Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors

Last updated

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors
Genre Reality television
Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kristopher Van Varenberg
Bianca Bree
Gladys Portugues
Narrated by Jason Flemyng
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time43–44 minutes
Release
Original network ITV4
Original release22 March (2011-03-22) 
10 May 2011 (2011-05-10)

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors is a 2011 British reality show, in the fly on the wall style, featuring action star Jean-Claude Van Damme. It aired on ITV4 in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

The documentary presents insights into the professional, family, and home life of kickboxer and action star Jean-Claude Van Damme. He is preparing for a kickboxing fight for the first time since 1982 and also takes the audience behind the scenes of his latest movies. [3] [4]

List of episodes

Series 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Lucky"Jared Wright & Maia Lidell22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)
The man known as "The Muscles from Brussels" at home with his family and behind the scenes on film locations. He makes a trip to the church where he had an epiphany as a child. He travels to Russia to play the part of Napoleon in a Russian film only to get a bit more than he bargained for. He saves a near-dead stray dog he finds in the road in Romania.
22"Birthday"Jared Wright & Maia Lidell29 March 2011 (2011-03-29)
Jean-Claude celebrates his 50th birthday by reflecting on his life and career. We join his wife Gladys who also takes a trip down memory lane as she revisits their first house in LA when her husband's career first took off. Later she calls in at the cafe where they had their first date. Jean-Claude goes to Belgium to record a TV show called "Il était une fois Jean-Claude Van Damme" for the channel RTL-TVI that celebrates his 50th birthday. He goes to Paris where he takes part in an interview for Fun Radio and gets backstage access to the famous Moulin Rouge club. He flies back to Ukraine where he meets his old friend Alexander, goes in a shooting club, and buys caviar.
33"Dubai"Jared Wright5 April 2011 (2011-04-05)
Jean-Claude plans a Rocky-style comeback in the kickboxing ring against Olympic champion Somluck Kamsing. As a fifty-year old, Jean Claude needs to return to peak fitness. He returns to Belgium to rejoin Claude Goetz, his old trainer from his younger days who made him "the Muscles from Brussels." It's an emotional reunion but it also brings home the enormity of the task both mentally and physically. We follow JC to Dubai where he tries some watersports and claims that he had been blacklisted in Hollywood since 1994 after refusing a $36 million offer from Universal Studios because he was wasted. It also touches on his love for his dogs along with plans to build them a very special "dog house" luxury paradise.
44"Attila"Jared Wright & Maia Lidell12 April 2011 (2011-04-12)
We watch Jean-Claude on the set of the movie Weapon. Things go wrong during the rehearsals for a fight scene when some over-enthusiastic punches leave his co-star in trouble. Jean-Claude makes a trip to the Ukraine for a guest appearance at a charity fashion show. A friend of Jean-Claude's in the Ukraine also organises a belated 50th birthday party for him with popstar Inna, where the action hero gets caught up in the middle of a frenzied media storm. Eventually, the barrage of attention pushes him to the edge.
55"Road Trip"xxx19 April 2011 (2011-04-19)
It's Christmas Van Damme-style as the family gets together to celebrate at home. Daughter Bianca brings her boyfriend Eddy to meet her dad for the first time - seemingly a terrifying experience for the lad. Jean-Claude decides this will be a Christmas Eddy will never forget as the pair head straight for the gym. Later on, he challenges Eddy to a fight just to complete the festivities with a bang. We join Jean-Claude on the set of a film in Louisiana where a fight scene goes horribly wrong and the paramedics have to be called.
66"Hong Kong"Jared Wright26 April 2011 (2011-04-26)
Jean-Claude goes on an emotional rollercoaster, losing his temper and breaking down in tears after being rejected for a movie role. Things get brighter as he attends an old friend's (Alex Van Damme, the son of the man from whom JCVD took his surname) party in Hong Kong, and attempts an unorthodox hole-in-one in golf. He then takes us back to the emotional moment when he first set eyes on Gladys, his body-builder wife.
77"Booder"Jared Wright3 May 2011 (2011-05-03)
Jean-Claude talks with some regret about his past, turbulent lifestyle. He has a discussion with son Kris warning him about the temptations of Hollywood. He appears in the comedy movie Beur sur la ville along with a star-struck cast, but he has not had enough time to learn his lines. He goes to Bucharest to film an advert for Gillette's TV campaign. Later on, in Vancouver for the filming of Kung Fu Panda 2 , he gets stuck in the elevator on the 41st floor and there is only one way down.
88"Ceremony"Jared Wright10 May 2011 (2011-05-10)
Jean-Claude is invited to present an award live on Belgian television. But 30 years of gunfire and explosions on movie sets have taken their toll on his hearing and things go wrong. The pressure is on for daughter Bianca as she auditions for a part in a martial arts movie. In Los Angeles, Jean-Claude's son Kris has arranged a family meal at a restaurant in Chinatown and has secretly invited a Hollywood star to surprise his father.

Home media

The show was released as a two-disc set on 16 May 2011.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Claude Van Damme</span> Belgian actor, martial artist, director (born 1960)

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of ten his father enrolled him in martial arts classes, which led to Van Damme participating in several competitions. With the desire of becoming an actor, he moved to the United States in 1982, where he did odd jobs and worked on several films, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts film Bloodsport (1988).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teri Garr</span> American actress (born 1944)

Teri Ann Garr is an American former actress, dancer, and comedian. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spans four decades and includes over 140 credits in film and television. Her accolades include an Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award nomination, and a National Board of Review Award.

<i>Timecop</i> 1994 film by Peter Hyams

Timecop is a 1994 American science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on Timecop, a story created by Richardson, written by Verheiden, and drawn by Ron Randall, which appeared in the anthology comic Dark Horse Comics, published by Dark Horse Comics. It is the first installment in the Timecop franchise.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMVP</span> Sports talk radio station in Chicago, Illinois

WMVP is a commercial radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, carrying a sports format. Owned by Good Karma Brands, the station serves the Chicago metro area as the market affiliate of ESPN Radio, the flagship station of the Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Wolves and is the home of local personalities David Kaplan, Tom Waddle and John Jurkovic. Formerly an ESPN Radio owned-and-operated station, WMVP's studios are co-located with WLS-TV in the Chicago Loop while the transmitter is located in Downers Grove. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMVP is simulcast over the second HD subchannel of WSHE-FM and is available online.

<i>Sudden Death</i> (1995 film) 1995 American film

Sudden Death is a 1995 American action-thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry and Dorian Harewood. The film pits a lone fire marshal against extortionists who hold unsuspecting NHL players and fans for ransom during game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, and set payment milestones to coincide with the game's progress. It was Hyams' second directorial collaboration with Van Damme, after Timecop (1994) and before Enemies Closer (2013).

<i>Americas Next Top Model</i> (season 1) Season of television series

America's Next Top Model, cycle 1 was the first cycle of America's Next Top Model. It originally aired on UPN from May to July 2003, and was hosted by Tyra Banks, who additionally served as its executive producer and presenter. The judging panel consisted of Banks, Janice Dickinson, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Beau Quillian. The cycle's catchphrase was "One girl has what it takes."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wild Rover Productions</span>

Wild Rover Productions is a television production company located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was started by Philip Morrow in 1999 and has since become one of the UK's most successful regionally based entertainment companies.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Belgian martial artist and actor.

The 2001 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the fourth season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 25, 2001 and concluded on October 14, 2001 with St. Catharines Wolves defeating Toronto Supra by a score of 1-0 to win their second CPSL Championship. The final was hosted in St. Catharines with Club Roma Stadium as the venue, while the match received coverage from Rogers TV. The season saw the league expand to a total of 12 teams, and went beyond the GTA and Ontario border to include a Montreal and Ottawa franchise. Throughout the regular season the Ottawa Wizards became the first club to end the Toronto Olympians league title dynasty. The CPSL also launched the CPSL Soccer Show with Rogers TV providing the broadcasting, and granting Rogers naming rights to the CPSL Championship. Other major sponsors included the Government of Canada, which served as the sole sponsor for the CPSL Rookie of the Year Award. The league also announced a working partnership with the Canadian United Soccer League a task force originally started by the Canadian Soccer Association in order forge a unified professional structure with the cooperation of the Canadian franchises in the USL A-League to launch a Canadian first and second division domestic league.

Philip Morrow is a Northern Irish television producer. In 1999, he founded Wild Rover Productions, a television production company best known for producing the hidden-camera show Just for Laughs along with various entertainment, comedy, and pop-factual TV programmes. Morrow currently serves as the company's managing director.

<i>Egypt 1156 B.C.</i> 1997 adventure video game

Egypt 1156 B.C. – Tomb of the Pharaoh ( ) is a 1997 adventure video game co-published by Cryo Interactive Entertainment, Canal+ Multimedia and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux for the Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It was later released in North America by DreamCatcher Interactive.

Tom Six is a Dutch filmmaker, writer, and actor. He is best known for his trilogy of body horror films; The Human Centipede , The Human Centipede 2, and The Human Centipede 3 . Six was an original director of Dutch reality TV series Big Brother, which has since become an international franchise.

<i>Assassination Games</i> 2011 American film

Assassination Games is a 2011 American action thriller film directed by Ernie Barbarash and starring Jean-Claude van Damme and Scott Adkins with Ivan Kaye as their main antagonist. The film was released in the United States on July 29, 2011.

<i>JCVD</i> (film) 2008 Belgian film

JCVD is a 2008 Belgian crime drama film directed by French Tunisian film director Mabrouk el Mechri, and starring Jean-Claude van Damme as a semi-fictionalized version of himself, a down and out action star whose family and career are crumbling around him as he is caught in the middle of a post office heist in his hometown of Brussels, Belgium.

Mitchell Gale is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Abilene Christian University and attended Alva High School in Alva, Oklahoma. Gale has been a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Jean-Claude Van Johnson is an American action comedy-drama streaming television series starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and produced by Ridley Scott with his production studio Scott Free Productions and Amazon Studios. It premiered on August 19, 2016. On January 18, 2018, the series was cancelled after one season.

Pasha Patriki is a Canadian cinematographer, director and film producer. He was director of photography on the films Please Kill Mr. Know It All, Gridlocked and The Sound. He was also the cinematographer on the 2016 film Anonymous, noted for its polished and crisp visuals. He is a founder of a film production & financing company, 9 Light Entertainment, which has executive-produced a number of films including Broken Mile.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Epic Split</span> 2013 commercial by Volvo Trucks

"The Epic Split", officially "The Epic Split feat. Van Damme ", is a 75-second-long commercial released in November 2013 by Volvo Trucks. It is the sixth commercial from the "Live Tests" advertising campaign. It features Jean-Claude Van Damme performing a split on the wing mirrors between two backwards moving trucks set to the music "Only Time" by Enya. The commercial was recorded in a single take at the abandoned Ciudad Real International Airport in Spain. It was produced by the agency Forsman & Bodenfors and was directed by Andreas Nilsson. It has won several awards, and multiple parodies were based on the commercial.

The 2007 British premium-rate phone-in scandal, sometimes referred to in the press as simply the phone-in scandal relates to a series of controversies regarding the use of premium-rate telephone numbers by several British television and radio broadcasters. The first revelations began in February 2007, regarding the Channel 4 television programme Richard & Judy. However, over the following weeks, more allegations emerged regarding misconduct by major British broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. The programmes affected included phone-in competitions and public votes conducted over a period of several years, dating back to 2001. As a result, adjudicators Ofcom and ICSTIS conducted several investigations, resulting in millions of pounds worth of fines and a reform in the use of PRS by broadcasters.

References

  1. "Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors". ITV . Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. Friedman, Roger (14 May 2010). "Cannes film festival 2010: Jean-Claude Van Damme plans to appear in reality TV show for A&E". New York Daily News . Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  3. "Van Damme: 'I was blacklisted' | Celebrities | Entertainment | Toronto Sun". 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Van Damme suffers hearing loss | Movies | Entertainment | Toronto Sun". 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)