The Quest Movie Review 1996

In his directorial debut, Van Damme plays pickpocket Christopher Dubois, who finds his adventures just beginning when he hops a freighter heading for the Far East in order to escape police trouble. He learns about a prestigious martial arts competition, where the prize could set him up for life, if he can manage to get into the invitation-only event. After many films set in the future, Van Damme chose to set this one in the '20s, with fairly good results. He piles on the beautiful location shots until the inevitable martial arts melee toward the end. Pacing is sketchy but Van Damme does display directorial talent.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Martial Arts, Period Piece: 1920s, New York, New York, Adoption & Orphans, Kidnapped!, Island Fare, Boxing, Childhood Visions, Asia, Scams, Stings & Cons, Calcutta

Screenplay

Stuart Klein, Paul Mones

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, Aki Aleong, James Remar, Jack McGee, Janet Gunn, Abdel Qissi, Louis Mandylor

Cinematography

David Gribble

Director

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Music

Randy Edelman

Producer

Moshe Diamant, Universal Pictures