Lionheart (1990 film)

Leon is an American action film from 1990 by director Sheldon Lettich. The main role of the Legionnaire Leon plays Jean -Claude Van Damme.

Action

Because his brother was doused and set on fire by drug dealers with gasoline, flees the Legionnaires' Leon (Jean -Claude Van Damme ) from the French Foreign Legion to fulfill its moribund brother 's last wish. He had wished for, one last time to see Leon's face. In New York Harbor arrived, Leon gets to Joshua, an African - American handicapped worker who organized illegal street fights. As Leon defeated an enemy unexpectedly quickly, Joshua offers him his help in the search for his brother. When Leon finds the hospital and his brother, but it's already too late. His brother died a few days earlier and left behind a wife and child and a mountain of unpaid bills. Leon makes along with Joshua on the search for his sister and her daughter to support her. However, his sister in law refuses any help from his side. Then Leon and Joshua develop a plan to still make the family give money to.

To earn enough money, Joshua Leon brings together with the "Lady". It organizes fights in underground garages for high society. In these underground fights Leon soon makes a name and earned a lot of money with it. However, the "Lady" also has private interests at their Topfighter, but this is opposed to the consistent approximations. To get back at Leon, she arranges a fight with the overpowering Attila, who first played with his opponents, to then destroy brutal. With a prepared videotape of Attila persuades Leon to play against him and potent funders risky bets on the outcome of the fight.

On Leon two legionnaires were set to retrieve him again after his escape. This can make him and hurt him considerably by breaking two of his ribs. But Leon can escape again by a happy circumstance. Attila noticed during the fight Leon's injury fast and attempted to force him through hard blows on the broken ribs to give up. Joshua is also trying to persuade Leon to task because he believes that Attila was too strong for him. By this appeal Joshua Leon's fighting spirit is rekindled, and he manages ultimately to defeat Attila.

The Legionaries, the Leon again to bring back the Foreign Legion, learn of Leon's fate and that of your family. Out of compassion, she let him go. Leon returns to his sister, whose daughter and Joshua.

Criticism

"With elements of soap opera story prevailed as a vehicle for the bloody kickboxing deposits of the muscle stars Jean- Claude Van Damme. "

"All the main characters tailored, tumber action movie, which can at least come up with some good martial arts sequences. That 's it. Only for die-hard Van Damme fans! "

Others

  • For the film in places, genuine Street Fighter were selected as the opponent for Van Damme.
  • The TV version was re-synchronized.
  • There are two DVD versions: a Certificate: 16 and an unabridged version indexed Rated: 18 The German U -18 VHS was slightly shortened in two settings at the beginning and is indicated today.
  • The film played in the U.S. more than 24 million U.S. dollars.
  • In Germany the film opened on October 4, 1990 in the cinemas and was seen by 632,981 viewers.
1990 in film Screenplay Film score John Scott (composer)
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