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Lionheart

Lionheart (1990)

When the streets are a jungle... There can only be one king.

Release:1990
Runtime:1h 45m
Country:United States
Director:Sheldon Lettich
Language:English

Genre

Action
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Keywords

Drug DealerMartial ArtsStreet GangsportsUpper ClassForeign LegionFistfightForeign Legionaire
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Lionheart rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.2/10· 42K votes
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic41%
TMDb6.585/10· 1K votes

With 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Lionheart

Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.

Cast of Lionheart

  • Jean-Claude Van Damme

    Jean-Claude Van Damme

    as Lyon Gaultier

  • Harrison Page

    Harrison Page

    as Joshua Eldridge

  • Lisa Pelikan

    Lisa Pelikan

    as Hélène Gaultier

  • Ashley Johnson

    Ashley Johnson

    as Nicole Gaultier

  • Deborah Rennard

    Deborah Rennard

    as Cynthia

  • Brian Thompson

    Brian Thompson

    as Russell

  • Michel Qissi

    Michel Qissi

    as Moustafa

  • Vojislav Govedarica

    Vojislav Govedarica

    as Sgt. Hartog

  • Billy Blanks

    Billy Blanks

    as African Legionnaire

  • Tony Halme

    Tony Halme

    as security guard

  • Scott Spiegel

    Scott Spiegel

    as Pool Fight Bookie

  • J

    James Brewster Thompson

    as N.Y. 'Monster' Fighter

Lionheart facts

Budget
$6M
Box office
$24.3M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Action choreography displays committed stunt work and practical fighting
  • •Foreign Legion setting provides atmospheric backdrop for action narrative
  • •Lead performance demonstrates physical commitment throughout

What the audience disliked

  • •Plot structure follows predictable underdog action formula rigidly
  • •Character motivation remains shallow beneath action-film surface

Trailer

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