Kickboxer (1989)
1989 film directed by Mark DiSalle and David Worth
- Released
- 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Mark DiSalle, David Worth
- Screenplay
- Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mark DiSalle
- Producer
- Menahem Golan
- Music
- Paul Hertzog
- Cinematography
- Jon Kranhouse
- Editing
- Wayne Wahrman
- Starring
- Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Michel Qissi, Dennis Chan, Lau Kar-wing, Mark DiSalle
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Production company
- The Cannon Group
- Distributor
- MOKÉP, Netflix
- Box office
- $39.3 million
- Budget
- $1.5 million
- Set in
- California
Kickboxer is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by Mark DiSalle and David Worth and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Former world kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio is also featured. The plot revolves around Kurt Sloane (Van Damme) seeking revenge on the fearsome kickboxing champion Tong Po (Michel Qissi) who paralyzed his brother Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio). The film is regarded as the first movie to bring Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) to a global audience.
Produced by Kings Road Entertainment and released by The Cannon Group, Inc. on September 8, 1989, it grossed $50 million on a budget of $2.7 million. It spawned several sequels.
More films directed by Mark DiSalle
- The Perfect Weapon 1991
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Facts from Wikidata Q544098 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.