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Van Damme's first picture is a 'Rocky' rip-off about an American kick-boxer up against superhuman Russians. The story veers awkwardly as the ghost of Bruce Lee appears to tutor the underdog.
Original Release
10/20/1985
US Release
05/02/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kurt McKinney | Jason Stillwell |
Jean-Claude Van Damme | Ivan Kraschinsky the Russian / Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian" |
J.W. Fails | R.J. Madison |
Kathie Sileno | Kelly Reilly |
Tae-jeong Kim | Sensei Lee |
Kent Lipham | Scott |
Ron Pohnel | Ian Reilly |
Dale Jacoby | Dean Ramsay / Dean Ramsey |
Peter Cunningham | Frank Peters |
Timothy D. Baker | Tom Stillwell |
Directors
Writers
Keith W. Strandberg, Corey Yuen, See-Yuen Ng
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kurt McKinney | Jason Stillwell |
Jean-Claude Van Damme | Ivan Kraschinsky the Russian / Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian" |
J.W. Fails | R.J. Madison |
Kathie Sileno | Kelly Reilly |
Tae-jeong Kim | Sensei Lee |
Kent Lipham | Scott |
Ron Pohnel | Ian Reilly |
Dale Jacoby | Dean Ramsay / Dean Ramsey |
Peter Cunningham | Frank Peters |
Timothy D. Baker | Tom Stillwell |
Gloria Marziano | Mrs. Stillwell |
Farid Panahi | New York Assistant #1 |
Tom Harris | New York Assistant #2 |
John Andes | New York Boss |
Mark Zacharatos | New York Fighter #1 |
Ty Martinez | New York Fighter #2 |
Bob Johnene | Karate Fight Emcee |
Dennis Casey Park | Karate Fight Referee |
Alex Stelter | Karate Fight Judge |
Harold Engel | Karate Fight Judge |
Producers
Name | Role |
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See-Yuen Ng | Producer |