Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite
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| 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 |
| Editing by | Frank Sacco |
| Distributed by | Avalanche Home Entertainment Lions Gate Films (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | 15 February 1999 |
| Running time | 100 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Bloodsport III |
| IMDb profile | |
Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite is the fourth film in the Bloodsport franchise. It was released direct-to-video in 1999 and stars Daniel Bernhardt as police officer John Keller.
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[edit] Plot
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 arranged by a man named Justin Caesar (Ivan Ivanov), where the prisoners are forced to fight to death.
[edit] Cast
- Daniel Bernhardt - Agent John Keller
- Ivan Ivanov - Justin Caesar
- Lisa Stothard - Blaire
- Stefanos Miltsakakis - Schrek
- 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
- Stephen Valdolarev - Gills
[edit] Series continuity
Though Daniel Bernhardt stars in all Bloodsport films except the first, the name of his character changes from Alex Cardo in Bloodsport III to John Keller in this film. It is unknown whether John Keller is a completely new character (in which case this film has absolutely no connection with the rest of the franchise apart from Daniel Bernhardt as an actor and the use of the term kumite) or if, due to an unexplained event between the two movies, Alex Cardo changed his name to John Keller.
[edit] 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 USA. This not only makes it the only Bloodsport movie set there, but the only Bloodsport movie to not be set where it was shot.
[edit] 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
