Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite
Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite is a 1999 action film directed by Elvis Restaino. It is the fourth and final film in the Bloodsport franchise. It was released direct-to-video in 1999 and stars Daniel Bernhardt as police officer John Keller.
| Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite | |
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| Directed by | Elvis Restaino |
| Produced by | Alan Mehrez |
| Written by | George Saunders |
| Starring | Daniel Bernhardt Stefanos Miltsakakis Michael Krawic Derek McGrath Lisa Stothard |
| Music by | Alex Wurman |
| Cinematography | George Mooradian |
| Edited by | Frank Sacco |
| Distributed by | Avalanche Home Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment (DVD) |
Release date | February 15, 1999 |
Running time | 100 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
Agent John Keller (Daniel Bernhardt) goes undercover into the tough prison known as Fuego Penal to find out about the corpses of prisoners disappearing without a trace. There he gets involved in a dangerous tournament, The Kumite, arranged by a man named Justin Caesar (Ivan Ivanov), where the prisoners are forced to fight to the death. The tournament has only one rule: There are no rules.
Cast
- Daniel Bernhardt – Agent John Keller
- Stefanos Miltsakakis – Max Schrek
- Ivan Ivanov – Justin Caesar
- Lisa Stothard – Blaire
- Michael Krawic – Winston
- Derek McGrath – Warden Preston
- David Rowe – Billings
- Elvis Restaino – Dr. Rosenbloom
- Dennis LaValle – Files
- Christine Marais – Regina
- Jeff Moldovan – Captain Anderson
- Mike Kirton – Prison Guard
- Mitko Kiskimov – Tongo
- Linda Kouleva – Rita
- Stefan Valdobrev – Gills
Production
The prison sequences were shot at a real prison in Bulgaria and actual prisoners were extras in the scenes. Although the film was shot in Bulgaria, Bloodsport 4 is set in the United States. This not only makes it the only Bloodsport movie set there, but the only Bloodsport movie to not be set where it was shot. Though Daniel Bernhardt stars in all Bloodsport films except the first, his character is not Alex Cardo from Bloodsport III but it is now John Keller in this film.
Reception
The film was panned by critics. Robert Pardi of TV Guide gave the film one star and said: "The good news is that you needn't bother watching the first three BLOODSPORT flicks in order to make sense of this sequel. The bad news is that it's pure Grade-Z schlock."[1]
International titles
- Argentina: Bloodsport: Matar O Morir (Bloodsport: Kill Or Die)
- Brazil: O Grande Dragāo Branco 4: O Capítulo Final (The Great White Dragon 4: The Last Chapter)
- Lithuania: Кровавый Спорт IV: Цвет Тьмы
- Portugal: Bloodsport IV: Condenado À Morte (Bloodsport IV: Condemned To Death)
- Spain: Contacto Sangriento 4: El Kumite Oscuro (Bloody Contact 4: The Dark Kumite)
- UK: The Final Chapter: Bloodsport 4
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