A Jean-Claude Van Damme Cinematic Retrospective

If there’s one thing we can expect from the Academy Awards, it’s that the Best Picture will go to the movie you and everyone you know fell asleep during, and Best Actor will go to the person who pretended to be a retarded person. In addition to that, it’s a pretty safe bet that this will be the year the Academy finally honors Jean-Claude Van Damme (henceforth occasionally referred to as “JCVD”) with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In fact, we’re so confident that this is going to happen, we’ve put this together to act as a companion to your viewing of the Oscars – a high-flying Jean-Claude Van Damme filmography.

In the beginning…

Jean-Claude’s first film role was an uncredited part as a unitard-wearing breakdancing enthusiast in a crowd scene in Breakin’. His first credited role came in Monaco Forever, a film by the acclaimed director of Blackenstein and Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman. The name of the character he played – “Gay Karate Man.”