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The Quest

"A lost city. A man of destiny. A test of honor."

1996-04-19 Action 1hr 35m

Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.

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Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.

  • Released
    1996-04-19
  • Revenue
    $57,400,547
  • Budget
    $30,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 35m
  • Genre
    Action, Adventure, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.6
  • Production
    Universal Pictures, Signature Pictures, MDP Worldwide, Selima Films AVV

Crew

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Director
Steve Klein
Screenplay
Moshe Diamant
Producer
Keywords:
new york city island martial arts himalaya mountain range bare knuckle boxing thailand street artist muay thai kick boxing period drama underground fighting action hero straightforward

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Cast

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Christopher Dubois
Roger Moore

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Lord Edgar Dobbs
James Remar

James Remar
Maxie Devine
Jack McGee

Jack McGee
Harry Smythe
Louis Mandylor

Louis Mandylor
Riggi
Ryan Cutrona

Ryan Cutrona
Officer O'Keefe
Ze'ev Revach

Ze'ev Revach
Turk Captain
Janet Gunn

Janet Gunn
Carrie Newton
Aki Aleong

Aki Aleong
Khao
Abdel Qissi

Abdel Qissi
Khan (Mongolian Fighter)
Shane Meier

Shane Meier
Red
Peter Malota

Peter Malota
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Brick Bronsky

Brick Bronsky
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Nils Allen Stewart

Nils Allen Stewart
Turkish Pirate
Kris Van Damme

Kris Van Damme
Young Chris
Alex Yip Choi-Nam

Alex Yip Choi-Nam
Korean Fighter
Wong Ming-Kin

Wong Ming-Kin
Chinese Fighter
Jen Sung

Jen Sung
Phang (Siamese Fighter)
Habby Heske

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Stefanos Miltsakakis

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Ong Soo Han

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Mike Lambert

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A Review by DonGable 6

Written by DonGable on 2024-08-07

Bloodsport light. "The Quest" suffers from a problem that many of these flicks did back in the '90s. They never truly build up the charac... read more

Bloodsport light. "The Quest" suffers from a problem that many of these flicks did back in the '90s. They never truly build up the character relations, which is a recurring theme from really propelling these films upwards. They could easily have used 20 minutes more and really made you care more about the characters. We are not even treated with a proper training sequence, which would've established a connection between Van Damme's character and those training him. Instead, they're just people you saw for a couple of seconds followed by a "6 months later..."-screen. Both Roger Moore and James Remar are great additions, making the most of their screen time, although it's a shame that the latter never gets a true mentor role. Janet Gunn is just sort of there, and they do nothing worthwhile with her role. The main villain in the ring is just a discount Tong Po (from Kickboxer). He's nowhere near as menacing as either Tong Po or Chong Li (from Bloodsport), and does not have the same screen presence either. One thing that was really cool is all the different fighting styles represented in the competition. I would've liked some of the fights to be a bit longer and truly showcase the styles. One glaring mistake they made is that during many of the fights, they use slow motion. However, they did not film it with high framerate cameras, they just took 24 fps footage and slowed it down, which makes it look really choppy. Such a wasted opportunity. It's really a shame because there is a genuine good motion picture under the surface. And it is by no means a bad directional debut by Van Damme. With better writers, I believe he could have been quite decent. (It's a bit lazy how they re-used the photo of Van Damme from "Timecop" for the poster...)

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A Review by DonGable

Bloodsport light. "The Quest" suffers from a problem that many of these flicks did back in the '90s. They never truly build up the character relations, which is a recurring theme from really propelling these films upwards. They could eas...

reviewer avatar

A Review by DonGable 6

Written by DonGable on 2024-08-07

Bloodsport light. "The Quest" suffers from a problem that many of these flicks did back in the '90s. They never truly build up the character relations, which is a recurring theme from really propel...

read more