Kickboxer (film series)

Kickboxer is an American action film franchise that totals seven titles.^[1] The first instalment, released in 1989, revolves around a character named Kurt Sloane, played by Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[1][2][3] As Van Damme opted out of doing Kickboxer 2 to work on Double Impact, the second through fourth instalments focus on the character David Sloane, played by Sasha Mitchell, the younger brother to Van Damme's character.^[2][1] Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (simply titled The Redemption in the opening title card) focuses on Matt Reeves, played by Mark Dacascos, a friend of the Sloane family.^[1]

Directed byMark DiSalle (1)
David Worth (1)
Albert Pyun (2, 4)
Rick King (3)
Kristine Peterson (5)
John Stockwell (6)
Dimitri Logothetis (7, 8)

Distributed byKings Road Entertainment

CountryUnited States

LanguageEnglish

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Kickboxer
Directed by	Mark DiSalle (1) David Worth (1) Albert Pyun (2, 4) Rick King (3) Kristine Peterson (5) John Stockwell (6) Dimitri Logothetis (7, 8)
Distributed by	Kings Road Entertainment
Country	United States
Language	English

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After a long hiatus, a sixth entry was made, titled Kickboxer: Vengeance, which serves as a reboot to the storyline, with Alain Moussi portraying Kurt Sloane and Van Damme playing his trainer.^[4][2] The seventh entry, titled Kickboxer: Retaliation, is a direct sequel to Kickboxer: Vengeance.^[1] An eighth film, titled Kickboxer: Armageddon, is in the works.^[5]