JCVD
Down-and-out action star Jean‑Claude Van Damme returns to Brussels hoping to salvage his crumbling career and family, only to be thrust into a chaotic post‑office heist that turns into a deadly hostage crisis he must survive.
“The Biggest Fight of His Life!”
Synopsis
Amid his tax troubles and a legal custody battle with his wife over his daughter, the action movie star faces difficult times, especially after discovering that even Steven Seagal has taken a role that was originally his. This fictionalized portrayal of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to his native country in search of the peace and tranquility he can no longer find in the United States, but soon becomes unintentionally involved in a bank robbery that turns into a hostage situation.
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A crew of 56+ credited
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Edited by Kako KelberShot by Pierre Yves BastardScored by Gast WaltzingDesigned by Andre Fonsny
Box Office
2008 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.3M
Opening week (7-day): $27K
Peak 2 theaters
Also known as
- JCVD - Jetzt erst rechtde
- JCVD - Nessuna giustiziait
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Cast & Crew
56 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jean Claude Van Damme
as JCVD
Valerie Bodson
as Veuve Film Budapest
Francois Damiens
as Bruges
Herve Sogne
as Lieutenant Smith
Zinedine Soualem
as Man wearing Beret
Rock Chen
as Réalisateur asiatique
Karim Belkhadra
as Watchman
Huifang Wang
as Traductrice asiatique
Jean Francois Wolff
as Thirty-year-old
John Flanders
as Avocat ex-Femme
Anne Paulicevich
as Teller
Renata Kamara
as Juge Tribunal Los Angeles
Supporting cast
34Mourade Zeguendi
as Client Vidéo club
Janine Horsburgh
as JCVD's Assistant
Vincent Lecuyer
as Vendeur Vidéo Club
Jenny De Chez
as Taxiwoman JCVD
Patrick Steltzer
as Policeman 1
Bernard Eylenbosch
as Telecom Technician
Pascal Lefebvre
as Guard 2
Jacky Lambert
as Guard 3
Norbert Rutili
as Perthier
Olivier Bisback
as Doctor GIGN - Eric
Armelle Gysen
as Journalist 1
Michel Bouis
as Hostage with Cigarette
Raphaelle Lubansu
as Hostage 1
Claudio Dos Santos
as Hostage 2
Hyppolyte Eloy
as Teller's Son
Charles Suberville
as Otage Blessé
Alan Rossett
as Leon Bernstein
Saskia Flanders
as JCVD's Daughter
Jesse Joe Walsh
as JCVD's Agent
Bella Wajnberg
as Lady at the Police Station
Jerome Varanfrain
as Guard at the Police Station
Caroline Donnelly
as Journalist 2
Eric Boever
as Journalist 3
Liliane Becker
as JCVD's Mother
Francois Beukelaers
as JCVD's Father
Francois De Brigode
as Journalist on the TV Set
Gregory Jones
as Inmate
Paul Rockenbrod
as Tobey Wood
Dean Gregory
as Director of the Film with Tobey Wood
Alice Hubball
as Tobey Wood's Assistant
Steve Preston
as JCVD's Movie Property Master
Isabelle De Hertogh
as Manager of the Toy Store
Ingrid Heiderscheidt
as Child's Mother in the Toy Store
Fjoralba Cuni
as Nightclub Waitress
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1Writers
4Other crew
6Parents Guide
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