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The Quest is a 1996 martial arts action film directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, who also stars alongside Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, and Jack McGee. Produced by Peter MacDonald and Universal Pictures, the movie was filmed in Thailand and features a score by Randy Edelman. The narrative is set in Thailand, with keywords including New York City, the Himalaya Mountain Range, and bare knuckle boxing.
The film has a runtime of 95 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. It was released in 1996, with specific dates listed as April 19, January 1, and August 1. The production involved Universal Pictures, Signature Pictures, MDP Worldwide, and Selima Films AVV, originating from the United States and Canada. Distribution was handled by Universal Pictures and Netflix via video on demand.
Critical reception includes a review score of 14% and a rating of 3.9 out of 10. Other metrics show an IMDb rating of 5.6 based on 29,291 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.184. The film received one nomination total. Its budget was 30,000,000, and it generated revenue of 57,400,547.
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Within Vinony's link graph, The Quest is referenced by 60 other articles, and connects out to Thailand, Mark Damon and Kōji Kitao.
Vinony files it under 1996 American films, 1996 directorial debut films and 1996 English-language films.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Film · TMDB
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Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Christopher Dubois
- Roger Moore as Lord Edgar Dobbs
- James Remar as Maxie Devine
- Jack McGee as Harry Smythe
- Louis Mandylor as Riggi
- Ryan Cutrona as Officer O'Keefe
Themes
- new york city
- island
- martial arts
- himalaya mountain range
- bare knuckle boxing
- thailand
- street artist
- muay thai
- kick boxing
- period drama
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
29,291 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
14%
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Written by
- Steven Klein, Paul Mones
- Story by
- Frank Dux , Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Produced by
- Moshe Diamant
- Starring
- Jean-Claude Van Damme Roger Moore James Remar Janet Gunn Jack McGee Aki Aleong Louis Mandylor
- Cinematography
- David Gribble
- Edited by
- John F. Link , William J. Meshover
- Music by
- Randy Edelman
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland), MDP Worldwide (International)
- Release dates
- April 19, 1996 ( 1996-04-19 ) (Turkey) April 26, 1996 ( 1996-04-26 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- Debated , ( see § Production )
- Box office
- $57.4 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Screenwriter
- Frank Dux
- Cast member
- Ze'ev Revach
- Composer
- Randy Edelman
- Producer
- Peter MacDonald
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Narrative location
- Thailand
- Filming location
- Thailand
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 214725
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- The Quest
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 14%
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Encyclopedic overview
The Quest is a 1996 American martial arts adventure film starring and directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, in his directorial debut. It co-stars Roger Moore, James Remar and Janet Gunn. The plot, set in 1925, follows New York thief Chris Dubois (Van Damme) who is sold into slavery by Lord Edgar Dobbs (Moore) and, after receiving Muay Thai training in Siam, enters an ancestral martial arts tournament in Tibet to earn back his freedom.
The Quest premiered in Turkey on April 19, 1996, and was released in the United States on April 26, 1996. It was the last of a five-picture deal between Van Damme and Universal, and the actor continued his career at Columbia. Hyped as Van Damme's be-all end-all martial arts film, it had a complex development and was the subject of several grievances by the star's former friend, Frank Dux. The latter succeeded in obtaining a story credit from the Writers Guild of America, but failed to prove in a court of law that his contributions had been improperly compensated. The film, though it under-performed domestically at the box-office, did better internationally and was a commercial success.
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