Bloodsport
IMDB Rating: 6.00, 10843 votes
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Taglines
- Based on the real story of the Great White Dragon
- The secret contest where the world's greatest warriors fight in a battle to the death.
- The true story of an American ninja.
Storyline
As a child, a miscreant Frank Dux was taken in and trained by a champion martial artist, who went so far as to adopt Frank into his family after the premature death of his own son. Now, decades later, Frank is a skilled martial artist himself and a solider in the U.S. Military. Upon the death of his surrogate father and sensai, Frank is informed of a mysterious, no-holds barred, highly illegal martial arts tournament in Hong Kong known only as the "kumeti." At the bidding of his sensai and against direct orders from his military superiors Frank travels to Hong Kong to participate and uphold his master's honor. In order to succeed not only will he have to win the tournament; he must also evade capture by two military police sent to arrest him and the prying questions of a nosy reporter eager for a story.
Actors
| Frank Dux | Jean-Claude Van Damme |
| Ray Jackson | Donald Gibb |
| Janice Kent | Leah Ayres |
| Helmer | Norman Burton |
| Rawlins | Forest Whitaker |
| Tanaka | Roy Chiao |
| Captain Chen | Philip Chan |
| Young Frank | Pierre Rafini |
| Chong Li | Bolo Yeung |
| Victor | Ken Siu |
| Hiro | Kimo Lai Kwok Ki |
| Hossein | Bernard Mariano |
| Oshima | Bill Yuen Ping Kuen |
| Mrs. Tanaka | Lily Leung |
| Chuck/Older Boy | Joshua Schroder |
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Posted in: 1988, Action, Sport
Tagged: based on true story, beefcake, beefcake martial arts, betrayal, blood, broken nose, chop socky, competition, death, fight to the death, hong kong, independent film, interracial romance, karate, katana sword, kickboxer, martial arts, martial arts tournament, muay thai, tournament, training, video game, violence