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The Quest

Year:

1996

Duration:

95 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.4

Director:

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-04-26

Filming Locations: Bangkok, Thailand

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Opening Weekend: $7,029,120 (USA) (26 April 1996)

Gross: $21,686,547 (USA) (26 April 1996)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jean-Claude Van Damme

The Quest

Ong Soo Han

Roger Moore

Lord Edgar Dobbs

James Remar

Maxie Devine

Janet Gunn

Carrie Newton

Jack McGee

Harry Smythe

Aki Aleong

Khao

Abdel Qissi

Khan (Mongolian Fighter)

Louis Mandylor

Riggi

Chang Ching Peng Chaplin

Master Tchi

Ryan Cutrona

Officer O'Keefe

Shane Meier

Red

Matt Lyon

Billy

Jen Sung

Phang (Siamese Fighter) (as Jen Sung Outerbridge)

Peter Wong

Chinese Fighter

Kitao Koji

Sumo Wrestler

Habby Heske

German Fighter

César Carneiro

Brazilian Fighter

Takis Triggelis

French Fighter

Azdine Nouri

Turkish Fighter

Stefanos Miltsakakis

Greek Fighter

Peter Malota

Spanish Fighter

Winston Ellis

African Fighter

Brick Bronsky

Russian Fighter

Choi-Nam Yip

Korean Fighter (as Choi Nam Ip)

Mike Lambert

Scottish Fighter

Gordon Masten

Bartender

Ze'ev Revach

Turk Captain

Manon Marcoux

Nanny

Kristopher Van Varenberg

Young Chris

Chedpong Laoyant

Dining Salon Bangkok Waiter

Vichai Indtrasathit

Tibetan Monk in New York

Chai Chapanond

Lama--Announcer

H. Rudy Gontha

Innkeeper

Jodie Charattanawet

Annan

Tara Nichelle Biberstein

Little Girl

Jason Cavalier

Youth #1

Rik Kiviaho

Youth #2

Andy Bradshaw

Youth #3

Michael Caloz

Child #1

Camelia Lightbourne

Child #2

Emilio Migliozzi

Riggi's Mug

Brauno Belfiore

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Michael Davila

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Magnus Ljungberg

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Joseph Dykes

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Martin Gerber

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Lindsay Sargeant

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Scott Wilson

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Paul Moses

Member of Fighters' Entourage

Tarek Gader

Background (uncredited)

Ivan Peric

Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)

Nils Allen Stewart

Turkish Pirate (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Madonna was one of the first choices, for the character of Carrie Newton.

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Roger Moore's character introduces himself as "Dobbs. Lord Dobbs.". Moore also played James Bond, who introduces himself by stating his last name, then his full name, "Bond. James Bond."

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Jean Claude Van Damme asked Oliver Stone to direct but Oliver politely declined.

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Goofs

Directly after Christopher Dubois breaks the pipe he is chained to on the ship during the attack by Lord Dobbs it cuts to a shot of the deck, on the right hand side Dubois is standing still facing right. Followed by him coming from below deck a couple seconds later.

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In one of the parts supposedly in Tibet, there are the long-necked women of the Padaung people who are from Southeast Asia.

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On the Region 1 DVD in the special features it has a filmography for Jean Claude Van Damme the first film on which is Abominable (1998), however that film never got past the planning stages and at the time was listed as an in-production project for him until around 2000.

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Quotes

Harry Smythe: [Playing cards] Hey, Dobbs, what do you drink with tonic?

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Riggi: Hey, clown boy! Get off of my street.

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Maxie Devine: [Before Chris' first fight] Chris, I don't know about you but I'm planning to see Times Square again.

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Faq

What are the differences between the old British BBFC 18 VHS and the Uncut Version?

For the old British BBFC 18 VHS a "Double Ear Clap" had to be removed. Later VHS and DVD releases are supposed to contain the uncut version. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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