The Quest

The Quest (1996)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1996-04-19

Country

Canada, United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Signature Pictures, MDP Worldwide, Selima Films AVV

Genre

Action, Adventure, Drama

Budget

$30 000 000

Revenue

$57 400 547

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Director

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Actors

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Jack McGee, Louis Mandylor, Ryan Cutrona, Ze'ev Revach, Janet Gunn, Aki Aleong, Abdel Qissi
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Moshe Diamant, Peter MacDonald

Operator

David Gribble

Composer

Randy Edelman

Artist

Audition

James F. Tarzia

Editing

John F. Link, William J. Meshover
All team (19)

• The tournament features representatives from the following countries: USA, Soviet Union, Siam, Turkey, Scotland, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Brazil, Japan, Mongolia, Korea, China, as well as Africa and the islands of Okinawa (tote style). It is interesting that Japan, Okinawa, and Korea, which were essentially one country in the 1920s, are listed as three different states; and the numerous states and colonies of Africa are represented by a single fighter.
• The fight in which a sumo wrestler, who seemed almost invincible, loses by brutal knockout to a Mongolian practically replicates the scene of Van Damme's hero defeating a dangerous opponent from Japan in the film "Bloodsport" (1988).
• When Roger Moore introduces himself in the film "Dobbs, Lord Dobbs," he does so in the style of the James Bond films he is known for.
• When the budget allocated to the film ran out, the creative team was asked to continue working on the project for free, but the filmmakers only laughed in response and threatened to go on strike, after which the producers immediately found additional funding.