Double Impact
“One packs a punch. One packs a piece. Together they deliver...”
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.
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Cast
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Alex / Chad Wagner
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Geoffrey Lewis
Frank Avery
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Alonna Shaw
Danielle Wilde
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Cyborg Cop
Bolo Yeung
Moon
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Bloodsport
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Cory Everson
Kara
Known for
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Philip Chan Yan-kin
Raymond Zhang
Known for
Bloodsport
Hard Boiled
Alan Scarfe
Nigel Griffith
Known for
Legend of Earthsea
Seven Days
Andy Armstrong
Paul Wagner
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Woo Fung
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Police Story
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Kamel Krifa
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor
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Peter Malota
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Sarah-Jane Varley
Katherine Wagner
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Sheldon Lettich Director · Jean-Claude Van Damme Screenplay Steve Meerson Story
Worldwide gross $80M · Budget $15M · United States release August 10, 1991
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$80,500,000
Gross vs. budget
5.4×
Production
Stone Group Pictures
Production
Salon Films
Production
DIPC
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Distribution
United States · Australia · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · July 31, 1991
Theatrical
United States · August 10, 1991
Theatrical
Australia
October 23, 1991 · Theatrical
France
January 24, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
January 16, 1992 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 21, 1992 · Theatrical
Italy
August 28, 1992 · Theatrical · Rome
Romania
July 31, 1991 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 14, 1997 · TV · Czech · Markíza
April 10, 2010 · TV · Slovak · Markíza
August 1, 2024 · Digital · Slovak · VOYO
United Kingdom
January 31, 1992 · Theatrical
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