JCVD
JCVD
JCVD
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2008
1h 36m
6.6(541 votes)
Drama
Action
Comedy
Crime

Overview

Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! This fictionalized version of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States, but inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages.

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Production Companies

Gaumont
Samsa Film
Artémis Productions
CinéCinéma
Film Fund Luxembourg
Canal+
RTBF

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Jean-Claude Van Damme

J.C.V.D.

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Acting

François Damiens

Bruges

François Damiens
Acting

Zinedine Soualem

Man wearing Beret

Zinedine Soualem
Acting

Karim Belkhadra

Watchman

Karim Belkhadra
Acting

Jean-François Wolff

Thirty-year-old

Jean-François Wolff
Acting

Anne Paulicevich

Teller

Anne Paulicevich
Acting

John Flanders

Ex-wife's Lawyer

John Flanders
Acting

Janine Horsburgh

JCVD's Assistant

Janine Horsburgh
Acting

Mourade Zeguendi

Video Club Client

Mourade Zeguendi
Acting

Valérie Bodson

Widow at Film Budapest

Valérie Bodson
Acting

Hervé Sogne

Lieutenant Smith

Hervé Sogne
Acting

Rock Chen

Asian Director

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Acting

Huifang Wang

Asian Translator

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Acting

Renata Kamara

Los Angeles Court Judge

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Acting

Vincent Lecuyer

Video Club Seller

Vincent Lecuyer
Acting

Jenny De Chez

JCVD's Taxi Driver

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Acting

Patrick Steltzer

Policeman 1

Patrick Steltzer
Acting

Bernard Eylenbosch

Telecom Technician

Bernard Eylenbosch
Acting

Pascal Lefebvre

Guard 2

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Acting

Jacky Lambert

Guard 3

Jacky Lambert
Acting

Norbert Rutili

Perthier

Norbert Rutili
Crew

Olivier Bisback

Doctor GIGN - Eric

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Acting

Armelle Gysen

Journalist 1

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Crew

Michel Bouis

Hostage with Cigarette

Michel Bouis
Acting

Raphaëlle Lubansu

Hostage 1

Raphaëlle Lubansu
Acting

Claudio Dos Santos

Hostage 2

Claudio Dos Santos
Acting

Hyppolyte Eloy

Teller's Son

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Acting

Charles Suberville

Otage Blessé

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Acting

Alan Rossett

Leon Bernstein

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Acting

Saskia Flanders

JCVD's Daughter

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Acting

Jesse Joe Walsh

JCVD's Agent

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Acting

Bella Wajnberg

Lady at the Police Station

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Acting

Jérôme Varanfrain

Guard at the Police Station

Jérôme Varanfrain
Acting

Caroline Donnelly

Journalist 2

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Acting

Eric Boever

Journalist 3

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Acting

Liliane Becker

JCVD's Mother

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Acting

François Beukelaers

JCVD's Father

François Beukelaers
Acting

François De Brigode

Journalist on the TV Set

François De Brigode
Acting

Gregory Jones

Inmate

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Acting

Paul Rockenbrod

Tobey Wood

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Acting

Dean Gregory

Director of the Film with Tobey Wood

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Acting

Alice Hubball

Tobey Wood's Assistant

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Acting

Steve Preston

JCVD's Movie Property Master

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Acting

Isabelle De Hertogh

Manager of the Toy Store

Isabelle De Hertogh
Acting

Ingrid Heiderscheidt

Child's Mother in the Toy Store

Ingrid Heiderscheidt
Acting

Fjoralba Cuni

Nightclub Waitress

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