Jean-Claude Van Damme Tells Crazy Story About Bloodsport

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  • @ItsTruthBaby
    @ItsTruthBaby Před 3 lety +839

    Van Damme tells his story like Pulp Fiction. In non chronological order.

    • @EvryTime
      @EvryTime Před 3 lety +22

      Spot fucking On. I love JCVD though. Anytime I watch Bloodsport it is like the first time.

    • @kjorg27
      @kjorg27 Před 3 lety +27

      It's difficult to follow.
      Van Damme was upset by how "Bloodsport" was edited (2:01). There were too many cuts during his fights. He was in tears (2:24). So he went into the office of an executive who had told him that he'd never be a star (2:45) and told the executive that he was wrong (2:50).

    • @rogerb1031
      @rogerb1031 Před 3 lety +7

      I agree and I’ll tell you bottom line a great guy but I remember watching MTV special where he talked about how much he loved his wife and kids and as soon as the camera was off he was in a limo with four girls well at least 19 years old and that was very funny talk about no loyalty to the wife

    • @1nvisible1
      @1nvisible1 Před 3 lety +5

      *Makes readers say... wha... so you married the same woman twice?*

    • @joeygonzo
      @joeygonzo Před 3 lety +5

      because he's a habitual liar

  • @J-Ball
    @J-Ball Před 3 lety +830

    Interviewer: "What is some advice you would give someone wanting to get into this profession?"
    Van Damme: "There was this guy. You want some milk and cookies? My dad was serious guy. Then I was a bouncer and now I am here with you."

    • @ilcugginocanadese
      @ilcugginocanadese Před 3 lety +93

      You forgot the bulging neck vein.

    • @kyleheaser1089
      @kyleheaser1089 Před 3 lety +11

      Exactly 😅😅

    • @derekcole456
      @derekcole456 Před 3 lety +61

      Yeah, that's about what I got from this too. What the heck was he talking about? I've watched Bloodsport like 100 times. It's one of my all time favorite movies, and many other Van Damme movies. I feel more confused at the end of the video than I was before. I just need him to kick something and say "Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!"

    • @mikeledepaolo5473
      @mikeledepaolo5473 Před 3 lety +3

      Hahahahaha

    • @DIMEBAGONICS
      @DIMEBAGONICS Před 3 lety +16

      Damn I thought you was joking but you fuckin nailed it.

  • @SE77ENGaming
    @SE77ENGaming Před 3 lety +456

    Only this man can tell 5 different stories in 1 sentence.

  • @ryanponder679
    @ryanponder679 Před 3 lety +274

    As a kid I rented Bloodsport over and over again. Never got tired of it.

    • @Chubby3458
      @Chubby3458 Před 3 lety +18

      Same here, I’ll never get tired of watching Bloodsport 💯 It always takes me back to when I was young in the 90’s. If that movie was on, instead of playing outside with my friends, I would sit and watch that entire movie even though I’ve watched it multiple times

    • @blyxx7450
      @blyxx7450 Před 3 lety +7

      Do yall remember No Retreat No Surrender? I knew when I saw him in that movie he was gonna go places.

    • @ryanponder679
      @ryanponder679 Před 3 lety +4

      @@blyxx7450 That's the first movie I ever saw Van Damme in and I thought he stole the show as the antagonist. Haven't seen it in years though.

    • @jcesararc2419
      @jcesararc2419 Před 2 lety +4

      irented that movie atleast 20 times just to see leah Ayres, had a big crush on her.

    • @ryanponder679
      @ryanponder679 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jcesararc2419 yeah she was fine

  • @timthegem
    @timthegem Před 3 lety +468

    "I love you guys so I give you everything!" - Van Damme, three minutes after asking the guy what his name is.

    • @DRJTUBECHANNEL
      @DRJTUBECHANNEL Před 3 lety +11

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @happydude2163
      @happydude2163 Před 3 lety +5

      That's what I was thinking too lol

    • @snuseren
      @snuseren Před 3 lety +8

      Cocaine is very uplifting, but the wrong drug for a podcast unless you can do lines every 30 minutes

    • @hugostiglitz9864
      @hugostiglitz9864 Před 3 lety +6

      @@snuseren Cocaine is a hell of a drug ~ Rick James

    • @mediaguy6271
      @mediaguy6271 Před 3 lety +9

      LOL 😂 I literally laughed my asss off on this one. What’s your name again? I give you everything I love you guys. Lol I guess it’s easy to win vandamme over

  • @ArmandoDy
    @ArmandoDy Před 5 lety +954

    When I get shampoo in my eyes and it stings, I do the Van Damne , yell, "NAAAAHHHHH!!!", and do some martial arts moves, totally blind. Thank you Jean Claude for that. 👍😉

  • @Stuart267
    @Stuart267 Před rokem +75

    JCVD the movie is criminally overlooked even by Van Damme fans. His acting in that film was incredible, that monologue at the end was one of the few times a movie has made me cry, maybe its because I followed his career as a kid & had preconceived notions about what kind of guy he was & they were wrong because his speech was so powerful & raw it felt too real

    • @neaituppi7306
      @neaituppi7306 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Not really, Van Damme fans know about it, but even renowned actors like Nicholas Cage spoke about it, which is how I found out about it. But that was the thing with it. Where it took awhile for even fans of his to know about it, because there was so little publicity for it, it was a french made film. But it basically gave the whole industry evidence that he was a real actor. (Richard Corliss of Time magazine named Van Damme's performance in the film the second best of the year (after Heath Ledger's The Joker in The Dark Knight),[9] having previously stated that Van Damme "deserves not a black belt, but an Oscar")

    • @elvisjimpa100
      @elvisjimpa100 Před 6 měsíci

      I think its one of his worst movie ever.he just played himself and talked about his life and did like 5 seconds of fighting.I think his best movies are the quest,knock off,hard target,no retreat no surrender,the replicant,double team,lion heart,Inferno,kickboxer and welcome to the jungle.

    • @nelsonhibbert5267
      @nelsonhibbert5267 Před 5 měsíci

      This speaks volumes about your IQ.

    • @allthings80swithgarrett42
      @allthings80swithgarrett42 Před 3 měsíci

      Facts. His best acting!!

    • @alexagaba284
      @alexagaba284 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Good little movie, big nomination-level performance from JCVD that took me by surprise..
      "this movie is for me.."

  • @LoveMeBack
    @LoveMeBack Před 3 lety +53

    I’ve watched Bloodsport a million times on VHS. A friend told me I should watch it. “It’s good!”. He lent me the tape, but I didn’t watch it because I didn’t believe him. It couldn’t be better then all the fighting movies I’ve seen. A few weeks later I came around to watch it. I’ve watched it at least 5 times that weekend. Bloodsport and Kickboxer are my all time favorites.

    • @TheRedRaven_
      @TheRedRaven_ Před rokem +1

      Yes, those two movies were also my favorite but I also like Universal Soldier, I was big into Military when I was younger.

    • @nshorus5001
      @nshorus5001 Před rokem

      Blood sport redux out in 2023

    • @noobsaibot1234
      @noobsaibot1234 Před 3 měsíci

      Even Lionheart was decent

    • @terese7854
      @terese7854 Před 2 měsíci

      Grew up watching it, it shows he had heart...still does...teaches u a lot actually if u pay attention...he shld have gotten more I think for the movie

    • @salamander337
      @salamander337 Před měsícem

      What were the other fighting movies you thought were better than Bloodsports?

  • @StarWarsTheory
    @StarWarsTheory Před 5 lety +756

    i want to meet this guy. Been a fan all my life

  • @gutz1981
    @gutz1981 Před 5 lety +1467

    Okay, so since I know a thing or two about his story (Loosely) this is how I will try and translate. "So When I was young I was in great shape in Belgium and had my own Gym and I was a Karate Champion who had it all, the women, the fame and the money. I went to the US, left all that behind to try and make it. I was so poor in trying to be an actor in the US that in order to make a long distance call to my family, I would wait for the women I randomly hooked up with to go have a shower so I can charge the long distance fee to her phone. Then because of my martial arts I got involved with Chuck Norris and started to spar with him and he would practice his moves he would use in the movies on me, so when I went home for a visit I was referred to as Chuck Norris's punching bag and a failure at trying to be an actor and my father was ashamed of what I had given up to NOT become. The I saw the head of Canon Studio (He got his accent down perfectly I should ad) and he told me I will never be a star like Chuck and Michael (The dude from American Ninja) and so we got into a heated exchange where I said I ain't no bodies bitch, so he tried to calm me down and gave me a script called Bloodsport to which no one had faith in and I did some better more realistic things when I made that film but it got chopped down in the editing to be more hokey. So my charisma still shown through and that is how I became a star and not an actor." Hope that cleared things up a little.

    • @ylracci
      @ylracci Před 5 lety +18

      Bien jouer..

    • @paulpolpiboon9535
      @paulpolpiboon9535 Před 5 lety +58

      gutz1981: LOL!!
      sincere thanks for that actually

    • @egomisfit
      @egomisfit Před 5 lety +21

      Thanks for that.

    • @fuzz7981
      @fuzz7981 Před 5 lety +111

      Good stuff. So weird how he told the entire story in reverse.

    • @alexacosta9569
      @alexacosta9569 Před 5 lety +4

      Ooooof thank you lol jjj

  • @reid1045
    @reid1045 Před 3 lety +423

    I was more confused after he finished his story than before he began it

  • @candjim
    @candjim Před 4 lety +70

    I first saw him in the movie (VHS) 'No Retreat, No Surrender' way back in the mid 1980's and was completely blown away with his kicking style and technique. As a person, he has always come across as a congruent and decent kind of guy.

    • @brianheaton5521
      @brianheaton5521 Před 3 lety +3

      Shit loved that movie, even though it was terrible.

    • @mauricebrocklehurst2358
      @mauricebrocklehurst2358 Před rokem +2

      The acting from everyone else was terrible and to be truthful Jean wasn't that great but his martial arts skills were amazing in the film and now i know where he got that bump on his head it's through headbutting that blonde headed fat man. Only joking he got kicked in the head is what I've read

    • @dorianjohnson7046
      @dorianjohnson7046 Před rokem +2

      I first saw him in Breakin

    • @angelotero7729
      @angelotero7729 Před 6 měsíci

      same here

    • @besikantidze6242
      @besikantidze6242 Před 5 měsíci

      1986 hi was amazing I remember too !!!💪🤝👍

  • @Kumitefighter79
    @Kumitefighter79 Před 5 lety +143

    I met him. Twice! He is totally himself here. Love this dude. My childhood hero!

    • @honda115a
      @honda115a Před 4 lety +3

      You lucky, where you meet him ??

    • @TheRedRaven_
      @TheRedRaven_ Před rokem

      Wow very lucky, I would be so star struck because I was a huge fan of him as a kid. Still am, but at a young age people like this are like super hero's to you.

  • @adamodimattia
    @adamodimattia Před 5 lety +1169

    Great story, even though I got only about 50% out of it... :) The hero of my childhood

    • @nomaanalwi9495
      @nomaanalwi9495 Před 5 lety +13

      adamodimattia amen brother. He's what got me into martial arts at a young age.

    • @adamodimattia
      @adamodimattia Před 5 lety +3

      Me too :) although I think Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris were first @@nomaanalwi9495

    • @Murdokdark
      @Murdokdark Před 5 lety +15

      i thought it was just me

    • @TheNordicHunter
      @TheNordicHunter Před 5 lety +7

      hieuwey Same here. I wish these great people never aged and could keep inspiring for many generations like they did when I was young.

    • @brandono.3307
      @brandono.3307 Před 5 lety +35

      😂 the same. I just wanted to see my man talk his shit. But i couldn’t understand a fuckin thing

  • @Entertainment_Telfezyon
    @Entertainment_Telfezyon Před 4 lety +206

    Acting skills 100. Storytelling skills 2. 😆 Either way, he's one of the goats.

    • @ickess
      @ickess Před 3 lety +12

      Agreed. I’m listening but my brain keeps saying
      Doesn’t compute

    • @6jeremy9
      @6jeremy9 Před 3 lety +8

      The effects of cocaine 😂

    • @ruraladventurer1884
      @ruraladventurer1884 Před 3 lety +7

      I love JCVD but damn, he's barely coherent here.

    • @mcj777
      @mcj777 Před 3 lety

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @senseiseagal1983
      @senseiseagal1983 Před 3 lety +13

      Acting skills 100? Being very generous gentlemen

  • @donmorton4597
    @donmorton4597 Před 3 lety +245

    “Aren’t you a little young for full contact?”....”Aren’t you a little old for video games?”

  • @marcusjnewtonz28
    @marcusjnewtonz28 Před 5 lety +236

    “You break my record, I break you. Like I break your friend!”
    -Chong Li

  • @melanodawido
    @melanodawido Před 3 lety +17

    I WATCHED BLOODSPORT 100 TIMES AS A KID AND IT STILL GIVES ME THE CHILLS WHEN I WATCH IT TODAY

  • @zovenom
    @zovenom Před 3 lety +33

    The story is like going up on a rollercoaster slowly anticipating a drop that never comes LMAO. Still love JCVD

  • @jrestrada626
    @jrestrada626 Před 3 lety +8

    One of my childhood heroes. I loved his comment stating that UFC fighters today can't kick like him in his prime. He admitted he wouldn't be able to grapple or wrestle, but his stand up would be strong in today's UFC because his kicks would be the best. I love this man.

  • @ZandeKongo
    @ZandeKongo Před 5 lety +64

    Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Cyborg, Lion Heart, Double Impact, Universal Soldier, Nowhere to Run, Hard Target, Time Cop and even Street Fighter. The man was a true action STAR.

  • @dbgolf577
    @dbgolf577 Před 5 lety +5

    I met Van Dam at LAX airport when I was in service. He took 10 min while he was waiting on his pick up ride to talk to me. Awesome guy really is.

  • @andraecusdavis3702
    @andraecusdavis3702 Před 5 lety +287

    Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Cyborg, Death Warrant, Lion Heart, Universal Soldier, Hard Target, Double Impact and Time Cop where my shit back in the day.
    I watched those over and over.

    • @FCm-tq2ho
      @FCm-tq2ho Před 5 lety +14

      Remember
      No retreat No surrender.?
      This was the first time I have ever seen vandame.

    • @IfGodWereEvilHedBeMe
      @IfGodWereEvilHedBeMe Před 5 lety +3

      Double team should be at the top

    • @Avendale
      @Avendale Před 5 lety +11

      Don't forget Street Fighter

    • @michaelb4538
      @michaelb4538 Před 4 lety +2

      And A.W.O.L. was quality.

    • @garysass8573
      @garysass8573 Před 4 lety +7

      andraecus davis you forgot the quest!!!

  • @dominozback4158
    @dominozback4158 Před 3 lety +125

    He begins to answer the question ...then goes Rick James on us.

    • @777Ryank
      @777Ryank Před 3 lety

      dominoz back
      Heck of a rug

    • @RossMalagarie
      @RossMalagarie Před 3 lety +2

      "Which one you want to be a star or an actor?" Then goes on a babbling rant about what he did to star in Bloodsport 1 and 2 but didn't answer his own question or the one given by the interviewer but he's still a living Movie Action icon.

    • @kyleheaser1089
      @kyleheaser1089 Před 3 lety

      😅

    • @CrazyApe44
      @CrazyApe44 Před 3 lety +1

      Cocaine's a helluva drug - Rick James

    • @tkong35
      @tkong35 Před 3 lety

      I never put my drty shoes on eddies couch .......Yea i put my dirty shoes on eddies couch!!!

  • @_Gecko111
    @_Gecko111 Před 5 lety +18

    I love hearing about his life. Like with Arnie and Stallone, his struggles are very human and real. He comes from humble beginnings. He isn't a manufactured star or actor like we see today - he is the real thing.

  • @douchepool2255
    @douchepool2255 Před 5 lety +27

    What a great guy, literally he is a great guy. Back in 1995 I met him in person at Planet Hollywood Atlanta promoting Sudden Death. Among getting two autographs from him he made my late grandmother very happy with his kindness. I'll always remember that and I will always respect him. Yes he had a cocaine habit that's no secret but I commend him for kicking the habit and becoming a better human being after learning from his mistakes.

  • @KingTrunkzdbz
    @KingTrunkzdbz Před 4 měsíci +2

    Van Damme will always have the best kicks in Hollywood history. His helicopter kicks were and still are legendary, no one like him in Hollywood ever again. A living legend, love him and grew up watching all his movies, I'm a JCVD superfan.

  • @NoctemAeternusMusic
    @NoctemAeternusMusic Před 3 lety +127

    Lol how did his accent get stronger as he got older lol

  • @T1000AX
    @T1000AX Před 5 lety +282

    what he was saying was.. van damme had a successful gym in Belgium. he left it all to go to america and become a movie star. it was hard to get even the smallest part in a movie. he was training with chuck norris. people in belgium joked that he gave up everything to become chuck norris' punching bag. van dammes dad felt embarrassed. then the film producer Menahem Golan gave a desperate young van damme some milk and cookies and the script to Bloodsport. then he became the muscles from brussels. yay.

  • @huntermanz
    @huntermanz Před 5 lety +687

    Ok USA! 👍

  • @W140MercedesS600
    @W140MercedesS600 Před 3 lety +4

    One of the best actor and entertainers in the 80s and 90s when movies were movies 🎥!
    Thanks a lot for the action Van Damme!
    Bloodsport my all time favourite!

  • @JL-is9rg
    @JL-is9rg Před 4 měsíci +1

    I have no idea what he's saying here but I could listen to JCVD all day. One of the very few genuine good guys. Great to his fans. Humble. I had the Bloodsport poster on my wall forever. 💪❤

  • @mrpink3630
    @mrpink3630 Před 5 lety +3

    his kicks looked so good and articulated because of ballet and his physique. ballet helped him so much.

  • @user-lu8dx3hk3n
    @user-lu8dx3hk3n Před 5 lety +3

    Yep Van Damme became the architect of his dreams. He made them come true. Inspiring and motivating story. Blood sport is masterpiece of martial arts movies. Fantabulous. Thank you Master JCVD!

  • @FPwLola
    @FPwLola Před rokem +14

    I consider JC a really talented actor. That's why I was so obsessed with him and still feel all the feels when I watch his films now. Yeah he's hot and can kick ass, but the types of scripts and stories he did and his commitment to it being good...He really brings depth and interest to otherwise cliche material. I think the Hollywood machine wanted him to just be eye candy and do what he was told and when he wasn't, they discarded him. He deserves way better. He's got heart and charisma and still making films, despite the haters. It sucks people talk shit about him more than respect what he inspired-and continues to-in so many. He is quite a few levels of talent, people just wanted him to be one note. He will always have a special place for me. Even if his story rambled for time. 💗✨

  • @michaelbarbarino1581
    @michaelbarbarino1581 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Dude we were all huge fans and still are of this man

  • @joshuatabak95
    @joshuatabak95 Před 5 lety +12

    The whole interview was fun. It made me smile the whole time I was listening to it. You have to have him on again especially knowing now that you'll only be able to ask him only a few questions but will get a lot of content from him. Did anyone else go watch Bloodsport when they got home in honour of this interview?

  • @ejw7697
    @ejw7697 Před 5 lety +88

    Bloodsport will always be my favorite Van Damme film...good story and bloody action

  • @mattng4707
    @mattng4707 Před 3 lety +3

    "I love you guys.. So I give you everything" What a story teller

  • @marka1712
    @marka1712 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I like how he’s come back finally over the last several years. It’s too bad ego and drugs got in his way for so many years but his career has been pretty good and the movies he’s done good too over the last ten or so.

  • @jigarzasu
    @jigarzasu Před 5 lety +92

    “What the hell is a dimac?”
    “Def tuch”

    • @joshuanewburger
      @joshuanewburger Před 3 lety +5

      NEVERgets old

    • @AmateurBarbarian
      @AmateurBarbarian Před 3 lety +7

      “You are nest!”

    • @too_sturdy
      @too_sturdy Před 3 lety +7

      "What's the difference if Bruce Springsteen's his shidoshi?"

    • @joshuanewburger
      @joshuanewburger Před 3 lety +4

      @@too_sturdy he don'tLOOK like Tanaka

    • @darren871
      @darren871 Před 3 lety +4

      "You break my record. Now I break you... Like I break your friend"

  • @wentworthmiller1890
    @wentworthmiller1890 Před 3 lety +12

    As Sylvester Stallone said to Arnold: "You and I are the reason subtitles were invented." He should add John Clawed Van Damme to it! Respect though, everyone's childhood hero, including mine.

  • @ctinieblas1228
    @ctinieblas1228 Před 3 lety +6

    Met him twice, one on one. Very humble, polite, overall just such a nice guy. I used to do valet parking (nice way to meet lots of entertainment ppl). JCV was like a kid, happy and excited! He'd shake hands, make an exciting conversation, make you feel he was your friend! I'm glad I've met him, had my chance to see for myself how he is in person 👍👍

  • @kailee87
    @kailee87 Před 2 lety +2

    i can just set and listen to this great guy forever, love JCVD

  • @perrymorrisjr
    @perrymorrisjr Před 5 lety +19

    After Bruce Lee, to me, came Jean-Claude Van Damme because "No Surrender, No Retreat" stunned me as the next best martial art movie since Bruce Lee. I've also learned by at least two people I know who met him, and they said he was down to earth, and pleasant to meet.

    • @wade836
      @wade836 Před rokem

      No retreat no surrender

  • @formeitwastuesday.1515
    @formeitwastuesday.1515 Před 5 lety +46

    His advice was in a story form. He was told he wasnt going to be a star amd struggled until he became one. Just keep trying is his advice.

    • @khalilmuhammad6823
      @khalilmuhammad6823 Před 5 lety +2

      I think the most important part was recognizing the difference between an actor and a star

    • @friendly1870
      @friendly1870 Před 5 lety +2

      The devil chooses who will be a star. He watches people who are desperate and will do anything ...lie, fornicate, steal, live like a bum. And once he feels you have no love of righteousness and he can use you to influence the young ... then he will grant you fame and fortune. Which you will lose after a short time.

    • @formeitwastuesday.1515
      @formeitwastuesday.1515 Před 5 lety

      @@friendly1870 lol

    • @joshuanewburger
      @joshuanewburger Před 3 lety

      I couldn't make heads or tails of it, myself

    • @countacolor
      @countacolor Před 3 lety

      The moral of the story: Follow your dreams and never give up!

  • @daver7547
    @daver7547 Před 3 lety +3

    I remember as a kid, watching his movies every time they were on TV. They were the best. Now at 35yrs old, I still love them.

  • @pbee73
    @pbee73 Před 2 lety +1

    Bloodsport is one of the movies I can never get tired of!

  • @ArmandoDy
    @ArmandoDy Před 5 lety +12

    Favorite Van Damn movie is No Retreat, No Surrender. When he breaks that Tae Kwon Dos teachers knee in the beginning. The face that guy makes, when Jean Claude, is doing the breaking, is comedy gold.🤣😂

    • @ArmandoDy
      @ArmandoDy Před 5 lety

      @Keaos0 really, it's a really good reaction. Even him limping through the rest of the film looked authentic. Hugh!! Who knew Jean Claude broke his leg. LMAO 😂🤣

    • @mantislake4141
      @mantislake4141 Před 3 lety

      I like a few of JCVD's films but "No Retreat, No Surrender" is the only movie where he actually looked competent as a fighter. Maybe "Replicant".

  • @sosuasasquatch9395
    @sosuasasquatch9395 Před 3 lety +15

    Long story short..all it takes to be a star is just to drink your milk and eat your cookies.

  • @josephpowelliii9169
    @josephpowelliii9169 Před 2 lety +3

    Gotta love this man...so honest!

  • @plainphantom2920
    @plainphantom2920 Před 3 lety +3

    I grew up watching him. There is always a special place in my heart for Van Damme.

  • @zeroxgi
    @zeroxgi Před 5 lety +228

    Lol he went waaaay off track from the question

    • @blountman747
      @blountman747 Před 5 lety +4

      He explain come on lol

    • @Splintz4daWintz
      @Splintz4daWintz Před 5 lety +10

      can you blame him his questions are always way too long

    • @marcozolo3536
      @marcozolo3536 Před 5 lety +41

      The question was way less interesting than the answer so there's that

    • @Dagma31
      @Dagma31 Před 5 lety +5

      yes that's why I don´t collider any more

    • @Old-Boy_BEbop
      @Old-Boy_BEbop Před 5 lety +6

      his a star, he turns uninteresting events or situations (questions) to a van damme fable.

  • @killaforniak3874
    @killaforniak3874 Před 3 lety +1

    I always hear he is super nice guy in real life, he loves his fans!

  • @saifuddinsaid2510
    @saifuddinsaid2510 Před 3 lety +1

    Van damme is actually a cool n relaxing guy.. getting hurt for almost 30yrs .., gotta salute this guy

  • @leslierobinson8724
    @leslierobinson8724 Před 5 lety +5

    Great story, from an odd/different, but honest man, who has obviously been through a whole lot of things and is somehow still with us today. Glad he was on the show, and good for him.

  • @WJGSix
    @WJGSix Před 5 lety +5

    Van damme was the dude all the guys wanted to be back in the day. This man is going to be remembered long past his time.

  • @vaterlookamerton66
    @vaterlookamerton66 Před 5 lety +1

    Love you so much my dear Van Damme,greetings from Azerbaijan!!

  • @DarthPsAyTko
    @DarthPsAyTko Před 2 lety +2

    I can almost hear the synthesizers. I love 80's movies.

  • @IFitHadtobetoldRight
    @IFitHadtobetoldRight Před 5 lety +3

    Kickboxer, Lion heart, blood sport, double impact, universal soldier.. you will always be one of the greats to me

  • @Audard
    @Audard Před 5 lety +24

    The man, the myth, the legend.
    I will always love JCVD.

  • @PooFlinger420
    @PooFlinger420 Před 3 lety +7

    He was always my favorite as a kid... Over Arnold, Chuck, Sly, and Chan.

  • @aaroncatolico7550
    @aaroncatolico7550 Před rokem +4

    I've always admired Jean Claude Van Damme. This guy is a LEGEND. I watched him growing up as a kid and would try to emulate his moves until I got into boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

  • @houssamm3171
    @houssamm3171 Před 5 lety +3

    we love you Jean claude.big respekt for that man having that strong will to make it in life.

  • @williamsadventures2048
    @williamsadventures2048 Před 3 lety +5

    I’ve always been a Van Damne fan and I’ll will. Great job!

  • @ELWOPPO2010
    @ELWOPPO2010 Před 3 lety +2

    You would think this guy is a genuine Italian with all those hand gestures? Lol
    Very animated man!!
    But I wouldn't change him for the world. One of my childhood Heroes 👍👍

  • @andrewlogan3664
    @andrewlogan3664 Před 3 lety +2

    Even his story telling is legendary. I don’t have a damn clue what he’s talking about , but still a legend lol

  • @BeWater.MyFriend
    @BeWater.MyFriend Před 5 lety +7

    Wow, incredibly inspiring story. Spent much of my teen years also as a chubby kid enamored of Jean watching all of his movies and aspiring toward something more because of his performance. Quite a thing now to get the backdrop of his true story during those years, directly from him. Seems like a humble man, and wise too. Would just be a dream come true to hang with him just for a few hours and listen.

  • @dkazmer2
    @dkazmer2 Před 5 lety +10

    The guy and his early films were my biggest inspirations to be "the best I can be!" Still working at it.

  • @JamesofJesus
    @JamesofJesus Před 3 lety +4

    He tried his best to explain his story about this in English. Considering his accent and the difference of translation and how French is used I got it pretty good. Once you study languages, it really breaks down order and allows for flexibility on flow and priority of matter expressed.

  • @dbprod.7428
    @dbprod.7428 Před 4 lety +1

    this man was a big part of my childhood. bloodsport, double impact, universal soldier, kickboxer, lionheart are all classics to me.

  • @gregjames5439
    @gregjames5439 Před 5 lety +3

    Dude got me a little choked up talking about watching Van Dam as a kid, my hero 🤩😭

  • @RobertNaik
    @RobertNaik Před 5 lety +5

    When I was a kid as well I loved him so much! I practice all the moves from the films. They were over 18 films but they were the best films for a 12 year old.

  • @whitedevil2
    @whitedevil2 Před 2 měsíci

    i love that minute-long backstory the guy gives before he asks a question that has nothing to do with it

  • @miamihurricane865
    @miamihurricane865 Před 3 lety +45

    Fun fact: Cyborg is not a movie it's a documentary.

    • @AmateurBarbarian
      @AmateurBarbarian Před 3 lety +5

      My only regret is that I have but a single “like” to give your comment. You’re doing gods work.

    • @jerrythao1433
      @jerrythao1433 Před 3 lety +2

      Interesting

    • @triptamin
      @triptamin Před 3 lety +1

      hahahahah

    • @perfecto25
      @perfecto25 Před 2 lety +1

      its a documentary about California in 2022 under Democrats.

  • @thelemonddropskid5445
    @thelemonddropskid5445 Před 5 lety +16

    My favorite scene in Bloodsport, is when there is a montage of fights with music. The particular moment is when one of the fighters jumps in slow motion and does an inside crescent kick to his opponent's face, and the guy who gets hits turns the wrong way! It's so funny cause it's a total error and it's in slow mo.
    "Who cares if Bruce Springsteen is his Shidoshi?"

    • @frederickdennison1619
      @frederickdennison1619 Před 5 lety +1

      I thought I was the only one who ever caught that....😂😂😂that erks my last pinky toe nerve every time I watch him go the wrong way after the kick!

    • @TheRealSinjinsmyth
      @TheRealSinjinsmyth Před 5 lety +1

      YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A TANAKA...

    • @plan9fromsyracuse
      @plan9fromsyracuse Před 5 lety +1

      What the hell is a Dim Maak?

    • @baltimorebjj
      @baltimorebjj Před 5 lety

      I know the exact moment. Thanks for bringing it up!

    • @chriszechner9737
      @chriszechner9737 Před 5 lety +1

      Its actually: what's the difference if Bruce Springsteen is his shidoshi.
      I also remember it as what's the difference..
      Maybe Mandela effect

  • @keefriff99
    @keefriff99 Před 5 lety +28

    LOL, Mark loves the word "matriculate"...he must say it on the air 3-4 times a week.

    • @AotearoaChef
      @AotearoaChef Před 5 lety +2

      keefriff99 lol, i just commented that myself. He didn’t use correctly either but oh well

    • @mourasantos
      @mourasantos Před 5 lety +2

      He has no idea what it means lol

  • @tyler456ize
    @tyler456ize Před 5 lety +1

    I remember practicing kicks so much after watching his films I actually was a decent kicker before I even started martial arts, Thank you JCVD, anyone else do martial arts because of him?

  • @chilliwraslin2510
    @chilliwraslin2510 Před 3 lety +2

    No Retreat, No Surrender was one of my favourite movies growing up. Van Damme was badass af

  • @Rossburner
    @Rossburner Před 5 lety +4

    One of my favorite childhood movies.
    “OKAY USA”

  • @rishdog100
    @rishdog100 Před 5 lety +25

    Would love to see an uncut version , or his version of bloodsport 💯

  • @stevetheodore_specialtycars

    I actually got to meet him on a film set in North Carolina when he filmed Time Cop, and my father interviewed him for a radio show. He made quite an impression on me as a boy, and it has been fun to watch his career ever since.

  • @Surfer041
    @Surfer041 Před 3 lety +8

    Huge JCVD fan. Love his movies.

  • @brucemfvane4148
    @brucemfvane4148 Před 5 lety +258

    Understood all of it but then again I listen to every Jean-Claude Van Damme interview in the world.
    Basically to get the role he he did his spin kick and did the splits right in front of his desk and after that the guy said bring me the script Bloodsport and boom.
    And what he was trying to say about the script was the script was a rip off Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. That's why It had Bolo in it. And the famous lines brick don't hit back. Bolo was the reason the movie got eyes on it cuz he was in Bruce Lee's movie. And then when the movie was finished they played it for the studios and they said it was crap.
    Van dame recut the moive his self took like 3 months. And when the studio seen it they decide to release in Select theaters after it was apparent it was a hit they put it out in America and soon as it reach Europe ge was a star and only got paid like a hundred and fifty thousand for like for movies

    • @jamesfowler5100
      @jamesfowler5100 Před 5 lety +35

      Bolo Young once said that Bruce Lee and Jean claude Van Damme were the best martial artists that he met in his entire life.

    • @wayando
      @wayando Před 5 lety +19

      Thanks for that translation

    • @dragonballsuper1519
      @dragonballsuper1519 Před 5 lety +33

      I think you missed it. Van Damme was literally down on his luck, stealing food to survive, in that meeting he was likely on his knees begging for a chance, which is why the producer told him to sit and then asked if he wanted cookies and milk. That's what Van Damme meant with "Too strong"

    • @brucemfvane4148
      @brucemfvane4148 Před 5 lety +10

      @@dragonballsuper1519 naw I got it pretty good. Trust . The milk and cookies is something I didn't even speak on ...but he offered that to him because he was fin 2 fucking cry. But you don't got to believe me you can dig through interviews like I did and find out yourself. But most of his in-depth interviews are in French. So happy trails

    • @jagtouch
      @jagtouch Před 5 lety +21

      @@dragonballsuper1519 the picture you see on my profile comes from Venice Beach in LA in 1985-6 i was working at the Restaurant in Beverly Hills when i first met Jean-Claude with Michel Qissi (Mohammad) i remember seen Jean-Claude hitting a parking meter with he's fist so that the metes give out free parking time. one of the night he had a rental Mercedes car to show off to a producer at the restaurant, in that time he was driving a small green pick-up Nissan. i have more story about him.

  • @-C.S.R
    @-C.S.R Před 5 lety +9

    It’s like hearing a story from my grandpa!
    What did he just tell us???

  • @funkmachine9094
    @funkmachine9094 Před 3 lety +1

    i have always had huge respect for Jean Claude ever since i was a kid in the 90s he has been my favorite action star

  • @Fernandez218
    @Fernandez218 Před 3 lety +56

    the title says "Van Damme Tells "'CRAZY" story" i didn't know it was literally going to be crazy -- mental institution crazy. Love Van Damme but didn't understand shit lol.

    • @texastexas6920
      @texastexas6920 Před 3 lety +2

      😂😂😂😂😂👍👍

    • @smradztoiek
      @smradztoiek Před 3 lety

      See...? You can do this CZcams stuff without click-bait :))

  • @suttercane8150
    @suttercane8150 Před 3 lety +8

    He seemed the most "real" in Bloodsport.

  • @actionflixhub1253
    @actionflixhub1253 Před 4 lety +6

    Victor: I'm Lin. You Jackson? You look like a Jackson. That must make you Frank Ducks.
    Frank Dux: No, it's DUX.
    Victor: Oh, right, like put up your dukes

  • @kolarain5986
    @kolarain5986 Před 3 lety

    God bless him! I love JCVD!!! I grew up with his movies. I still watch them to this day. own my own copies.

  • @stianw.danielsen2943
    @stianw.danielsen2943 Před 2 měsíci

    First Van Damme movie I saw was bloodsport. Was babysitting and i needed a movie to watch. Everytine i babysat for them i watch the movie on repeat, finally the dad gave me the movie. Since then I collected ALL Van Damme movies, vhs and dvds. My favorites are Double Impact and The Quest. JCVd also was very good

  • @licence.to.thrill
    @licence.to.thrill Před 5 lety +9

    He is a star and always will be, on screen and off
    and my favourite film is TIMECOP STARRING JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME and HARD TARGET ALSO STARRING JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME,and yes i have excellent taste in movies lol

  • @jt0l3r
    @jt0l3r Před 2 lety +3

    Humble man

  • @Will21st
    @Will21st Před 3 lety

    van Damme deserved to be become the legend he is today, genuinely happy for him!

  • @lakerlogic
    @lakerlogic Před 5 lety +5

    Milk and cookies 🤣
    Dude just puts his favorite words together.
    Doesn't give a Damme about making sense.

  • @kyleburlette2196
    @kyleburlette2196 Před 3 lety +14

    My mom worked with him on the set of hard target in New Orleans Louisiana. Me being a kid loving him I wanted to meet him so bad and when I asked my mom she said she asked him and he was the biggest asshole on earth about wanting to meet a kid. Almost acted like he was to good for a kid to even be speaking to him...lmmfao that’s my memory of him... here’s a bettter story of a mega star my uncle is Patrick Swayze and I was in the movies fatherhood with him nothing but a extra but he stayed at our house road in our car and became my uncle after that. I’ll never forget he told me I’ll never forget your name he said that to me the first time I ever met him. And I felt like hot shit saying Patrick swayze will never forget my name. Wasn’t until I got older I realized his brothers name is Kyle as well...lmmfao I thought that was the coolest thing. Uncle Patrick stayed in touch and visited all through my life all the way up until he died. Rip UNK PAT

    • @mattphelan6604
      @mattphelan6604 Před 3 lety +2

      So Swayze wasn’t your uncle at all. He was just someone you met and spent time with and got to know. In order to be your uncle he needs to be a) your parent’s sibling or married to one of Swayze’s or his wife’s siblings. He wasn’t your uncle and he didn’t have a brother named Kyle either. His two brothers were Don and Sean. You’re full of shit.

    • @rbeck3200tb40
      @rbeck3200tb40 Před 3 lety

      @@mattphelan6604
      Sean's middle name is Kyle

    • @wilko4085
      @wilko4085 Před 3 lety

      rbeck3200tb40 then its still not his name. Its a middle name. No one introduces themselves as their middle name.

  • @gocubs1815
    @gocubs1815 Před 5 lety +210

    KUMITE!!!!! KUMITE!!!!! KUMITE!!!!! KUMITE!!!!!

    • @daviddave8266
      @daviddave8266 Před 5 lety +1

      Good one shit gave me goosebumps when i was a kid

    • @daviddave8266
      @daviddave8266 Před 5 lety +2

      @Adrian Floresok usa

    • @marioesqueda9534
      @marioesqueda9534 Před 5 lety +6

      You break my record...now I break you...like I break your friend 👎

    • @chriszechner9737
      @chriszechner9737 Před 5 lety +2

      Aren't you a little young for full-contact?
      Aren't you a little old for videogames?

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 Před 5 lety +1

      Kumite. Lol my auto correct changed kumite to limited 😂

  • @vladarodic9683
    @vladarodic9683 Před 2 lety

    Van Damme's movies have so much personality and spirituality,that is out of this world 😀

  • @kyleprout
    @kyleprout Před 5 lety +38

    What a minute what is he talking about?😂😂😂

  • @Pharoe29
    @Pharoe29 Před 3 lety +33

    “What the hell is a Dim Mak?”

    • @olivermeza7008
      @olivermeza7008 Před 3 lety +6

      Def tach

    • @luvbig41
      @luvbig41 Před 3 lety +1

      Pressure point fighting.

    • @charliebucket6247
      @charliebucket6247 Před 3 lety +2

      more like "Dimmack"...lol

    • @jamesyap3562
      @jamesyap3562 Před 3 lety

      Its like pressing some areas of the human body and that part froze. Cuts off blood circulation when the nerve is traumatized

    • @edstar83
      @edstar83 Před 3 lety

      Choose a brick