Kickboxer (film series)

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Kickboxer
DVD box set containing the first five entries
Directed by	Mark DiSalle (1) David Worth (1) Albert Pyun (2, 4) Rick King (3) Kristine Peterson (5) John Stockwell (6) Dimitri Logothetis (7, 8)
Distributed by	Kings Road Entertainment
Release date	1989–present
Country	United States
Language	English

Kickboxer is an American action film franchise that totals seven films. The first installment revolves around a character named Kurt Sloane, played by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Due to opting out of Kickboxer 2 to do the film Double Impact, the second through fourth installments focus on the character David Sloane (played by Sasha Mitchell), younger brother to Van Damme's character from the original. Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (simply titled The Redemption in the opening title card) focuses on Matt Reeves (played by Mark Dacascos), a friend of the Sloan family. After a long hiatus, a sixth entry was eventually made as Kickboxer: Vengeance, which also serves as a reboot to the storyline, with Alain Moussi portraying Kurt Sloane and original actor Van Damme playing his trainer. The seventh entry, titled Kickboxer: Retaliation, serves as a direct sequel to Kickboxer: Vengeance.