If you are a van damme fan and like action, check it out. Jeanclaude van damme, natsha henstridge, jeanhughes anglade. Mar 02, 2019 the final costume also required van damme to walk on stilts, which made it almost impossible for him to perform the crazy stunts the film required. Jcvd went on to make about 400 dtv action films, and rodman went on to broker world peace as the worlds most wellspoken ambassador between america and north korea, because of course he did. Van damme was better in such earlier films as timecop and sudden death because he had more to do. Except for an unintentionally humorous ending, the only surprise is dennis rodman as van dammes partner in exploitation.
Van damme plays counterterrorist agent jack quinn, who is assigned to bring an elusive terrorist known as stavros to justice. Don jakoby story, don jakoby screenplay, paul mones screenplay director. With jeanclaude van damme, dennis rodman, mickey rourke, paul freeman. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Double team is a 1997 american action comedy film directed by tsui hark in his american directorial debut and starring jeanclaude van damme, dennis rodman, and mickey rourke. Apr 26, 2020 it has an 11% rating on rotten tomatoes, and rodman won three razzie awards. Double teamreleased april97stars jean claude van damme as a secret counter terrorist expert jack quinn,dennis rodman as an antwerp arms dealer called yaz,and mickey rourke as their nemesis,a terrorist named stavros. Dennis keith rodman born may, 1961 is an american retired professional basketball player. Bob sirott, chicago bulls, dennis rodman, fox thing, jean claude van damme, marianne murciano, sirott and murciano, wls. Rodman has plenty of charisma, but needs someone to weed out those inferior scripts. Tsui hark puts on a clinic on how to make a kinetic, energetic american action film that posterizes most american directors. It has action, comedy and something different to other van damme movies made at the time. The ludicrous dialogue and the scenes van damme and rodman end up in are enough to make the audience howl. I cant stress enough that the acting in this film actually makes it comical and more fun to watch.
Jeanclaude van damme, dennis rodman, mickey rourke, paul freeman writer. For this film, hark also had the privilege of guiding basketball star dennis rodman through his first dramatic role. Advertisement it says something that an untethered rourke performance, during a period somewhere close to the absolute low point of his career, doesnt rank close to the most. International action superstar jeanclaude van damme joins forces with nba champion media sensation dennis rodman in this detonating. Van damme and rodman have one thing in common and that is a lack of acting skills. In double team, which was directed by hong kong director tsui hark, van damme costarred alongside nba star dennis rodman. Dennis rodman and jean claude van damme star in double team. Behind the scenes, dennis rodman was quiet, shy on. I think just how shy and quiet dennis was, kerr said. When he doesnt take the dive paid to take by a mob boss, he has to split. Van damme plays counterterrorist agent jack quinn, who is assigned to. Van dammes first box office bomb since he became a star was double team 1997, a buddy film with nba superstar dennis rodman.
May 04, 2015 double team is a 1997 american action comedy film directed by tsui hark in his american directorial debut and starring jeanclaude van damme, dennis rodman and mickey rourke. A former fireman takes on a group of terrorists holding the vice president and others hostage during the seventh game of the nhl stanley cup finals. However i gave the movie three stars because it delivered the action like it was supposed to. Van pelt asked kerr what the public will be surprised to learn. Rodman was the one colourful member of the chicago bulls threestar unbeatable scoring line,along with scotty pippen and the legendary michael jordan. With jeanclaude van damme, adewale akinnuoyeagbaje, steven berkoff, nicholas farrell. I was sceptic at first thinking what now, is this a terrible version of double impact. It has an 11% rating on rotten tomatoes, and rodman won three razzie awards.
Yes van damme is the star here naturally, but enter dennis rodman, one of the chicago bulls top players from a superstar team that was at the time virtually unbeatable. He joins the foreign legion and is sent to morocco. Rodman makes film debut in double team bulls star, van damme team up for action flick april 4, 1997 web posted at. With jeanclaude van damme, natasha henstridge, jeanhugues anglade, zach grenier.
To be honest i wasnt expecting much with double team but i enjoyed the movie. Quinn segitsegere van a fegyverdiler, yaz dennis rodman. Chicago bulls bad boy dennis rodman turns action movie starat least for one film in 1997 with jean claude van damme. He makes 3 friends and they watch each others backs. But on the eve of his final mission, he misses his targetthe dangerous. The film was van dammes first big box office bomb, and his 1998. Apr 25, 2020 starring jeanclaude van damme bloodsport, kickboxer, dennis rodman 3rd rock from the sun, baywatch, and mickey rourke sin city, harley davidson and the marlboro man release date 1997 rating 2. Though hes the nations top counterterrorist, jack quinn van damme wants to get out of the spy game. Kritikai es kereskedelmi kudarcok utan a film elnyert harom arany malna dijat a legrosszabb mellekszereplo rodman, a legrosszabb uj sztar rodman es a legrosszabb paros rodman es van damme kategoriakban. It was hong kongs director tsui hark american debut for columbia and his first collaboration. Dennis keith rodman yaz jeanclaude van damme jack quinn tag. Starring jeanclaude van damme bloodsport, kickboxer, dennis rodman 3rd rock from the sun, baywatch, and mickey rourke sin city, harley davidson and the marlboro man release date 1997 rating 2. This is a good film if you like martial arts films of the old school.
International action star jeanclaude van damme and basketballmedia sensation dennis rodman star as an unlikely team in this highoctane actionespionage thriller directed by hark tsui knock off. The film was critically panned and his performance earned him three golden raspberry awards. American antiterrorist agent jack quinn van damme has retired from duty. International action star jeanclaude van damme and basketballmedia sensation dennis rodman star as an unlikely team in this highoctane. Comentando a coloniadouble teamvan damme movie with. Jun 01, 2017 chicago bulls bad boy dennis rodman turns action movie starat least for one film in 1997 with jean claude van damme. Dennis rodman and jean claude van damme star in double. In order to find out who did it, he takes his place including the cute girlfriend in little odessa, nyc. Rodman went on to star in 1999s simon sez, which was an even bigger bomb than double team, but was still a better film than space jam.
Spend the weekend exploring these 90s scifi action films. This bluray is coded region free and is compatible with players in the usa and worldwide. Jean claude van damme net worth celebrity net worth. Double team by tsui hark jeanclaude van damme, dennis. Dennis rodman does surprisingly well as van dammes partner in action. Dennis rodman makes the movie interesting and funny at times. International action star jeanclaude van damme and basketballmedia sensation dennis rodman star as an unlikely team in this highoctane actionespionage thriller directed by hark tsui knock off, black mask.
And when the two find themselves in the roman coliseum with a shirtless, muscle bound rourke, van dammes infant baby, a bunch of land mines and a tiger thrown into the mix, you know youre seeing a quality film. Why jeanclaude van damme was really fired from predator. Next weekend, rodman will be featured in the documentary. In antwerp, van damme meets yaz rodman in an omnisexual club in. Dennis rodman does surprisingly well as van damme s partner in action. Comentando a coloniadouble team van damme movie with mickey rourke e dennis rodman 1997. Double teamreleased april97stars jean claude van damme as a secret counter terrorist expert jack quinn, dennis rodman as an antwerp arms dealer called yaz,and mickey rourke as their nemesis,a terrorist named stavros. Double team publicity still of jeanclaude van damme. An international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist. The image measures 2200 1468 pixels and was added on 9 april 16. Mickey rourke sinks it from downtown with his portrayal of the main villain, stavros, a mercenaryterrorist hellbent on putting van damme on. Double team is one of the most preposterous action films ever made. Counterterrorist jack quinn misses his target, stavros. Jeanclaude van damme and dennis rodman team up as a worldclass counterterrorist and his flamboyant but deadly weapons dealer in this explosive actionadventure thriller.
Jeanclaude van damme is walker, a top cop who cant be stopped until actually, he cant be stopped. Jeanclaude van damme was originally set to play the predator alien in the 1987 science fiction action classic with arnold schwarzenegger, but he was fired during production van damme finally cleared the air surrounding his mysterious exit, revealing he confronted producer joel silver about how hard it would be to perform in the cumbersome costume. Dennis rodman and jean claude van damme double team. Van damme s first box office bomb since he became a star was double team 1997, a buddy film with nba superstar dennis rodman.
He does a splendid job of playing a character who seems in every respect to be dennis rodman. American antiterrorist agent jack quinn van damme has retired from duty, content to stay with his pregnant wife at his seaside hideaway. Mickey rourke sinks it from downtown with his portrayal of the main villain, stavros, a mercenaryterrorist hellbent on putting van damme on the. With jeanclaude van damme, powers boothe, raymond j. Even though the films poster, trailer, and title advertise it as a buddy picture between van damme and dennis rodman, double team is anything but.
Official explosive mediakoch media germany bluray of the film double team 1997, directed by tsui hark and starring jeanclaude van damme, dennis rodman and mickey rourke. Two rival soldiers who were killed in vietnam are brought back to life in a top secret military experiment that creates superhuman warriors. Dennis rodman in double team 1997 jeanclaude van damme in double. Jeanclaude van damme double team trailer 1997 youtube. Double team, starring jeanclaude van damme, with the assist from dennis rodman, is a real slamdunk of an action picture. He was nicknamed the worm and is famous for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Apr 04, 2020 rodman went on to star in 1999s simon sez, which was an even bigger bomb than double team, but was still a better film than space jam. And when the two find themselves in the roman coliseum with a shirtless, muscle bound rourke, van damme s infant baby, a bunch of land mines and a tiger thrown into the mix, you know youre seeing a quality film. The action comes with personality in this entertaining film starring jeanclaude van damme, dennis rodman and mickey rourke. Double team 1997 full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion. A copflic discovers that he had a twin who just got murdered in nice, france.
Worst new star, worst supporting actor and worst screen couple shared with van damme. The film was van damme s first big box office bomb, and his 1998. Even though this was a year before his starmaking film bloodsport would open in 1988, van damme told silver about the issues. The peculiar delight of jcvd and dennis rodman in double team. It is as if hark crafted a versus film between van damme and rourke, and than decided to tack on a buddy element at the last minute and wedge it into the plot however possible. As kerr was talking, svp showed pictures of rodman, including dressing in drag with a wedding dress.
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