Double Impact

"One packs a punch. One packs a piece. Together they deliver..."

1991 1h 50m EN

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6.2

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33%

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 1,263🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes●40Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 46,370

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Synopsis

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Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

“One packs a punch. One packs a piece. Together they deliver...”

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Alex / Chad Wagner
Geoffrey Lewis
Frank Avery
Alonna Shaw
Danielle Wilde
Bolo Yeung
Moon
Cory Everson
Kara
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Raymond Zhang
Alan Scarfe
Nigel Griffith
Andy Armstrong
Paul Wagner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sheldon Lettich
Writers: Sheldon Lettich, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Australia

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Australia.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sheldon Lettich, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Arthur Kempel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Conte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Geoffrey Lewis and Alonna Shaw carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One packs a punch. One packs a piece. Together they deliver...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sheldon Lettich directs. Richard H. Kline behind the camera. Arthur Kempel scores. Mark Conte cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Hong Kong, Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Australia.
3Directed by Sheldon Lettich, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Arthur Kempel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mark Conte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean-Claude Van Damme and Geoffrey Lewis and Alonna Shaw carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One packs a punch. One packs a piece. Together they deliver...".
8IMDB entry: tt0101764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "martial arts", "war veteran", "fight", "loss of loved one".

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Original score: Arthur Kempel
Editing: Mark Conte
Production design: John Jay Moore
Costume design: Joseph A. Porro
Makeup / hair: Janice Alexander
Sound: Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Stunt coordinator: Vic Armstrong
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $30,102,717
Return: 201% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Double Impact (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes: 33% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 40/100
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 46,370 votes
MPAA: R

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2 nominations total

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-11
★ 4/10
So there is a line in here that I identify with: "Never in my life would I wear black silk underwear," and that really needs to be your only take away. Because, honestly, what could be worse than Jean-Claude Van Damme's acting? Twice as much of Jean-Claude Van Damme's acting. There are two stars of this movie and he is both of them. However, it does hit most of the tropes of boobs, fights, and guns. The only down side is that even with hitting all the tropes, it's still pretty unwatchable, even for a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie.

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