Jean-Claude Van Dammes uofficielle fortsættelse til hans gennembrudsfilm “Bloodsport” er klar til at begynde med at filme. Ifølge IMDb skulle produktionen på “Kumite” have været påbegyndt i juli, men den er blevet skubbet adskillige gange, og er nu sat til den 1. november.

Filmen handler om Vic Latour (Van Damme), der er den eneste fra vesten der nogensinde har vundet The Kumite – den mest brutale af alle kampsports turneringer. Det var 18 år siden, og i dag er han en alkoholiker som hans naboer gør grin med. Træt af selvmedlidenhed beslutter han sig for at stille op i The Kumite endnu en gang, der denne gang skal foregå i USA.

Van Damme har skrevet manuskriptet, og skal også selv instruere. Til at gøre ham følgeskab har han samlet en imponerende gruppe af verdens bedste kæmpere fra især K1 turneringen, bl.a. Jerome LeBanner.



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#41 filmz-mr.filmfreak 20 år siden

ser frem til filmen, håber på den er bedre end de sidste film han har lavet
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#42 filmz-adonis 20 år siden

Hele plottet:


PRODUCERS:
Tracey Boyd
Rainer Bienger
Richard Rionda Del Castro

CO-PRODUCERS:
Blair Reekie
Michael MacDonald

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Patricia Eberle
Kathy Brayton

WRITER:
Jean-Claude Van Damme

DIRECTOR:
Jean-Claude Van Damme

DP:
Doug Milsome

PRODUCTION DESIGNER:
Michael Norman Wong

LOCATION:
Vancouver

GENRE:
Action

CAST:
Jean-Claude Van Damme as VIC “THE CAJUN” LATOUR
Jerome Lebanner as THE WOLF
Kenji Yamaki as AKIRO YAMAMOTO
Michael McDonald as TITO
Gary Goodridge as MABI MAKABA

START DATE:
November 1, 2004

DELIVERY STATUS:
May 31, 2005

BUDGET:
USD $16 million

LOGLINE:
“KUMITE” is an action-packed story of courage, friendship, and redemption, set against the backdrop of the most brutal and elite underground fighting tournament in the world, The Kumite. Vic “The Cajun” Latour (Jean-Claude Van Damme), returns to the Kumite to defend his title after years of alcoholism and despair, overcoming great odds to achieve greater glory.

SYNOPSIS:
Since achieving the heights of victory, Vic Latour has experienced the depths of despair. After witnessing the death of his daughter BIANCA in a tragic gang-related shoot out, Vic became an alcoholic. He lives alone in his dusty gym, the kimono he received as Superior Champion of the Kumite hanging on the wall as a reminder of his distant past. Vic was once known throughout the neighborhood as the champion who taught martial arts to the local kids. But now, he is known as a drunk. Parents won’t let their kids near him, and neighborhood thugs taunt him when they see him in public. Tired of wallowing in self-pity, Vic agrees to fight in the Kumite. He contacts his old trainer, CLAUDE, in Belgium, and asks him to come to Los Angeles to train him.

The news of The Cajun’s entry into the Kumite excites the fighting community. KENTA YAMAGAMI, the head of the Kumite, easily sells all eight positions to wealthy investors from all over the world. Each investor represents a fighter they believe can win the Kumite. While the investors haggle with Kenta Yamagami over the site of the Kumite, the fighters themselves train for the event. Much to the chagrin of the Asian and Russian investors, Kenta agrees to sell the Kumite to LEE COOPER, an eccentric Texas automobile dealer. The Kumite will take place on western soil, in Houston, Texas, for the first time in its storied history.

Claude shows up in Los Angeles in a foul mood, and immediately begins putting Vic through a punishing training regimen. Vic struggles, his body worn out from years of abuse, so Claude pushes him harder. He whips Vic into shape and pronounces him ready to fight in the Kumite. But the competition is heated and fierce. AKIRO YAMAMOTO (Mushashi), a young Japanese fighter, mercilessly tears through opponents with only one goal in mind: to defeat the Cajun and win back his family trophy. THE WOLF (Jerome Lebanner), a Russian fighter, fights to stop the cruel hunting of his only friends, the wild wolves of Siberia. MABI MAKABA (Gary Goodridge), from Africa, fights to be freed from the clutches of an evil dictator, TITO (Michael McDonald) fights because that is what he was engineered and built to do. And LEE CHANG PENG fights to prove his love to his investor, the beautiful and enigmatic Chinese businesswoman, LADY TING.

The fighters have trained, and the investors have spent millions of dollars. Now they must travel to Houston, Texas to settle their scores in the ring. It is time…for KUMITE.
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#43 filmz-malmvig 20 år siden

NEj nej.. Vand manden er en parodi..

Jeg siger bare Jet li, Jackie chan, sammo hung, donnie yen, Lau kar leung..

Van dammmm er færdig.. har fået tæsk af sin bodyguard. gg
Your Kung Fu is nooo Goood!!!!!
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#44 filmz-adonis 20 år siden

#43 Fedt nok at bringe noget op der skete for over 6 år siden da han var syg af stoffer.
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#45 filmz-Harry 20 år siden

Manden var fuld, desuden er hans bodyguard Chuck Tito også ret god til karate. Han har også selv udtalt at Van Damme er en rigtig dygtig kæmper og meget farlig med hans ben;)
Sex er godt og sundt for dit helbred...
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#46 filmz-adonis 20 år siden

Har intet tilovers for Chuck Zito som har prøvet at blæse hans sammenstød med Van Damme helt vildt op.
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#47 filmz-yoshimura 20 år siden

#19: Så vidt jeg kan se, kan Wake of Death købes på dvd her med dts og hele griseriet for knap $10, hvilket betyder, at man kan få den ind under bagatelgrænsen:

http://www.asiavcds.com/dvd/DVDAC10041038.shtml
the buses that charged past so overflowing with passengers that from the outside they looked like they were making a rush delivery of spare limbs to some far-off war
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#48 filmz-adonis 20 år siden

#47 Kan man være sikker på at det er en 10/10 kvalitets DVD hvis man bestiller fra denne side?
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#49 nakalay 20 år siden

#48 Nej. :)
We've got chicken tonight. Strangest damn things. They're man made.
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#50 filmz-yoshimura 20 år siden

#48: Niks, det er - så vidt jeg ved nærmere eftersyn kan se - en side, der handler med piratkopier, så jeg beklager, at jeg postede linket. Det var ikke tænkt som en opfordring til handel med ulovlige dvd'er. Gomen nazai :o(
the buses that charged past so overflowing with passengers that from the outside they looked like they were making a rush delivery of spare limbs to some far-off war

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