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- Jean-Claude Van Damme: An Uppercut Into the Action Movie A-List (31:29) - This video interview with star JCVD covers a lot of ground including his first meeting with Cannon co-founder Menahem Golan at the Milan International Film Festival, arriving in Los Angeles several years later, a chance reunion with Golan, an emotional breakdown, fighting to get noticed, choosing the perfect cup of tea, a disappointing audition, eating cookies and milk, and of course his breakout role in Bloodsport, including shooting in Hong Kong and working with the real Frank Dux, Bolo Young, Bloodsport's legacy, a possible sequel, and more.
- Blood Writes: Scripting a Cannon Classic with Sheldon Lettich (46:50) - Promoting his new book From Vietnam to Van Damme, the prolific screenwriter runs though a myriad of topics including his earlier projects like Firebase, his creative process, working with Sly Stallone on Rambo III, later projects with Van Damme, meeting the real-life Frank Dux, and more.
- A Return to the Ring with Cinematographer David Worth (24:24) - Amusingly subtitled as "Wham! Bam! Thank You Van Damme!!", the new interviews continue with this enjoyable chat featuring the veteran DP. Among other subjects, he touches on several projects leading up to Bloodsport, meeting with production consultant Charles Wang, location footage vs. soundstages, stepping in shit, language barriers, and more.
- The Blood, Sweat, and Tears of Actor Paulo Tocha (24:17) - "Paco", in good spirits, speaks candidly about his minor but memorable role, the importance of helping to introduce Muay Thai to Western audiences, respect for Jean-Claude Van Damme, multiple takes, his pro fighting career, working with different styles and techniques, adding to the planned choreography, and the extreme importance of respecting your opponent.
- The Fighting Sounds of Paul Hertzog (25:08) - The seasoned composer opens up about his "accidental" music career, including early rock ambitions and self-proclaimed "embarrassing" early projects, almost falling into his first credited composing role, writing incidental music for several films during the early 1980s, meeting Bloodsport producer Mark DiSalle in 1987 for an unrelated kids' project that led to his later hiring for the film, watching an early cut, assigning different "themes" to specific characters, and much more.
- Audio Commentary - Starting with a video introduction (2:38), this full-length group track features superfan James Bennett (who even shows off a few pieces of costume memorabilia), writer Sheldon Lettich, and actor Paulo Tocha. This is a very loose and entertaining track; it's understandably a bit crowded at times and there's occasional "movie narration" done, but it ultimately covers a lot of ground from multiple perspectives. Topics of interest include facts about the shooting locations, shout-outs and lots of Easter eggs, working with director Newt Arnold, changes to the original script, adapting to budget limitations, paying tribute to deceased actors, deleted scene details (sadly, none are included), and information about the tournament fighters.
- German Trailer (1:38)
- U.S. Trailer (1:38)
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