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:
Paul Mones, Steve Klein.
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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 | Paul Mones | Screenplay |
| Writing | Steve Klein | Screenplay |
| Crew | Peter Malota | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Directing | Peter MacDonald | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Udomporn Chinnabud | Hairstylist |
| Art | Serge Bureau | Art Direction |
| Art | Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat | Art Direction |
| Production | Moshe Diamant | Producer |
| Camera | David Gribble | Director of Photography |
| Production | Peter MacDonald | Executive Producer |
| Production | James F. Tarzia | Casting |
| Art | Stephen Chang | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoltan Elek | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emanuel Millar | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph A. Porro | Costume Design |
| Editing | William J. Meshover | Editor |
| Sound | Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | John F. Link | Editor |
| Art | Steve Spence | Production Design |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Story |
| Writing | Frank Dux | Story |
