
The King of the Kickboxers(1990)
Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.


“An ancient sport becomes a deadly game.”
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.

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kurt Sloane
Dennis Alexio
Eric Sloane

Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Xian

Haskell V. Anderson III
Winston Taylor

Rochelle Ashana
Mylee

Michel Qissi
Tong Po

Steve Lee Ka-Ting
Freddy Li

Gam Biu
Tao Liu
Ricky Liu
Big Thai Man

Thomas Sin Ho-Ying
Huge Village Man #1
Kickboxer is a action, thriller, drama film released in 1989 exploring themes of martial arts, showdown, rape, sibling relationship, sports, fight. Directed by David Worth, it stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan Kwok-San. 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.
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