Lionheart (1990 film)

Lionheart
Lionheart
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sheldon Lettich
Written by	S. N. Warren; Jean-Claude Van Damme; Sheldon Lettich
Produced by	Eric Karson; Ash R. Shah
Starring	Jean-Claude Van Damme; Harrison Page; Deborah Rennard; Lisa Pelikan; Brian Thompson;
Cinematography	Robert C. New
Edited by	Mark Conte
Music by	John Scott
Production; companies	Wrong Bet Productions; Imperial Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	August 1, 1990 (France); January 11, 1991 (U.S.A.);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$24 million (domestic)

Lionheart is a 1990 American martial arts film directed by Sheldon Lettich, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Rennard, Harrison Page, Lisa Pelikan and Brian Thompson. It also features the acting debut of Ashley Johnson.^[2] Van Damme plays a French Foreign Legionnaire stationed in Africa, who must desert to the United States and enter the underground fighting circuit to raise money for his murdered brother's family.

The film premiered in France on August 1, 1990, and opened in the U.S. on January 11, 1991.^[3] It received lackluster reviews, but marked Van Damme's breakthrough as a theatrical leading man in North America.^[4] It was released in the United Kingdom as A.W.O.L: Absent Without Leave, and in Oceania as Wrong Bet, two early titles considered by the producers.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Lionheart". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
^ Johnson, Ashley (May 3, 2017). "'Blindspot' Star Ashley Johnson: I Was a Child Star—and Lived to Tell About It". tvinsider.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Danna, Corey (23 July 2022). Sheldon Lettich: From Vietnam to Van Damme. Orlando: Bear Manor. pp. 228–231. ISBN 978-1629339887.
^ Beresford, Jack (February 28, 2018). "Jean-Claude Van Damme Confirms Plans For Lionheart Sequel". loaded.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018.
^ Busby, Adrian; Cotenas, Eric (August 1, 2018) [February 16, 2003]. "Lionheart aka A.W.O.L. aka Leon (1990)". dvdcompare.net. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
^ Ryan, James-Masaki; Cotenas, Eric (August 1, 2018) [June 3, 2015]. "Lionheart aka A.W.O.L. aka Leon (1990) (Blu-ray)". dvdcompare.net. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

[mojo-1] "Lionheart". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

[aj-2] Johnson, Ashley (May 3, 2017). "'Blindspot' Star Ashley Johnson: I Was a Child Star—and Lived to Tell About It". tvinsider.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[lettich-bio-3] Danna, Corey (23 July 2022). Sheldon Lettich: From Vietnam to Van Damme. Orlando: Bear Manor. pp. 228–231. ISBN 978-1629339887.

[load-4] Beresford, Jack (February 28, 2018). "Jean-Claude Van Damme Confirms Plans For Lionheart Sequel". loaded.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018.

[dvdcomp-dvd-5] Busby, Adrian; Cotenas, Eric (August 1, 2018) [February 16, 2003]. "Lionheart aka A.W.O.L. aka Leon (1990)". dvdcompare.net. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

[dvdcomp-blu-6] Ryan, James-Masaki; Cotenas, Eric (August 1, 2018) [June 3, 2015]. "Lionheart aka A.W.O.L. aka Leon (1990) (Blu-ray)". dvdcompare.net. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

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