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Jean-Claude Van Damme, Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe, Alonna Shaw, Philip Chan ... see more see more... , Cory Everson , Bolo Yeung , Andy Armstrong , Paul Aylett , Georges Bejue , Donn Berdahl , Chan Siu Sing , Chan Siu Wah , Simon Cheung , Ching Wai Chung , Chow Kwok Po , Eugene Choy , Jack Gilardi Jr. , David Ho , Rita Lau , Dave Lea , Lee Bing Chiu , Lee Tat Chiu , Leo Lee , Christopher Leung , Roland Lor , Peter Malota , Shelley Michelle , Ng Kwok Kai , Eric Ng , Shum Kin Sang , Stasha , Alicia Stevenson , Julie Strain , Tam Chum To , Tsang Sing Kwok , Sarah Jane Varley , Wong Chi Kin , Wong Chung Ching , Wu Fong Lung , Yu Wai Keung , Galen Yuen , Sarah Yuen , John Cheung , Kamel Krifa , James F. Tarzia , Evan Lurie , Jennifer Stone

Jean-Claude Van Damme proves that two cracked heads are better than one in Double Impact. Van Damme plays twins Chad and Alex, who were separated at birth when their parents were brutally murdered by ... read more read more...members of a Hong Kong criminal cartel. Incredibly both Chad and Alex have grown up to become world-class martial arts experts. Chad is a snobbish Californian karate instructor, while Alex is a cigar-smoking smuggler in Hong Kong. The two are brought back together by the family bodyguard Frank Avery (Geoffrey Lewis) to team up to avenge their parents' murder. But stacked against them is a thoroughly nasty, over-the-top assassin named Moon (martial arts film great Bolo Yeung). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Sheldon Lettich, Vic Armstrong

Release Date: August 9, 1991

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DVD Release Date: February 6, 2001

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  • allan913
    July 8, 2011
    allan913
    Double Van Damme means double the fun and excitement. One of his best action films. Jean-Claude Van Damme brings on strong star power as the two main leads and hammers home some great action sequences. An exhilarating and adrenaline-pumping action-packed thrill-ride. It's smart, ... read morefunny, thrilling and heart-pounding from start to finish. Loads of fist, kicks and explosive fire power. Action dose not get better or hotter than this.
  • 76Majikat
    March 12, 2011
    76Majikat
    Despite Martial Arts films and a few of JCVD's films being guilty pleasures of mine, this one is definitely not. The twin thing has been done many times previous to this and whlst most JCVD films have a similar kind of theme, revenge over somebody close etc, this one lacked in a... read morenything new Martial Arts-wise, a little too much show boating instead of skill.
  • stormyweather980
    September 11, 2009
    stormyweather980
    Double Impact" was one of the first Van Damme movies I saw, and it was the one that made me a major fan of fighting movies in general. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays two roles in this action packed fighter. Two identical twins were separated when they were only a few months old afte... read morer their parents were killed. Frank (Geoffrey Lewis) brings them together after 25 years of separation. The charismatic Chad (Van Damme) and the troubled Alex (Van Damme) collide at first, especially when Alex suspects that Chad might be trying to take something real valuable away from him. But they do have a couple of things in common other than their looks. They both have the same enemies, and they're both GREAT fighters.
    Yeah yeah, critics, non-fans, and even fans alike, all say that Jean-Claude Van Damme is a terrible actor. I don't know about everybody else, but I thought Van Damme did a good job portraying Alex (the evil twin) in this movie. But then again, when it comes to fighting movies, I don't care about great acting, I want to see some great fighting and action sequences, and "Double Impact" has tons of them!

    All in all, "Double Impact" might not feature the greatest effects, acting, or plot, but it does have some of the best fighting! If you like fighting movies at all, get "Double Impact." It's damme good!! NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001. I always cite this and "Sudden Death" as my favorite Van Damme movies.
  • Chiefilms
    September 10, 2009
    Chiefilms
    Guilty pleasure but bad nevertheless.
  • phubbs1
    July 18, 2009
    phubbs1
    Yet another twin brothers plotline from Van Damme, he just loves to see two of himself on the screen haha I admit when I was a teen I loved this film, it does have some good action sequences and some good fights, this is mainly down to it being in Van Dammes 'Eastern film' period... read more with the likes of 'Bloodsport' and 'Kickboxer', and using the same talented Eastern cast members that were used in both mentioned films.
    So yes this is in Hong Kong again but that adds to the scenery and style of the film nicely. Its predictable and hammy sure but Van Damme still did the business really well back then and we all kinda loved him for it. The double effects on Van Damme arent too bad either, sort of :) your typical 80's flick really, long haired baddies, big female assassins and oodles of neat little quotes.
  • EightThirty
    August 26, 2007
    EightThirty
    Great at the time it came out...Cooool!
  • garyX
    June 2, 2007
    garyX
    JCVD faces off with himself yet again (I'm sure I can think of at least two others where this happens) to the usual dim-witted kickboxing effect. It's not the worst Van Damme you're going to see, but let's face it, even the best ones are garbage.
  • Deano78
    May 1, 2007
    Deano78
    A cheesey but enjoyable action film one of the better ones Van Damme has done with a fun plot of good and bad twin!.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 22, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    really good stuff
  • deano
    November 29, 2006
    deano
    Best action scenes of Van Damme vs. Bolo Yeung since "Bloodsport".

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Brian Orndorf
August 9, 2011
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

Van Damme was never great with drama, lousy with the English language, but put the man in tight pants and surround him with Asian stuntmen, and there's pure joy to be had. Full Review

Rich Cline
June 12, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

Bonecrushingly stupid - but one of Van Demme's better efforts.

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Also known as "The One with Two Van Dammes."

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Caryn James
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Richard Harrington
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

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Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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August 9, 1991
Entertainment Weekly

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