

Kickboxer
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $50M
- Language
- English
- martial arts
- showdown
- rape
- sibling relationship
- sports
- fight
- wheelchair
- bangkok, thailand
- thailand
- phuket
- muay thai
- kick boxing
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR9 Sept 1989
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical18 Aug 1989
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMModified version24 Aug 1989
BrazilBR
- Theatrical148 Dec 1989
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+11 Jun 1993
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1520 Apr 1989
FranceFR
- TheatricalRTL92 Aug 1989
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1620 Apr 1989
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1820 Dec 1990
JapanJP
- TheatricalR18+8 Sept 1990
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1229 Sept 1989
- TV12SBS 631 Aug 2002
- Physical12DVD7 Dec 2010
- Physical12Blu ray25 Oct 2011
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1820 Apr 1989
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Kickboxer was released on 20 April 1989.
Audience reviews
2- J8/10
John Chard
7/8/2019
Just listen. With your mind, your heart, your whole being. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Kurt Sloane, who after witnessing his brother getting crippled in a Muay Thai fight in Thailand, sets about learning the art himself so as to enact revenge on the sinister Tiger Tong Po who illegally put his brother in the wheel chair. Ah look, I don't see any point in writing about the market that Van Damme movies sit in,…
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KayP97
10/9/2022
JCVD is not a good actor, but he is a fantastic martial artist, and he has shown that in a lot of movies. While there are moments here that demonstrated his skills, I can't help but feel a little disappointed. Some of the build-up I actually quite liked. Tong Po looked menacing and while the Winston Taylor character was a bit cheesy, he grew on me. I was not a fan of Eric Sloanes arrogance. I guess you need to have a…
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