The Quest
JCVD is back for another flick! We have already warned you. Get ready for some serious Van-damage from this Van-dingo! This is even his directorial debut. It’s 1925 and Christopher Dubois (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is running a pickpocket ring with children like he just read Oliver Twist. After robbing some gangsters goes wrong, Christopher is able to escape by stowing away on a boat which leads him to being enslaved by the crew and then saved by Lord Edgar Dobbs (Roger Moore) and Harry Smythe (Jack McGee). These two gents then sell Christopher in Siam. For some reason he begins training in Muay Thai. He dominates and wants to go to the Lost City in Tibet for a fancy tournament fight – winner gets a golden dragon. They all team up with the U.S. heavyweight boxing champion, Maxie Devine (James Remar), and reporter Carrie Newton (Janet Gunn). RTS takes in the tame attempts at tournament fighting brutality. They also take in a few Mai Tais. Jeremy keeps the golden dragon! He fought for it! It’s his souvenir forever! La-Mar rids the streets of all clown boys. We just can’t have that happening in a civilized society. Along the way, you might be questioning your own quest in watching this film. “It was long ago.”
