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Double Impact (1991)

Double Impact poster
Directed by
Sheldon Lettich
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 1,224 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Twin brothers are separated as babies after their parents are killed. One grows up in Hong Kong as a refined businessman while the other is raised in Paris as a rough street fighter. They reunite to take revenge on the crime lord who murdered their parents.

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What happens

Double Impact is a 1991 American action film written and directed by Sheldon Lettich, and written, produced by and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chad and Alex Wagner. The film marks Van Damme's third collaboration with director Sheldon Lettich (who wrote Bloodsport and directed Lionheart) and second collaboration with Bolo Yeung (the first being Bloodsport in 1988). Double Impact was released in the United States on August 9, 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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