Jean-Claude Van Damme

Bullet Points: Sudden Death

The Stanley Cup trophy was commissioned in 1892 and named after Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor General of Canada at the time. Stanley donated the trophy as an award for Canada’s top ranking amateur ice...

Bullet Points: The Hard Corps

Looking back at my decades of Jean-Claude Van Damme fandom and I realize that his movies fall into one of four categories for me… There are the classic JCVD movies I have seen countless times like...

Scene of the Week: Van Damme vs. Stallone

If you believe the Hollywood rumors, Jean-Claude Van Damme was offered a role in 2010’s The Expendables but Van Damme turned it down because in his view, the character that was pitched to him had no...

Ryan Shoots First: Replicant

It’s The Best Van Damme Week Ever here at Bulletproof Action and it is a testament to Van Damme’s career as one of the most famous action stars that even after multiple week long celebrations over...

Bullet Points: Hard Target

I could talk forever about John Woo’s Hard Target. Instead, I decided to do a quick review that highlights some of the reasons why I love this film.  The Most Dangerous Game: I enjoy Most Dangerous...

Bullet Points: Desert Heat (1999)

If I had to describe 1999’s Desert Heat in one word it would be “quirky”. The plot, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, allowed Jean-Claude Van Damme to do a lot of the things you’d expect from...

20 Reasons Why You Rock: Lionheart

Lionheart was a pivotal movie on Jean-Claude Van Damme’s road to Hollywood success. Prior to the release of Lionheart, Van Damme had built a strong foundation and loyal fan base. But Lionheart took the things that...

Bullet Points: Universal Soldier

Jean-Claude Van Damme vs Dolph Lundgren. A main event of action superstars. We didn’t get a lot of these battles back in the day, because in all honestly, someone had to lose. Fortunately, we have Roland...