Double Impact
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Sheldon Lettich |
| Produced by |
Jean-Claude Van Damme Paul Michael Glaser Ashok Amritraj |
| Screenplay by | Sheldon Lettich Jean-Claude Van Damme |
| Story by | Sheldon Lettich Jean-Claude Van Damme Steve Meerson Peter Krikes |
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| Music by | Arthur Kempel |
| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Edited by | Mark Conte |
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Stone Group Pictures
Vision International |
| Distributed by |
Columbia Pictures (USA & Canada) 20th Century Fox (International) |
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Release date
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Running time
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107 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000,000 (U. S.) or $18 million |
| Box office | $80,500,000 |
| Double Impact (Original Soundtrack Recordings) | |
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| Film score by Arthur Kempel | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 40:32 |
| Label | Silva Screen Records Ltd |
Double Impact is a 1991 American action film written and directed by Sheldon Lettich, and written, produced by and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a dual role as Chad and Alex Wagner. The film was released in the United States on August 9, 1991. The film marked Van Damme's second collaboration with Bolo Yeung (the first being Bloodsport in 1988)
The story begins with the opening of the Hong Kong Victoria Harbour tunnel by business partners Paul Wagner and Nigel Griffith (Alan Scarfe). Paul attends with his wife, and their twin infant sons, Chad and Alex. However, after the celebrations, the family is followed home by a Triad hit squad on orders from Griffith and crime lord Raymond Zhang (Philip Chan). A shootout ensues, in which Paul and his wife are killed by Moon (Bolo Yeung), Griffith's henchman. Chad is rescued by the family bodyguard, Frank Avery (Geoffrey Lewis), and raised abroad. Alex is dropped off on the doorstep of a Hong Kong orphanage.
In the present day, Chad (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Frank are running a successful martial arts business in Los Angeles when Frank reveals a new "business" for the two of them in Hong Kong. Soon after arrival, they find Chad's long-lost twin brother Alex (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Frank explains their shared past. It is revealed that Alex is immersed in the Hong Kong crime world ruled by Zhang, and has a girlfriend who works for Griffith’s company, Danielle Wilde (Alonna Shaw). After escaping the Hong Kong Marine Police for trying to sell foreign cars with electronics inside, Chad (mistaken for Alex) is taken in by the Triads to discuss the incident. During the interrogation, Chad learns about a drug lab in Causeway Bay.
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