Anyone who has ever seen a Jean Claude Van Damme film knows that this man does not get the credit he deserves. I am HUGE fan of the mussels from Brussels and feel like over the past few years, he's been unfairly forgotten and dropped from the Hollywood limelight. Here's a brief look at his career.PREPARE FOR AN AHH-TTACK.
According to Wikipedia, Guile is an American, born in the United States and is a Major in the United States Airforce. Van Damme, however, believed that this generic and flat description of a video game character was too 2 dimensional for the silver screen. So Van Damme, in his infinite wisdom decided to play the character as a United States Air Force Major, born and raised in the U.S. BUT with a Belgian accent. Forget the fact that Van Damme with blonde hair is as natural and everyday as musician Bruce Cockburn's name. Forget the fact that no American in the entire United States speaks English as though it was their third language...and pretty much forget this film ever existed.
VARIETY, VARIETY, VARIETY
Van Damme enjoys choosing a wide variety of projects. Projects which help to show his diversity and ability to change his character like a chameleon. In Kickboxer, Van Damme's kickboxing brother was unfairly beat in a muay thai match in Thailand. In order to regain his and his brother's honor, he must compete in a muay thai fight against the man who wronged his family. In Bloodsport, Van Damme must enter an illegal underground fight tournament in order to honor his sick Sensei. In The Quest, Van Damme must secretly enter a fight tournament in order to regain his own honor. In Lionheart, Van Damme must enter an urban underground fight tournament in order to take care of the family his recently deceased brother left behind. What a varied and illustrious career.
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