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Double Impact
1991
Identical twin boys are separated at a young age when their parents are brutally murdered by Chinese thugs, and raised in different parts of the world. Twenty-five years later they become united with a great hunger to avenge the deaths of their parents. Read more
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alan Scarfe, Geoffrey Lewis, Cory Everson |
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| Director | Sheldon Lettich |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Double Impact
Identical twin boys are separated at a young age when their parents are brutally murdered by Chinese thugs, and raised in different parts of the world. Twenty-five years later they become united with a great hunger to avenge the deaths of their parents.
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alan Scarfe, Geoffrey Lewis, Cory Everson |
|---|---|
| Director | Sheldon Lettich |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Aug 2000 Production year: 1991 |
| Format | DVD |
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At this stage of his career, Jean-Claude Van Damme was having trouble convincing people that he was up to handling one role, so it was a tad ambitious for him to take on two in this otherwise straightforward action thriller. In a performance that adds new meaning to the term identical twins, Van Damme is equally wooden as the two brothers — one good, one a bit of a rogue — who are reunited to avenge the death of their parents. However, there's plenty of biffing, kicking and explosions for those who like that sort of thing, and reliable support from Geoffrey Lewis.
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Hong Kong: two babes-in-arms, present when Mater and Pater are shot to noodles by Triad hitmen, are so traumatised they... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
TOP MOVIE !!!
Jean-Claude Van Damme proves that two cracked heads are better than one in Double Impact. Van Damme plays twins Chad and Alex, who were separated at birth when their parents were brutally murdered by members of a Hong Kong criminal cartel. Incredibly both Chad and Alex have grown up to become world-class martial arts experts. Chad is a snobbish Californian karate instructor, while Alex is a cigar-smoking smuggler in Hong Kong. The two are brought back together by the family bodyguard Frank Avery (Geoffrey Lewis) to team up to avenge their parents' murder. But stacked against them is a thoroughly nasty, over-the-top assassin named Moon (martial arts film great Bolo Yeung).
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Old movie with plenty of action..
Identical twin boys are separated at a young age when their parents are brutally murdered by Chinese thugs, and raised in different parts of the world. Twenty-five years later they become united with a great hunger to avenge the deaths of their parents.
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News and features
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Snipes joins Van Damme in The Hard Corps
- 26 Oct 2005
Two action movie heroes are to share the limelight when filming starts on The Hard Corps next month. According to Production Weekly, Wesley Snipes and Jean-Claude Van Damme will both be involved in the project that is being directed by Sheldon Lettich. Lettich is no stranger to action movies, having written Rambo II and Rambo III, and directed Van Damme in Lionheart, Double Impact and The Order. Van Damme will play the lead role of Patrick Sauvage, a combat vet who has spent three years in... Read more
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Double Impact
Identical twin boys are separated at a young age when their parents are brutally murdered by Chinese thugs, and raised in different parts of the world. Twenty-five years later they become united with a great hunger to avenge the deaths of their parents....
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