Kickboxer (film series)

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Kickboxer
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DVD box set containing the first five entries
Directed byMark DiSalle (1)
David Worth (1)
Albert Pyun (2, 4)
Rick King (3)
Kristine Peterson (5)
John Stockwell (6)
Dimitri Logothetis (7, 8)
Distributed by Kings Road Entertainment
Release date
1989–present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Kickboxer is an American direct-to-video action film franchise that totals seven titles. [1] The first instalment, released in 1989, revolves around a character named Kurt Sloane, played by Jean-Claude Van Damme. [1] [2] [3] As Van Damme opted out of doing Kickboxer 2 to work on Double Impact , the second through fourth instalments focus on the character David Sloane, played by Sasha Mitchell, the younger brother to Van Damme's character. [2] [1] Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (simply titled The Redemption in the opening title card) focuses on Matt Reeves, played by Mark Dacascos, a friend of the Sloane family. [1]

Contents

After a long hiatus, a sixth entry was made, titled Kickboxer: Vengeance, which serves as a reboot to the storyline, with Alain Moussi portraying Kurt Sloane and Van Damme playing his trainer. [4] [2] The seventh entry, titled Kickboxer: Retaliation, is a direct sequel to Kickboxer: Vengeance. [1] An eighth film, titled Kickboxer: Armageddon, is in the works. [5]

Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Producer(s)
Kickboxer September 8, 1989Mark DiSalle & David WorthGlenn A. BruceMark di Salle
Kickboxer 2 June 13, 1991 Albert Pyun David S. Goyer Tom Karnowski
Kickboxer 3 September 4, 1992Rick KingDennis A. PrattMichael D. Pariser
Kickboxer 4: The Aggresor March 3, 1994Albert PyunAlbert Pyun & David YorkinJessica G. Budin
Redemption: Kickboxer 5 August 1995 Kristine Peterson Rick FilonMichael S. Murphey
Kickboxer: Vengeance September 2, 2016 John Stockwell Dimitri Logothetis & Jim McGrathNicholas Celozzi, Ted Field & Dimitri Logothetis
Kickboxer: Retaliation January 26, 2018Dimitri LogothetisDimitri Logothetis & Robert Hickman
Kickboxer: ArmageddonTBADimitri Logothetis

Cast and characters

CharacterOriginal seriesReboot series
Kickboxer Kickboxer 2 Kickboxer 3 Kickboxer 4 Redemption: Kickboxer 5 Kickboxer: Vengeance Kickboxer: Retaliation Kickboxer: Armageddon
1989199119921994199520162018TBA
Kurt Sloane Jean-Claude Van Damme Emmanuel KervynJean-Claude Van Damme A Alain Moussi
Tong "The Tiger" Po Michel Qissi Kamel Krifa Dave Bautista
Eric Sloane Dennis Alexio Casey StengelDennis Alexio Darren Shahlavi
Xian ChowDennis Chan
David Sloane Sasha Mitchell
Matt Reeves Mark Dacascos
Mr. Negaal James Ryan
Master DurandJean-Claude Van Damme
Mongkut Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Joseph KingSteven Swadling

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Raymond, Charles Nicholas (May 7, 2025). "Mark Dacascos Starred in a Great Sequel to One of Jean-Claude Van-Damme's Best Martial Arts Movies". Screen Rant . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Carter, Jack (August 21, 2022). "Why Jean-Claude Van Damme Didn't Return for Kickboxer 2". Screen Rant . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  3. Kenny, Glenn (1994). "Schlock corridors". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 5, 2025 via EBSCOhost.
  4. Harvey, Dennis (2016). "Kickboxer: Vengeance". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2025 via EBSCOhost.
  5. "Alain Moussi & Scott Adkins Stars in Kickboxer: Armageddon. UPDATE: Mark Dacascos Joins Cast". maactioncinema.com. January 21, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.