The budget for this movie was literally 75k. I don't think a 100 million dollar budget can produce the music , ambience , and sheer awesome of this movie today!!!
I was 6 years old watching this on tape at my aunts house. I was soo inspired that I took on a life long martial arts & body building. Thank you so much Van Damme 😊🙏🏼💪🏼
I was in Middle School when this came out, must have watched it 100s of times, maybe even more. Inspired me too! In my 40s now and still training. Just wish I hadn't slacked on training from 27 to 37, was hard to start again. Thankfully, Bloodsport is still inspiring!!
The camera angles, cuts, the pacing, are truly amazing, that is how a martial arts movie should be done, not the constant cutting every second, crazy shaking that is done nowadays.
Yeah, this here is the old style, same to Jackie Chan. Today, in all these MARVEL-movies etc., Batman and whatever, they shake around to hide that the actors have no clue what they are doing.
Didn't realize how low key racist this movie was. They made Black guys stupid like they can't fight. But in real life they rule the fighting world. Lol
@@jamesonbrown7123 You're a fucking idiot...you only see racism against blacks and can't see racism anywhere else? It's all throughout the movie against every race...is it even "racism"?...Jesus H Christ
yeah... but it's important to know that we humans did not become top of the food chain coz of our physical capabilities... on the contrary, it's our brain power and the ability to create tools to do the fighting for us that did. Bruce Lee might look very intimidating and he would win in some underground 1 on 1 competition... but he's not a killer... put him in the battlefield and he would be dead in 3 hours.
Would have been interesting to see the fighters in that movie actually go at it, most of them were dancers etc because of the budget apparently(the quick fight montage), Bolo Yeung would have destroyed everyone in that movie lol
The movie's total bullshit, and Frank Dux is a pathological liar, but I guess we all believed it for a while. far too much cocaine was being sniffed in the 80's.
John O'Neill Some of the other CREWS about the area were for Mortal Kombat, Me and my Pals where Street Fighter kids. But I know what you mean bro. 🖒hehehe
@@wesleywarsmith1113 Let's be honest, the Street Fighter movie was pretty terrible! Which, to a kid who was a huge fan of the game was massively disappointing!
The “Aaaaaaaaaaggghhh” noises Van does after delivering a particularly effective strike accompanied by the pop eyed manic expression last longer than the actual fight.
Ya know, in all the interview transcripts I've ever read of his, they never mention the whole scream/quick edit/10 minute sequence each time he does it 😆
The under-rated thing about "Bloodsport" was how well-directed it was. Newt Arnold had been an assistant director for Godfather II and other movies, going back decades. Even if you don't like martial arts, it's very professional. Van Damme would have been smart to make more movies with him.
Bolo was more than just an action villain. He could actually act with his facial expressions and be menacing just by the way he looked
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Van Damme's best films all had Bolo in them as the main baddy, and for good reason. The speed that man had for his size is insane. You felt every punch he threw.
FYI. In real life he is actually a very nice guy. Usually the best villain is a nice guy. Another example is Richard Tyson in Kindergarden Cop. All the Kids had really problems to act scared in the scenes with him, because he is really a nice guy. Same goes with Bolo.
daniel perez Back then there was actually way more true western martial artists with better skills that tried to break in Hollywood. However many of their acting ability was very poor and no charisma. Propaganda from critics gives jcvd and seagal a bad name. Truth be told though, there is a reason why they were able to break into mainstream as opposed to everyone else. I always tell people imagine someone else like a don the dragon or billy blanks as Frank dux. It no longer would be the same movie.
Not to forget this were real skills and not the special effects they use nowadays.. it looks all fake nowadays while in the '80 and '90 it was so realistic and natural..
Van Damme was the main actor of Bloodsport, which is in my opinion the greatest martial arts film ever made (also with great soundtrack by any measure, great scenes and a lot of humor and sad and happy moments) I think he was the right guy for the film-though I don't think that any other film he made afterwards was unique or even good (and back in the early 90's I watched almost everything he made).
Van Damme's fight wailing made him unique and distinctive in this film. Whenever someone hears a kungfu wail, everyone thinks, van damme, it added emotion and suspense to the fight scenes, especially the final fight against Bolo when hes blinded by chalk.
80s and 90s were beautiful time. less resources back then but more time with less distraction to perfect whatever you was good at and more privacy. they werethe last eras that produced an abundance of individual character
When I was a kid, this was my most favourite movie , I am from Russia (born in the USSR), after watching this movie I told myself, someday i should go to Hong Kong. Now I live in Shenzhen and see Hong Kong every night from the bank opposite. This movie totally changed my life :)
I like how Jackson, a fellow fighter who may have to fight Frank later on and probably knows he'll lose to him, is Frank's biggest cheerleader right from the start. Ray's just there to have fun, and he plays real, real hard.
@@Leynx-Et-Fenrir true lol so the game was probably aiming to be like bloodsports. But what did the makers of the street fighter movie aim at 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ one of those franchises where the animated movies are way better then the real movies
This movie used to be on Pluto TV all the time back in 2020. I watched it every single time I saw that it was on. I miss those days. Come on, Pluto TV. Bring back Bloodsport!
Van Damme in his prime, his screen presence was like no other, he had the look, he had the moves, he was smooth, but deadly, he had it all Hollywood was ready to eat him up, but his cocaine addiction ruined his career, I think off all the great movies he didn't make that he would have made if he just had stayed clean and didn't get addicted to drugs, his movie resume would be so much more, I love all his movies in his early career when he was with Golan Globus making Cyborg, Bloodsport and Kickboxer, those where the movies that shot him to fame, then later on he did Universal Solider, Hard Target and Death Warrant a three picture deal with Columbia would have made him the king of Hollywood but he wanted to much money and the studio said forget about it. Still his movie list is awesome, Timecop, Replicant, Double Impact, Double Team and so many others. He is still my idol and I'm in my mid 30's and grew up watching him in Cyborg, Double Impact and Universal Solider.
I totally agree my man. Great post. In my mid 30”s as well and he was an still is my idol too. It is to bad about the addiction issues he faced which I didn’t even know about until a couple years ago.
there one movie JVD DIRECTED " QUEST " FAILED COMPARISON TO BLOODSPORT 1989 FAILED MOVIE OF JVD , BUT ANOTHER MOVIE SCOTT ADKINS " BOYKA " HAS SAME JVD BLOODSPORT APPEAL!
Hands down the best Van Damme movie that was EVER made, and to say this movie is a masterpiece would be a huge understatement, because it’s a fucking legend. ⚔️💪🏻⚔️
And Van Damme hasn't had a movie worth a louse turd every since Frank Dux ,Victor Moore , and the Black Dragon society cut him loose from their association since JCVD screwed Frank out of his money.
My favorite is the Muay Thai fighter. What a beast. And the only style of fighting represented that actually has a chance of working against someone who knows how to box.
The budget for this movie was literally 75k. I don't think a 100 million dollar budget can produce the music , ambience , and sheer awesome of this movie today!!!
Dont you mean 750k? With 75k even at that time you cant produce a extreme low budget movie
I was 6 years old watching this on tape at my aunts house. I was soo inspired that I took on a life long martial arts & body building. Thank you so much Van Damme 😊🙏🏼💪🏼
Hello. I score films with beats and I just wanted to share my rendition of Bloodsport with you! ua-cam.com/video/IAIkxUY4F9Q/v-deo.html
Wow ! What a nice inspiration
I was in Middle School when this came out, must have watched it 100s of times, maybe even more. Inspired me too! In my 40s now and still training. Just wish I hadn't slacked on training from 27 to 37, was hard to start again. Thankfully, Bloodsport is still inspiring!!
That 80’s synth sent this movie into legendary status.
*THE BEST MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE OF ALL TIME.*
JCVD is my teen Idol.
whatabout kickboxer
Karate kid
Enter the Dragon has Entered the Chat.
Unforgetable film, for everyone who was teen in the late 80's or (and in my case) the early 90's.
❤❤❤
Greetings my friend
True
And now the fights in this movie seem bullshit. Cuz he basically 1 taps everyone and wins
Yeah!! Good times!!
Frank Dux in reality is full of shit, but damn if his bullshit did not make for one hell of a Van Damme movie xD
I was 14, had my friends at the house for a sleep over, rented Bloodsport VHS. We had Dominoes pizza and Mountain Dew. Oh Yeah!
Good times. Back when Dominos Pizza was good LOL
@@robertmiller2116 Amazing memories, im right there with you!
What a nerd you are!
(Hey can you invite me if you ever hold another one? Cheers.)
@@kencur9690 Yeah man!
It's best video from JCV! Thanks from Russia!
The camera angles, cuts, the pacing, are truly amazing, that is how a martial arts movie should be done, not the constant cutting every second, crazy shaking that is done nowadays.
Yeah, this here is the old style, same to Jackie Chan. Today, in all these MARVEL-movies etc., Batman and whatever, they shake around to hide that the actors have no clue what they are doing.
@@MrZillas yup...today's movies are shit
Didn't realize how low key racist this movie was. They made Black guys stupid like they can't fight. But in real life they rule the fighting world. Lol
@@jamesonbrown7123 You're a fucking idiot...you only see racism against blacks and can't see racism anywhere else? It's all throughout the movie against every race...is it even "racism"?...Jesus H Christ
@jamesonbrown7123 Maybe you want to have a look to Africa. There you find some answers.
I watched this movie on TNT or TBS or USA at least once a week in the late 90's. Best martial arts movie ever.
I love how he moves. so fluent and gracefully. Never gets old.
Vadam
yeah... but it's important to know that we humans did not become top of the food chain coz of our physical capabilities... on the contrary, it's our brain power and the ability to create tools to do the fighting for us that did. Bruce Lee might look very intimidating and he would win in some underground 1 on 1 competition... but he's not a killer... put him in the battlefield and he would be dead in 3 hours.
@@stijnvdv2 He's dead already, maybe you hadn't heard.
In 100 years time people will still be watching the Van Damme roundhouse kick.
Jumping spinning outside crescent kick. Like a helicopter.
If I make it to 100, I'll come back and comment.
Привет из России, моё поколение выросло на таких фильмах. Всех обнял, мира нам.
The elegance of JCVD's moves is second to none...
This movie is a masterpiece, its soundtrack is out of this world !!!
You are right there it is a good film
GAY
The music in these movies were always amazing
orochikaiba By composer Paul Hertzog. You can get Bloodsport soundtrack on UA-cam
HA! No it wasnt
Did Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat games get inspiration from this movie or movies.
@@ericramirez9240 yes.
I guess you're deaf. The whole soundtrack is recorded by 1 synthesizer :)
One of my fav movies from back in the day. Still love it and can watch it over and over again
We are sailing in the same boat😂😂😂😂😂
80's ACTION HEROES will live on for an ETERNITY.....
Man...they dont make them like this anymore. Van Damme was & still is my favorite action star
"You break my record, now i break you. Like I broke your friend".
Haha I wrote the same thing before I saw your post.
Would have been interesting to see the fighters in that movie actually go at it, most of them were dancers etc because of the budget apparently(the quick fight montage), Bolo Yeung would have destroyed everyone in that movie lol
he says Break again and not Broke
Gotta admire the one guy who tanked all JCVD's shots and still remained standing until the punch to the privates.
Saw this in theatres with my dad :) great experience
The very moment the movie ended,,, We ALL gathered into the backyard to imitate the movie.
True hahahah
The movie's total bullshit, and Frank Dux is a pathological liar, but I guess we all believed it for a while.
far too much cocaine was being sniffed in the 80's.
Did the same with Mortal Kombat!
John O'Neill Some of the other CREWS about the area were for Mortal Kombat, Me and my Pals where Street Fighter kids. But I know what you mean bro. 🖒hehehe
@@wesleywarsmith1113 Let's be honest, the Street Fighter movie was pretty terrible! Which, to a kid who was a huge fan of the game was massively disappointing!
I absolutely loved this movie and watched it over and over and over as a teenager! Know it off by heart.
me and my one friend still quote it to this day. we literally memorized the whole movie.
me too..born in 1973
@@davidk7212 with my best friend we even imitate the sound of the video game when Dux meets Jackson for the 1st time at the hotel
One of the best ever Jcvd movies!! The start of a legend.
My favourite movie! Thank you Jean-Claud for making martial arts popular after Bruce Lee!
The “Aaaaaaaaaaggghhh” noises Van does after delivering a particularly effective strike accompanied by the pop eyed manic expression last longer than the actual fight.
How about Jim Kelly and his "OOOOOIIIIIIIYYYYYY!!!!" noises? lol
Iconic
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Ya know, in all the interview transcripts I've ever read of his, they never mention the whole scream/quick edit/10 minute sequence each time he does it 😆
Best fight music, best fight scene, best story...Van Damm best movie ever
Nebojsa Grdinic I thunk kick-boxer is slightly better
Yup i use it in my workout
Thank Frank Dux for his incredible mind
Esse filme marcou minha vida.belo exemplo de superação .sensacional Van Dame🤙👍☝✌
Oui
C "' est clair tattafel Antanio
I never tire from watching this flick, the best ever!
I loved this film in the 80's and I still love it now!
@Ian Brown: Ôoohh yes. This movie is absolutely awesome
👌 !
Mica
Música de banda
Salam. .
Still makes me buzz watching it. This film helped me get my black belt for sure.
I think that what most makes these scenes so emotional and epic is the soundtrack.
No doubt
“With special guest star, Montel Willams as the referee”
😂😂🤣🤣
JCVD will always be a legend. I remember being ten years old doing the fight scenes like I was in the movie.
“Now i show you some trick or two”. David Blane should steal that line lol
Bloodsport and Over the Top. Two favorites of all time.
The under-rated thing about "Bloodsport" was how well-directed it was. Newt Arnold had been an assistant director for Godfather II and other movies, going back decades. Even if you don't like martial arts, it's very professional. Van Damme would have been smart to make more movies with him.
What an amazing athlete . I forgot how good this guy was.
Who that guy who bounces round on the floor?
One of my most favorite Martial Arts movies of all time. Even Chuck Norris gave this two thumbs up.
Van Damme is the Al Pacino of karate/martial arts. He is/was ahead of his time.
Who would you say is the Robert De Niro of Martial Arts?
@@Senate300 steven seagal, coz rob pretends to be a real gangster lol
@@johnnytopgun6414 fair play.
Who can beat Jackie Chan with his 5 style fist technique...or the 8 steps of the snake & crane...pfff
@@stefanhammel192 Jet Li can. :))
The best documentary ever, imo.
Kids these days watch tiktok
Kids of the 90s watched Blood sport
You know it kids of the 90’s where watching blood sport ,kickboxer etc the good stuff not tiktok etc the good old days
Blood sport and the real MTV.
=)
Bolo was more than just an action villain. He could actually act with his facial expressions and be menacing just by the way he looked
Van Damme's best films all had Bolo in them as the main baddy, and for good reason. The speed that man had for his size is insane. You felt every punch he threw.
FYI. In real life he is actually a very nice guy. Usually the best villain is a nice guy. Another example is Richard Tyson in Kindergarden Cop. All the Kids had really problems to act scared in the scenes with him, because he is really a nice guy. Same goes with Bolo.
Yes! This is also why I like Bolo! His facial expressions alone delivered dialogue and an ill intent look about him
lol honestly loved this about him. The subtle expressions he reacted to everything with said everything.
@@florianmaschke269 Another ex. Scott Adkins. Real nice guy irl but loves playing a villain
there are now many martial arts actors with incredible skills ,but van damme's style is unique
daniel perez Back then there was actually way more true western martial artists with better skills that tried to break in Hollywood. However many of their acting ability was very poor and no charisma. Propaganda from critics gives jcvd and seagal a bad name. Truth be told though, there is a reason why they were able to break into mainstream as opposed to everyone else. I always tell people imagine someone else like a don the dragon or billy blanks as Frank dux. It no longer would be the same movie.
Not to forget this were real skills and not the special effects they use nowadays.. it looks all fake nowadays while in the '80 and '90 it was so realistic and natural..
@@faridsidiabdelghani9591 Jai White and Adkins are decent
Van Damme was the main actor of Bloodsport, which is in my opinion the greatest martial arts film ever made (also with great soundtrack by any measure, great scenes and a lot of humor and sad and happy moments) I think he was the right guy for the film-though I don't think that any other film he made afterwards was unique or even good (and back in the early 90's I watched almost everything he made).
@pochoun33137 We are eagerly waiting an upload of your moving using the left one....
Love the reverse crescent kick on the African guy. Had it coming...
GOD this is such a classic! LOVE this damn movie!
Still love JCVD , after 30 years!
Damn this brings back memories.. gonna watch the full movie tonight!! 🥊 🦵 🥋 👍🏼👍🏼
Still get the same feeling watching this film,emotional,goosebumps nostalgia excitement the whole lot,it fires me up
esta pelicula la veo siempre. .la mejor que he visto...y sera la mejor.
You know it's an '80s film when the soundtrack is arpeggiated synths and snare drum with a fuck-ton of gated reverb on it.
I know and I love it. 80's movies had a feel to it that you just don't get anymore.
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After all these years I still love this movie!
Мае мечта это
The best of Van Damme! Inspiration film! Legend!
That was just the best movie man !! We were watching in family (VHS) Vandamme you the best
BEST MOVIE OFF JCVD. CONSIDERING IT WAS ALSO LOWBUDGET. AND BASED ON THE STORY OFF FRANK DUX🥇🥋💪
Sou...muito fan dos filmes do van dame...a muito tempo...É o melhor até hj
Van Damme's fight wailing made him unique and distinctive in this film. Whenever someone hears a kungfu wail, everyone thinks, van damme, it added emotion and suspense to the fight scenes, especially the final fight against Bolo when hes blinded by chalk.
That final three kick combo with round house finisher at the very end though. Dammmmmmnnnnn! 🧘🏽♂️
Remember watching the movie for the first time after getting back from school...... Got obsessed with Van Damme's movies forever.. Grade 6 memory
This movies is absolutely awesome ! Nostalgia, nostalgia... i love the character Frank Dux in the movie, his kicks are fantastic 💘👍. i love it !
1:56 love it when he switches from fight stance to casual mode and back
That testicle bird punch.. damn!
That roundhouse at the end is stuff of beauty.
The thumbnail match...Is the cleanest and quickest match, ive ever seen in my life!!🔥🔥💪
80s and 90s were beautiful time. less resources back then but more time with less distraction to perfect whatever you was good at and more privacy. they werethe last eras that produced an abundance of individual character
The soundtrack by Paul Hertzog is the icing on the cake. Gave this movie a special atmosphere. Especially "The Second Day" is so uplifting.
Relike, me encanta el video, no me canso de ver la peli, saludos de Lima-peru
3:57... the moment Johnny cage was born
Ed Boon's magnum opus for Cage
Pretty much
Exactly
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Van Damme in this movie was fighting and not acting, that why we all loved this movie and actor ❤️
"But brink dont hit back"🤣😂😂😂😂🤣
When I was a kid, this was my most favourite movie , I am from Russia (born in the USSR), after watching this movie I told myself, someday i should go to Hong Kong. Now I live in Shenzhen and see Hong Kong every night from the bank opposite. This movie totally changed my life :)
Лучший видеофильм 90-х!
Kumite kumite kumite Childhood Nostalgia love it im 31 now
I like how Jackson, a fellow fighter who may have to fight Frank later on and probably knows he'll lose to him, is Frank's biggest cheerleader right from the start. Ray's just there to have fun, and he plays real, real hard.
Last scene was the beast fight
This was closer to street fighter as the real street fighter movie
@Golden Eagle amen brother !
Dux looks just like Guile...they must be brothers.
But Street Fighter 2 was inspired by Bloodsport... It is obvious!
@@Leynx-Et-Fenrir true lol so the game was probably aiming to be like bloodsports. But what did the makers of the street fighter movie aim at 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
one of those franchises where the animated movies are way better then the real movies
For me it's like a mix of Mortal Kombat and Street fighter
Van Damme still has the best looking kicks in Hollywood
This movie used to be on Pluto TV all the time back in 2020. I watched it every single time I saw that it was on. I miss those days. Come on, Pluto TV. Bring back Bloodsport!
2:32 Did he really just go into the Mortal Kombat "finish him" daze? lol
Johnny Cage wins.
NEVER GETS OLD!
Abdi Perez
I love this Movie. One of the last true Action Heroes!
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He had it all. Looks,body, brilamt martial artist loved him back in them times.
Was fortunate enough to see this at a theatre.
Chong Li looks PISSED! damn, I LOVE this movie. Chong is brutal af when he fights other opponents before fighting Dux.
yep... Chong-Li actor brutally defeated the Tong-Po actor in this film... can't watch that shattered tibia scene ;(
Van Damme in his prime, his screen presence was like no other, he had the look, he had the moves, he was smooth, but deadly, he had it all Hollywood was ready to eat him up, but his cocaine addiction ruined his career, I think off all the great movies he didn't make that he would have made if he just had stayed clean and didn't get addicted to drugs, his movie resume would be so much more, I love all his movies in his early career when he was with Golan Globus making Cyborg, Bloodsport and Kickboxer, those where the movies that shot him to fame, then later on he did Universal Solider, Hard Target and Death Warrant a three picture deal with Columbia would have made him the king of Hollywood but he wanted to much money and the studio said forget about it. Still his movie list is awesome, Timecop, Replicant, Double Impact, Double Team and so many others. He is still my idol and I'm in my mid 30's and grew up watching him in Cyborg, Double Impact and Universal Solider.
At least he had a good time on the coke.
I totally agree my man. Great post. In my mid 30”s as well and he was an still is my idol too. It is to bad about the addiction issues he faced which I didn’t even know about until a couple years ago.
there one movie JVD DIRECTED " QUEST " FAILED COMPARISON TO BLOODSPORT 1989 FAILED MOVIE OF JVD , BUT ANOTHER MOVIE SCOTT ADKINS " BOYKA " HAS SAME JVD BLOODSPORT APPEAL!
Cocaine really knows how to destroy a movie career.
Didnt know he was a coke addict..
Old school MMA: you can punch the back of the neck, the balls, pull off the eyes...
Hands down the best Van Damme movie that was EVER made, and to say this movie is a masterpiece would be a huge understatement, because it’s a fucking legend. ⚔️💪🏻⚔️
one of the best actors in movie history.
He says "c'mon,c'mon...."I just imagine the rib cage in pains😖😨😭
He's a savage lol
Jvd's movement was class
Einer meiner Lieblingsfilme... Er ist ein toller Mann 🥰
Still the best FIGHT Film ❤️🇺🇸
La mejor pelicula de mi vida 2019
ah nostalgia; when (movie) fighters used to stand and watch as an opponent throws that telegraphed kick ...
Enter The Dragon and Bloodsport, I watched 1000000 times, my 2 favorite movies!
Paulo Tocha (Paco) is a Muay Thai expert, those kicks would've broken Jean Claude's ribs in real life lol one of my all time favourite films.
Van dammes lawyer in court with the real frank dux..
Lawyer: "Now i show you some trick or 2
And Van Damme hasn't had a movie worth a louse turd every since Frank Dux ,Victor Moore , and the Black Dragon society cut him loose from their association since JCVD screwed Frank out of his money.
Real Deal Neal Crook Wahh. Dux didn’t deserve any of it- none of this happened. Dux is a pathological liar in the same league as Seagal.
@@dr.2335 Absolutely correct Dux is a complete fraud!
This was easily Van Damme's best movie.
In Bloodsport the fight against Paco was always my favorite. I mean those hits are somewhat controlled but the contact is definitely real.
La mejor película de pelea que vi en mi vida amo esta película.
All my childhood memories. We love you JCVD ❤️
Jcvd🤩😍
My favorite is the Muay Thai fighter. What a beast. And the only style of fighting represented that actually has a chance of working against someone who knows how to box.
He hurts to find he failed the test
Knowing that you gave your best