La prova (1996)
New York, anni Venti. Lo scaltro Chris (Van Damme) capeggia una banda di orfanelli dediti al borseggio. Le cose, però, si mettono male e Chris viene costretto a lavorare come schiavo su un vascello turco. Durante un assalto da parte dei pirati l'uomo mette in mostra le sue doti di lottatore. Viene quindi condotto nell'isola di Muay Tahi dove potrà addestrarsi e sostenere una sfida con i migliori lottatori di kickboxing del mondo. Van Damme tenta di legittimare un secondo tempo in stile "Mortal Kombat" con una prima parte che ricorda "C'era una volta in America", dal sapore nostalgico, ma al confine del ridicolo. Compare anche il redivivo Roger Moore, che accettò il ruolo per sostenere le spese del divorzio, rivestito da Arsenio Lupin con optional alla James Bond.
Direttore:
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Scrittori:
Steve Klein, Paul Mones.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme as Christopher Dubois |
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Roger Moore as Lord Edgar Dobbs |
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James Remar as Maxie Devine |
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Jack McGee as Harry Smythe |
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Louis Mandylor as Riggi |
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Ryan Cutrona as Officer O'Keefe |
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זאב רווח as Turk Captain |
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Janet Gunn as Carrie Newton |
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Aki Aleong as Khao |
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Abdel Qissi as Khan (Mongolian Fighter) |
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Shane Meier as Red |
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Peter Malota as Spanish Fighter |
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Brick Bronsky as Russian Fighter |
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Nils Allen Stewart as Turkish Pirate |
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Kris Van Damme as Young Chris |
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葉彩南 as Korean Fighter |
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Wong Ming-Kin as Chinese Fighter |
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Jen Sung as Phang (Siamese Fighter) |
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Habby Heske as German Fighter |
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Stefanos Miltsakakis as Greek Fighter |
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Ong Soo Han as Korean Fighter (Tall) |
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Winston Ellis as African Fighter |
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Mike Lambert as Scottish Fighter |
| Directing | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Director |
| Writing | Steve Klein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Mones | Screenplay |
| Crew | Peter Malota | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Directing | Peter MacDonald | Second Unit Director |
| Production | James F. Tarzia | Casting |
| Camera | David Gribble | Director of Photography |
| Art | Serge Bureau | Art Direction |
| Production | Peter MacDonald | Executive Producer |
| Art | Steve Spence | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emanuel Millar | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Moshe Diamant | Producer |
| Art | Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Udomporn Chinnabud | Hairstylist |
| Editing | John F. Link | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph A. Porro | Costume Design |
| Editing | William J. Meshover | Editor |
| Sound | Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stephen Chang | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoltan Elek | Key Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Story |
| Writing | Frank Dux | Story |
