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An Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.An Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.An Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.
Vojislav Govedarica
- Sgt. Hartog
- (as Voyo Goric)
Dennis Rucker
- Irish Legionnaire
- (as Dennis Wayne Rucker)
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Vandamme in one of his
best movies.
The 90's vibe, the streets, everything fits in.
The fighting scènes are good.
One of my favorite 90's movies.
They never gonna make it like this.
Realy miss the 90's.
The 90's vibe, the streets, everything fits in.
The fighting scènes are good.
One of my favorite 90's movies.
They never gonna make it like this.
Realy miss the 90's.
Well, I wasn't expecting such a dramatic movie, but this one really
made me cry, especially at the ending scene. The movie begins in
Djibouti, where a legionary camp is placed. The casting is wisely done.
Especially the guys which were following Lion in US. Deborah Rennard is
very cool. I think she deserved better in Hollywood. Harrison Page
perfectly fits in his role. And Van Damme... Maybe he should have made
more drama movies, he proved he is good at it. You should have this on, if you are a fan of Van Damme, I think it is his best movie, even better than Bloodsport. Well we're expecting more drama movies from Van Damme.
made me cry, especially at the ending scene. The movie begins in
Djibouti, where a legionary camp is placed. The casting is wisely done.
Especially the guys which were following Lion in US. Deborah Rennard is
very cool. I think she deserved better in Hollywood. Harrison Page
perfectly fits in his role. And Van Damme... Maybe he should have made
more drama movies, he proved he is good at it. You should have this on, if you are a fan of Van Damme, I think it is his best movie, even better than Bloodsport. Well we're expecting more drama movies from Van Damme.
Lionheart is yet another Van Damme-movie with a lame story and great fight-scenes. Van Damme escapes from the French foreign-legion to find the people who killed his brother. When he comes to America he starts fighting for money, which he gives to his family. As said before, the story isn`t that good, but it is head and shoulders above the terrible "Black Eagle". Lionheart is a great B-movie that is worth renting. 8/10
When i saw this film i was just 15 and it touched me how Leon wanted to fight for his brothers wife and kid.The films fight scenes are well staged and when i watched the film again recently i was surprised by how much i enjoyed it.Thats the thing,its a really enjoyable film,you can harp on all day about how Van Damme isn't the worlds best actor,how the sound mix is wobbly and the film looks as though it has been churned out for TV but its a good story well executed and that is the long and short of it.Van Damme has gone on to make many a film in a similar vein but i felt it was on this production that he came off best.The trainer played by Harrison Page helps lift the film too. 8/10
Van Damme is at his best here, it's a good film that moves at a steady pace and is almost like a Rocky/Street Fighter type film. The characters are played well and the right actors and actresses are picked for the right roles. Van Damme's trainer is great and the silent Van Damme is defiantly the best. The plot also unwinds at the right times and at the right pace. You should give this film a go.
Did you know
- TriviaThis film was released under one of five titles, depending on the country it was released in. It was released under the names 'Lionheart', 'Full Contact', 'A.W.O.L Absent Without Leave', 'Wrong Bet,' and 'Leon '. The film was independently funded and so was sold to various distributors throughout the world. It is therefore assumed they just picked the title that had the most impact in their respective territories.
- GoofsDuring the fight in the pool, Lyon's lion tattoo is not on his chest.
- Alternate versionsAustralian releases rated M are edited for violence.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sense8: What Is Human? (2015)
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,078,196
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,094,552
- Jan 13, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $24,271,196
- Runtime
- 1h 48m(108 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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