''Dragon Eyes'' is a 2012 American
martial arts film
Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expression a ...
starring
Cung Le and
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate schoo ...
. It was directed by
John Hyams.
In
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, a mysterious man looks to unite two warring gangs against the lawmen who have been using them to advance their corrupt agenda. The film was the second collaboration between Van Damme and Hyams, after ''
Universal Soldier: Regeneration'' (2009).
Plot
St. Jude Square is a neighborhood living in fear and despair. The dueling gangs of local kingpins, Dash and Antoine, terrorize the streets, and the citizens live without a shred of hope until mysterious stranger Ryan Hong arrives. He begins to play one gang against the other, by calling on the teachings of his mentor, Tiano, to find the strength to battle back. However, just as he begins to bring the community under control, Hong is confronted by Victor "Mr. V" Swan, the town's corrupt police chief. At first Mr. V is impressed by Hong's skill, but soon sees Hong as a threat to his regime and the two are locked in a head to head battle, pitting the fear and corruption of Mr. V's regime against the new beginning Hong represents for the people of St. Jude Square.
Cast
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Cung Le as Ryan Hong
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Jean-Claude van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate schoo ...
as Tiano
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Peter Weller
Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director.
He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in which he played RoboCop ( ...
as Victor "Mr. V" Swan
*Crystal Mantecón as Rosanna
*Danny Mora as Grandpa George
*Kris van Varenberg as Sgt. Feldman
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Luis da Silva as Dash
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Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American former mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a Middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champi ...
as Beating Police Officer
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Rich Clementi as Devil Dog Gangster #4
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Trevor Prangley
Trevor Prangley (born 24 August 1972) is a South African mixed martial artist. He has fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, Dream, King of the Cage, MFC, the SFL, Shark Fights, and Bodog Fight. He competed in the Middleweight and Li ...
as Lord
Home media
On 9 April 2012, DVD and Blu-ray disc was released by G2 Pictures in the United Kingdom in
Region 2. A limited number of the DVD slipcovers in Australia were for sale from sanity.com.au and autographed by Jean-Claude Van Damme.
References
External links
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{{After Dark Films
2012 films
American martial arts films
Dark Castle Entertainment films
Films produced by Joel Silver
Films set in New Orleans
Mixed martial arts films
Silver Pictures films
2012 martial arts films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by John Hyams
2010s American films
English-language action films