Bloodsport (1988)
The true story of an American ninja.
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Bloodsport rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.8/10· 102K votes
Rotten Tomatoes48%
Metacritic29%
TMDb7/10· 2K votesWith 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 29/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Bloodsport
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
Cast of Bloodsport
Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Frank
Donald Gibb
as Jackson
Leah Ayres
as Janice
Norman Burton
as Helmer
Forest Whitaker
as Rawlins
Bolo Yeung
as Chong Li
Roy Chiao
as Tanaka
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
as Captain Chen
Pierre Rafini
as Young Frank
Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung
as Victor
Kimo Lai Kwok-Ki
as Hiro Satori
Bernard Mariano
as Sadiq Hossein
Bloodsport facts
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $63.5M
- Collection
- Bloodsport Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •action hero physicality grounds narrative authentically
- •biography foundation gives drama genuine emotional weight
- •choreography displays martial arts craft and dedication
What the audience disliked
- •drama underserved by action-focused storytelling priorities
- •biographical accuracy sacrificed for melodramatic sport sequences
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