctory manner. However, fans of the genre should enjoy the almost documentary style of the competition, which, if nothing else, proves that Van Damme can really fight.