JCVD (2008)
Overview
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! This fictionalized version of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States, but inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $276,891.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 13.983 |
Directed By
Mabrouk El Mechri
Crew
Marc Hoang
Mabrouk El Mechri
Patrick Quinet
Gast Waltzing
Arlette Zylberberg
Christophe Turpin
Jani Thiltges
Jean-Claude Van Damme
André Fonsny
Pierre-Yves Bastard
Vincent Ravalec
Marc Fiszman
Françoise Menidrey
Kako Kelber
Kadija Leclère
Frédéric Benudis
Frédéric Taddeï
Virginie Arnaud
Mabrouk El Mechri
Mabrouk El Mechri
TOP CAST
Jean-Claude Van Damme
J.C.V.D.
François Damiens
Bruges
Zinedine Soualem
Man wearing Beret
Karim Belkhadra
Watchman
Jean-François Wolff
Thirty-year-old
Anne Paulicevich
Teller
John Flanders
Ex-wife's Lawyer
Janine Horsburgh
JCVD's Assistant
Mourade Zeguendi
Video Club Client
Valérie Bodson
Widow at Film Budapest
Hervé Sogne
Lieutenant Smith
Rock Chen
Asian Director
Huifang Wang
Asian Translator
Renata Kamara
Los Angeles Court Judge
Vincent Lecuyer
Video Club Seller
Jenny De Chez
JCVD's Taxi Driver
Patrick Steltzer
Policeman 1
Bernard Eylenbosch
Telecom Technician
Pascal Lefebvre
Guard 2
Jacky Lambert
Guard 3
Norbert Rutili
Perthier
Olivier Bisback
Doctor GIGN - Eric
Armelle Gysen
Journalist 1
Michel Bouis
Hostage with Cigarette
Raphaëlle Lubansu
Hostage 1
Claudio Dos Santos
Hostage 2
Hyppolyte Eloy
Teller's Son
Charles Suberville
Otage Blessé
Alan Rossett
Leon Bernstein
Saskia Flanders
JCVD's Daughter
Jesse Joe Walsh
JCVD's Agent
Bella Wajnberg
Lady at the Police Station
Jérôme Varanfrain
Guard at the Police Station
Caroline Donnelly
Journalist 2
Eric Boever
Journalist 3
Liliane Becker
JCVD's Mother
François Beukelaers
JCVD's Father
François De Brigode
Journalist on the TV Set
Gregory Jones
Inmate
Paul Rockenbrod
Tobey Wood
Dean Gregory
Director of the Film with Tobey Wood
Alice Hubball
Tobey Wood's Assistant
Steve Preston
JCVD's Movie Property Master
Isabelle De Hertogh
Manager of the Toy Store
Ingrid Heiderscheidt
Child's Mother in the Toy Store
Fjoralba Cuni
Nightclub Waitress
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