Jean-Claude Van Damme Courtesy of Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment After the 1988 success of Cannon Films' Hong Kong-set Bloodsport, starring the then up-and-coming Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cannon's Menahem Golan, a regular and colorful presence at the American Film Market, was looking for a new vehicle for the Belgian-born martial arts star when writer-director Sheldon Lettich pitched a s...