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8.) The Quest (1996)

In 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme made an action movie called Bloodsport which put him on the map in Hollywood. It was inspired by the story of martial artist Frank Dux who found himself entered into the “Kumite,” a vicious martial arts tournament. While the truth of this story has seen controversy over the years, implications of fraud were raised, one thing is for sure and it’s that Jean-Claude Van Damme loved the idea that a bunch of guys from around the world with different fighting styles would face off to see which one was superior.

Aside from the UFC being a fledgling organization at the time before MMA was a thing, people like myself only had Hollywood to turn to when it came to inter-martial arts action! Enter The Quest.



The real Frank Dux worked together with Jean-Claude Van Damme to basically remake the concept of Bloodsport into this cheesy and slightly more kid-friendly version of a tournament featuring a variety of martial arts styles from around the world. The Japanese representative is a Sumo wrestler who makes this great jiggling noise when he plops around by the way.



While this film might not be anywhere near as cool as Bloodsport, it is called “The Quest” and it co-stars Roger Moore and James Ramer, which makes this movie my number 8 Game Changing Quest!

Highlights from the Tournament: http://youtu.be/WajUTt8466Y

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