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American Kickboxer 1  (1991)
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American Kickboxer
American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter
Nomination Year: 2009
SYNOPSIS: You've got to love it when they put a number after the first movie in a series. Alas, it goes downhill from there. Kickboxing champ BJ Quinn starts a fight at a party and kills a guy, and is sent to jail thanks to the testimony of his arch-rival Jacques Denard (and the fact that he's guilty). After serving a slap-on-the-wrist 10-month sentence, BJ is back on the street, but the judge also bans him from kickboxing tournaments for five years. First, he tries to train an up-and-coming young fighter to beat Denard but, when that doesn't work, he finds a loophole to get back in the ring and settle his grudge the old-fashioned way -- with kickboxing!
Greg Pearson
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It's #1! It's #1!
Not only is the film numbered optimistically with a "1," but their big draw is Chuck Norris' former workout partner.
Directors
Director Claim to Fame
Frans Nel  
Cast
Actor Character Claim to Fame
John Barrett B.J. Quinn Gomez in Gymkata, and stunts coordinator on "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." 
Keith Vitali Chad Hunter Fight choreographer on American Kickboxer 1, and co-produced Bloodmoon
Terry Norton Carol Teri Harper in Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Brad Morris Jacques Denard Did stunts for the Gor franchise. 
Ted Le Plat Willard Was on "Guiding Light," "Bare Essence," and "Santa Barbara," followed by stints in Bad Movies. 
Roger Yuan Howard The Master Monk in Bulletproof Monk, Huang in John Wick 3: Parabellum, and Duba Tegin in the live-action Mulan. But he got his start in American Kickboxer 1
Jeff Fannell Dick  
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