Kickboxer (1989 film)

Kickboxer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Worth
Screenplay byGlenn A. Bruce
Story by
Produced byMark di Salle
Starring
CinematographyJon Kranhouse
Edited byWayne Wahrman
Music byPaul Hertzog
Production
company
Distributed byThe Cannon Group
Release date
  • September 8, 1989 (1989-09-08)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.7 million[2]
Box office$50 million[3]

Kickboxer (fully titled as Karate Tiger 3: Kickboxer) is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by David Worth and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Former world kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio is also featured. The plot revolves around Kurt Sloane (Van Damme) seeking revenge on the fearsome kickboxing champion Tong Po (Michel Qissi) who paralyzed his brother Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio). The film is regarded as the first movie to bring Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) to a global audience.[4]

Produced by Kings Road Entertainment and released by The Cannon Group, Inc. on September 8, 1989, it grossed $50 million on a budget of $2.7 million. It spawned several sequels.

  1. ^ "KICKBOXER (18)". Entertainment Film Distributors. British Board of Film Classification. August 3, 1989. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "August 27, 1989 - Punch lineage | Chicago Tribune Archive". Archives.chicagotribune.com. 1989-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  3. ^ Sherrill, Martha (August 11, 1991). "The muscles from brussels". Washington Post.
  4. ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN02255898/ [bare URL]

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