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Johnny Cage of Mortal Kombat was influenced by Van-Damme's stardom. Originally Van-Damme was approached to be the character in the game. 1988-1999 is his feature film prime. His films afterwards were straight to video or only released overseas. I highly recommend JCVD (2008) and Expendables 2 (2012).
He was everywhere in the late 80s to mid 90s. Kickboxer, Lionheart, Death Warrant, Street Fighter(Guile), Timecop, Hard Target, Cyborg, Double Impact, Nowhere to Run, The Quest....seriously EVERYWHERE! 😂
Van Damme DID actually do the stunt between the two 18-wheelers, it wasn't faked or CGI'd. Not only was it real, they got it in one take. Volvo bragged about puling it off in one take, they were VERY proud of Van Damme for making them look so good with such an epic execution.
The line about the brick don't hit back is a call back to Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. Bruce said that to a fighter in that movie. Also, the actor playing Chung Li, Bolo Yeung, was in that movie.
Lol!! I was just about to post the same thing you did. As soon as Bolo said that I instantly thought about Bruce saying "Boards don't hit back" to O'Hara.
Enter The Dragon is the gold standard for martial arts films as this movie shares many similarities. Van Damme's charisma is evident right away and that sells the whole movie. Definitely need to check out Enter the Dragon. Oh, by the way, Chong Li is in that movie as well lol.
Finally!!!!! Van Damme is the 80s/90s martial arts action hero/cheese every youtube channel needs and im so excited you guys are finally on this now!!! Please do more of his movies !!!!
I whole-heartedly approve of this comment! I've followed Van Damme's career ever since No Retreat No Surrender. I did start to fall away once he started doing more and more straight-to-video movies much later in his career once martial arts movies really took a nose-dive in popularity, but I have started going back to watch them too and I do enjoy some of those movies as well. Dare I say, even some of his later straight-to-video movies (but not all) are even much better than the usual straight-to-video quality stuff.
That “splits” commercial wasn’t actually fake, there’s a whole behind the scenes on it. The point of it was to demonstrate how accurate the steering was on those trucks :)
Those captions at the end that said it was based on a true story were lies. This movie was the fabrication of the real life Frank Dux, and it was a way for him to promote his marital arts gym and videos. His imagination was inspired by real martial arts tournaments and history at least. This movie is still great because of how badass Jean-Claude Van Damme is.
@@DaemonKeido Don't give him too much credit. The fact people have real martial arts tournaments could just as easily inspired a game like Mortal Kombat.
@@toddtaylor6506 Indeed and he is hardly the sole inspiration for Mortal Kombat, just the part of it being a tournament. We cannot forget Big Trouble In Little China for all the rest of the Weird Shit that MK is best known for.
Yeah, whether the story is true or not, is of little matter. The movie itself is so great, that it just being a movie script, doesn't take away from it's value. Bloodsport is in the "all time best" category of action movies.
Yeap! I remember reading it years after the movie came out on a martial arts magazine, it was sooo disappointing to martial artist that grew up watching this film.
This movie will always make me cry just bc it’s the movie me and my grandfather watched all the time before he passed. Thank yall so much for reacting to this 🙏🏼
This movie is so good and an absolute classic! Everybody loves JCVD of course, but Chong Li is definetely one of the greatest villains of martial arts movies!
Bolo Yeung uses Bruce Lee quote in his last film “Enter the Dragon” (1973) Bruce Lee said “Boards don’t hit back” and bolo uses it in honor of his friend Bruce Lee
JCVD is a dope movie that doesn’t have the martial arts so much, that demonstrates his acting. It comes way later in his filmography but is an absolute must watch.
Always fun to see first-time reactions to movies I've seen so many times. Kickboxer, TIme Cop, and Street Fighter are some other Van Damme movies that I like. Drunken Master 2 (The Legend of Drunken Master) is my favorite Jackie Chan movie. I'll also recommend Revenge of the Ninja. There's only 4 Bruce Lee movies in existence so just watch them all lol. The Big Boss (Fists of Fury), Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection), Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon), and Enter the Dragon. And when you're done with those PLEASE watch The Last Dragon!
35th anniversary was February of this year. Van-Damme's 3rd film and star-making role. Prior films with him were only in supporting roles. After Bloodsport's success, he became known as "The muscles from Brussels". This movie is indeed a classic of the genre. Memorable story, great fight sequences and a guilty pleasure. The original score of Paul Hertzog and the songs performed by Stan Bush are awesome. The only downside of this is the story of Frank Dux as an martial artist proved to be a hoax. The life he lived or the so-called world records he broke as an competitor in the Kumite were unreal. There are 3 'straight to video' sequels. But don't bother with them. The first film is the best.
Daniel Bernhardt continued the role, with Jackson. But they didn't do well at all (not Bernhardt's fault). I watched them just out of principle. They were not HORRIBLE IMO, but they don't compare to this. Daniel, actually, is probably better known as the brother(?) of Vigo's John Wick's-dog-killing son. Wick chokes him to death and snaps his neck with his hands zip strapped.
@@andydorman2119 Daniel was also the "upgraded" agent Neo fights in Matrix Reloaded. Bernhardt also played Siro in the TV series Mortal Kombat Conquest.
@@alucard624 I did not follow the Moral Combat TV Series, it's always interesting to see a person playing many roles like that. He is a pretty good actor. I also just watched him play a bit part in Extraction 2.
It's true events according to Frank Dux, nobody has proof this ever happened and most in the business have called him out to be a total phoney. I am not sure what the movie is called in the U.S but I think its called Lionheart or just Lion, its probably my favourite JCVD movie and of course Kickboxer is also another classic.
His claims don't even make sense. Like the one for most knockouts in a single tournament. In order to face that many people in one tournament would require over 1,000 rounds. In one tournament. There's a video out there that shows how ridiculously stupid his claims are. Stuff that's easily disputable. Like if I said that I was a naval captain in Vietnam despite me also saying that I was born in 1977. It's seriously stuff like that.
@@John_Locke_108 Not to mention that doing the math results in millions of participants in a single tournament, which changed location multiple times over the years. In a relatively recent interview he tried to resolve that point of his lie by saying that it wasn't a direct elimination competition so people fought multiple times over days. Which only means that he doesn't understand how full contact works and does to the body.
@@jeremywagler3426 Lionheart is a COMPLETLY different movie. similar premise but in that he goes AWOL from the foreign legion and ends up in an underground fight circut for rich people
@@jburgs100 They were referring to my suggested movie to watch. Here in the UK its called A.W.O.L but I know that in the U.S it was called something else.
Oh yeah! The movie that set off JVCD's action career. This and Kickboxer are probably his biggest films from that era BUT I really really love his movie Lionhart and Cyborg is also friggin' amazing so DEFINITELY watch at least the 3 I mentioned
Jackie Chan 100% and not only the old old ones like Drunken Master but Police Story, Armour of God and Who am I? are all classics, specially the behind the scenes are golden
That Volvo truck commercial was absolutely NOT faked. There were safety measures in place that you don't see, but that was real. Three days of rehearsals, and they nailed it in one take.
Bloodspot was one of the movies that inspired Mortal Kombat, and it was initially supposed to be Jean-Claude Van Damme the game before development. Jean-Claude inspired the character of Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat. Also, Jean-Claude will voice Johnny Cage in the new MK1 game after so many years of rejecting to be part of MK
FYI, 'Kumite' is a Japanese term meaning 'meeting hands', in the context of testing skill. A sparring competition, basically. It doesn't mean 'deathmatch' or anything like that.
How is it that none of your generation's RU-vid reactors have reacted to anything with Chuck Norris? He was one of the top tier American pop culture icons back in the day. I always found his choreography to be a bit "meat and potatoes" simplistic, but he was a genuine household name. Even people who never watched martial arts action movies knew him. Also, he has a special place in my heart because when mt mom got a serious post-op infection after her bypass surgery and was failing to thrive, the first sign that the new treatment they were trying was actually going to save her life was when she had the energy to stay up past 8pm and wanted to watch "Walker, Texas Ranger."
I find it pretty ironic that we could've had a Van Damme fighting game that pre-dated Mortal Kombat (that was rejected) and he even served as the inspiration of or at least helped serve as an initial model for Johnny Cage, but Van Damme ended up starring in a Street Fighter movie, LOL! I wonder if Van Damme intentionally did that Street Fighter movie because of that. I gotta admit, as very cheesy as that Street Fighter movie was, it is a guilty pleasure of mine. Don't judge me, LOL!
@@jermainemartinez8282 That's Interesting. I never knew that. It would've been cool if Van Damme were in the recent Mortal Kombat reboot movie or the upcoming sequel, but he's probably a bit too old to play Johnny Cage now. Oh well At least we get to see Karl Urban as Johnny Cage.
Man, I loved this movie as a kid. Go watch the first 3 UFC events. They were pretty much like this. There were no judges, time limits or rounds. All fights had to be finished via knockout, submission or the opponent's corner throwing in the towel. Almost no rules. All different fighting styles.
Even decades later, I can still vividly remember Keith Hackney breaking his hand while beating down Emmanuel Yarbrough, a sumo wrestler who probably outweighed him by a good 400+ pounds. Early UFC was wild.
Hell yeah dude, those first few UFCs were awesome before everyone got all meta with their training! All different styles going against each other and blood everywhere! It was a completely different vibe than the homogenized kickboxing/jiu-jitsu show we get now.
@@MadPhyn yup, Hackney was just swinging his whole damn arm like a club! When he dropped him with that palm strike... shit was crazy back in the day! My friend took Tae Kwon Do, one of his teachers was Cal Worsham, who was kicking the shit out of Paul Varleans until Big Paul elbowed him in the back of the head. That one was a bummer. But Cal... crazy fucker went *straight at* a giant of a man ... gave him all he could handle for a few glorious moments.
This is something I didn't know. The guy that punched Chong Li at 1st fight of 2nd day (Suan Paredes) acted as Tong Po for next Van Damme movie, Kickboxer. Check it, I swear it's true.
OOOOHHH DAMME! OH YES. Cannon Films. Bloodsport was Van Damme's first lead role, followed by Cyborg, also from Cannon Films. Don't pay attention to the "facts" at the end there. The guy the movie is supposedly based on is considered a 'liar'. Really if this was real, nobody would speak about it anyway, if it was what it was.
Jean Claude Van Damme is a guilty pleasure. His movies are basically all the same, but I enjoy most of them. They remind me of, and this is a fun silly suggestion, Michael Dudikoff's "American Ninja." That is a classic and silly martial arts movie. Frank Dux is also the hilarious "real life inspiration" of Bloodsport. For an enjoyable rabbit hole, you can look into Frank Dux videos. Like, he literally claims he deserted his post in the military, went to a kumite and had no problems afterward. It's a crazy story.
Also, if you want to see a kind of spiritual successor/prequel to Bloodsport, then The Quest would be worth watching. A similar storyline, better fighting, and a better overall story. Watching the two movies close in time period to one another really shows off how similar yet different the 2 movies are.
@@LadoTsulukidze There's much more of a difference in story between Bloodsport and Kickboxer than there is between Bloodsport and The Quest. There's only a few similarities and most of them deal with the classic "hero must avenge someone" trope that was even more prevalent in 80s Action Movies. Other than that trope, basically the only similarities are JCVD's fighting style, showing off how limber he is, getting the girl, and JCVD being JCVD.
@Dos Cavazos - Bloodsport is based on real events. The Kumite Fights happened in parts of the World. Also, in the scene where Bolo Yeung’s (aka “The Hong Kong Arnold Schwarzenegger”) character said…”Bricks don't hit back”, he was paying respect to Bruce Lee in Bruce’s movie “Enter The Dragon”, where his character said…”Boards don't hit back”.
Van damme is like 60 plus yrs old, n is Still in Great shape..n can still do the round house kicks n splits...d man is a Beast...n he was a Great Villian in Expandables 2 ....
Great reaction. For more JCVD you should check out "Kickboxer" & "Lionheart". They're probably the most similar to "Bloodsport". "Lionheart" is my personal favorite. And for something a little different, I would suggest "Timecop", "Universal Soldier" (which also stars Dolph Lundgren), "Hard Target" & "Nowhere To Run". BTW in 2008, he released a movie where he plays himself in a fictional story where he stops bad guys in real life. It's just simply called "JCVD". He shows quite a personal side in this one and actually proves that he's a talented actor.
Mortal Kombat was actually suppose to named Bloodsport staring jcvd. And the volvo commercial is not fake. It's really him doing the splits on thin wood between two trcks going really slow
You guys just made my day!! I love Van Damme films!! He's one of my favorite in a long line of action packed badass actors of the 80s and 90s lol Also my name is Janice so I get to hear Van Damme say my name in this movie 😍
For Bruce Lee movies, most folks would say to watch “Enter the Dragon, which is a must watch. But I consider “The Chinese Connection” the movie with his best action. The crazy thing about Bruce Lee is that many of his moves had to be slowed down post production because his kicks were so fast, they couldn’t be seen on camera otherwise.
Guys great reaction, Van Damme is one of my favorites action actors, if you want to see a movie where Bruce Lee and Jean claude Van damme appear, you must react to "No retreat, no surrender", although only the ghost of Bruce Lee played by another actor appears, it is if I am not mistaken the first film of Jean Claude in the United States.
I met CHONG LI aka BOLO 'Yeung Sze' just after the filming of this movie at a Martial Arts tournament I was competing in. I still got the pic of us together I was 12 years old and he kept asking me to do techniques and told his interpreter to tell me faster faster faster or it was good and keep practicing etc. It was a pretty cool experience being only 12 years old at the time
If you go through a Van Damme binge, you have to eventually watch JCVD (2008). A great character study that mixes Van Damme's life with fiction, a bit like the recent Cage movie.
If you liked Bloodsport, then his movie 'Kickboxer' is an absolute must. Ps Bloodsport 4K was recently released (looks great too!) in steelbook / non-steelbook format, with a full colour booklet and 2+ hours of extras! I'm hoping Kickboxer gets the similar treatment!
Just a side note, you say the Volvo truck commercial was fake, it actually wasn't. If I recall they had a safety harness that is edited out just in case but otherwise everything about it was real. You can watch the making of it.
show some respect. van damme is a legend. the split volvo commercial was real. 100% real and filmed in a single shot. the fact that you think its fake just proves what a legend he really is
Im 34 years old and I watched all his films growing up this dude was one of the best action guys in the late 90s-2000s Blood sport Kick Boxer Lion Heart Sudden Death Double Impact Universal Solider nowhere to run double team street fighter hard target like Seriously pick any of these movies if you enjoy him
Loved this reaction guys!... This movie and Kickboxer really planted a seed in me that stays to this day, I watched both when I was a teen back in the 90s and I was so impressed with JCVDs control and precision of his kicks that just like that I got into Taekwondo, that took me to the best shape of my life (mentally and physically) and to this day at 45 I still keep a pretty good shape and all that started because of those 2 movies.
JCVD, as well as Jet Li, and Jackie Chan were HUGE inspirations as a kid for me to get into martial arts (and many others). If it wasn't for them, I might not have ever picked it up. All proficient martial artists and legends/pioneers of MA films, for sure. Van Damme more with American film (he's from Belgium, but acted in mostly American productions), and Li/Chan more with Chinese film. Later on in all of their careers, they became big enough to do entirely Hollywood productions (JCVD with movies like The Expendables, Li with movies like The One, and Chan with movies like Rush Hour). This movie, in particular, was HUGE for me, and I would watch it repeatedly as a youngun. Might feel like a bit of a time capsule in 2023, but I'm excited y'all are going on this journey! Better late than never, I always say. 😁 Since you did this JCVD reaction, might I suggest a Li film? "Fist of Legend" -- highly underrated Chinese film (and I suggest subtitles; the dubbing is bad by today's standards), but easily one of Li's best as far as action and story. Kacee: "I love martial arts films! I love the vibes of them. Does that make sense to anybody? There's vibes!" Yes! I know exactly what you mean! 😆♥ Edit: Almost forgot, first Bruce Lee movie HAS to be Enter the Dragon. In my opinion, it's his magnum opus.
If you haven't ever watched a Bruce Lee film before - I recommend beginning with his last, Enter The Dragon. It's a phenomenal watch that's filled with action and amazing fights. Also, since it's his last you'll be avoiding a lot of the tropes (certainly not all though) that may bug a good number of people.
I still suggest if you two haven't watched it yet to see Jet Li's Fearless. It's based on a true story, the acting is top notch, and the fights are awesome. It's easily Jet Li's best movie from an acting standpoint, and is one of the best if not the best in terms of story. Once Upon a Time in China has some better fights, but not by much. I would definitely consider it a must watch. You will not be disappointed.
0:48 by the way it was not FAKE it was REAL !!! Quote: Van Damme had a safety line and there were platforms on each side of the two truck mirrors, one for each foot. "The film is real," says Vilhemsson. "After several months of planning, and prior to filming the take, the production team rehearsed the stunt for three days." This Guy (Van Damme) is a Legend and he had so many good movies (Kickboxer, Leon, In Hell .....) just watch them you won't regret it ;)
Absolutely love this movie lol it's got typical 80's cringe but that's what makes it so good, I watched this non-stop growing up after my Grandad first introduced me to martial arts movies with Enter The Dragon, been hooked ever since. Also, Paco is my favourite fighter, he would have destroyed Dux's rib cage with those muay thai kicks if they’d have had that rally for real lol
As a guy who grew up watching JCVD films, the fact that Kacee didn't even knew who he was, made me feel so old. He did so many good films in the 90's and I think you should make a playlist of them: Kickboxer, Universal Soldier, Sudden Death, Lionheart, Death Warrant, Timecop, Hard Target, Cyborg, Double Impact, etc. Trust me, you won't regret and will be a great journey.
"You not gonna call da cops?!?" has been a running quote among my friends for decades. Young Frank is truly one of the worst actors in history and cracks me up every time I see his performance.
I'm glad you like martial arts movies as well, it was obvious from your reaction, so I have to suggest two underrated masterpieces from this genre that I guarantee you'll like, one of which features Jean Claude Van Damme in his first role ever, playing the villain back then. 1. No Retreat, No Surrender (1985) 2. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
Kickboxer and lionheart, are a must watch for van dame. He also has lots of popular one like Double Impact, Hard Target, Universal Soldier. One similar to this one is The Quest.
Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury (1972) and Jet Li’s remake, Fist of Legend (1994) are really great. They are almost like precursor to Ip Man except that the main character, Chen Zhen was not real person.
This is by far the best reaction for Bloodsport Ive seeing, the comments were hilarious, the comment at the end when she said Dux had a better connection with Jackson was epic 😆
Interesting perspective. I thought they commented too much and most of their comments seemed forced as if they thought they needed to say something every few seconds or the people watching would be upset.
The actor that played Jackson was also in Revenge of the Nerds. If you haven't seen it before, you should check it out. ETA - If you want to see a good movie with Bruce Lee's son, try watch the original movie The Crow. It was great movie.
Never heard anyone call Janice out as the true villain in this story but you're so right. Chong Li was obviously supposed to be the villain but he's just another fighter trying to win the kumite
Hi Dos Cavazos Kids!🙂Tanaka trained Frank Dux in real life. This is around the time there where several guys were competing to be the number one box office action hero, like Stallone, Willis, and Schwarzenegger. One of the most iconic Jean-Claude films is "Universal Soldier" (1999) with Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV). I would say it has a cult following. Great reactions to this fun 80s action film, Anthony & Kacee!!!! 🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
no one named tanaka has ever been proven to exist, frank dux is a consumate liar, like how he claimed he fought 56 consecutive fights in the kumite over a 3 day period of time which is impossible as that would require their to be 74,057,594,037,927,936 fighters in that tournement
The fighter who suffers the grotesquely broken leg is portrayed by Michael Qissi, a childhood friend of JCVD. He appears in several JCVD movies, usually as a menacing adversary. He portrays "Tiger" Tong PO in the Kickboxer series.
The "muscles from brussels" is here! Other Van Damme classics he's best known for are Universal Soldier, AWOL, Kick Boxer, Time Cop and Street Fighter (based off the game).
I remember when I was a child (maybe 6 years old) I saw this movie with my cousin and we played like a tournament, I broke his lip and he started hitting seriously and they had to separate us, it brings back good memories
This is Van Damme's best film and my favorite from him, so timeless and based on the true story of Frank Dux, who was a great martial artist. Thank you for reacting to this gem from the past. Kickboxer and Double Impact tie for second. Sudden Death is another good one. Nice reaction. More films starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, and Michelle Yeoh would be nice. I suggest for Jackie: Snake In The Eagle's Shadow, Rumble In The Bronx, First Strike, Police Story, Mr. Nice Guy, Operation Condor, Legend Of Drunken Master, Heart Of Dragon, Thunderbolt, Twin Dragons. Enter The Dragon should be your first Bruce Lee film.
this was 100% not based on an actual true story. Frank Dux has been debunked as a fraud a long long ago. He was a total fake and there are several verified sources that discredit all of this. Still best JVD movie
@@euj0. I remember being young and believed this was true, even the insane “facts” written at the end. But I still laughed my as$ off when out found out the truth of con-man Frank Dux. Hey, he even fooled Van-Damme for a little while. There’s a great episode about Dux and other well known martial arts conmen on Joe Rogan’s show. It’s a few years old but it’s hilarious.
Hello from Ontario Canada as someone whom has studied Karate and Aikido since I was a kid I was a kid when this movie came out it actually got me into Martial Arts also the Kickboxer movies Chuck Norris and of course Bruce Lee here is a little run down of this movie allegedly the real Frank Dux did fight in the Kumite however there is some inconsistencies with his story and the Kumite does exist .
Fun fact about this movie guys. Ed boon, one of the creators of mortal combat, got the idea of mortal kombat from this movie. Jean Claude Van Damme clover is in inspiration big influence of the creation of Johnny cage.
I watched this when I was kid and became a huge Van Damme fan. When I went to college I joined the IU tae kwon do club and achieved the splits. Was able to do them suspended between 2 chairs. Even now at 50 at I can get pretty low, but haven't trained in 27 years. Never reached black belt though, just a step below.
