jean claude van damme: behind closed doors

anyone watch this? he's nuts! full on mental break-downs and uncontrollable sobbing on camera... makes for total train-wreck compulsive viewing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ7hgbdJCMA

dude's body is incredible for 50

episode 1 !! I'm done after part 1.

Yeah I've seen a few, he's a bizarre man... TV gold, but also uncomfortable viewing. The pretence is that he's going to fight the current Thai boxing champion or something? I watched 2 or 3 episodes and he just ate and drank and sat on the beach and complained about how out of shape he was, but I never saw him do any exercise and there was some fairly serious paunch to be dealt with. He cried like a baby when he went home and saw his dogs. Just very odd.

I grew up with his movies, dunno if I can watch this...

One word: megalomania

EDIT: ...oh, and add some manic-depressive stuff in there as well.

I like his Coors adverts :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdHocrK59bo

  On 7/18/2011 at 3:59 PM, lumpenprol said:

dude's body is incredible for 50

emotionally unstable ex coke addict. I grew up with his movies too, but looking back they were pretty shit.

Dunno, didn't look so terrible from the preview posted at least.

I like Jean Claude, has done some pretty terrible films, but he seems like a friendly decent chap. what station is the series on? wouldn't mind watching more.

  On 7/18/2011 at 6:25 PM, TechDiff said:

Dunno, didn't look so terrible from the preview posted at least.

 

I like Jean Claude, has done some pretty terrible films, but he seems like a friendly decent chap. what station is the series on? wouldn't mind watching more.

ITV4 Its JCVD season on there :D

what's the best JCVD movie? universal soldier perhaps? timecop? street fighter? they're all pretty shit as rumbo said.

  On 7/18/2011 at 9:16 PM, BCM said:

what's the best JCVD movie?

His best film is 'JCVD'.

84% on Rotten tomatoes

Its a 2008 'meta-movie' in which he plays himself, skint and fighting a child custody case, appearing in straight to DVD action flicks and losing roles to Steven Segal. And getting caught up in a post office heist.

Sample dialogue:

Agent (on the phone): Sorry, Steven Segal got that part.

JCVD (in car): What?

Agent: Apparently he agreed to cut off his pony tail.

JCVD (looking impressed): *shrugs*

Here's the opening scene, done in one continous shot, a masterpiece in itself:

[youtubehd]0jTWjdjGjDA[/youtubehd]

Go and watch JCVD, don't be put off by the cover.

seems like a righteous dude. id have a drink with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhUj-rRELdY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWurdvvllPk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE8XKeN0zk4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpIpDxCa90M

  On 7/18/2011 at 9:37 PM, zazen said:

  On 7/18/2011 at 9:16 PM, BCM said:

what's the best JCVD movie?

His best film is 'JCVD'.84% on Rotten tomatoesIts a 2008 'meta-movie' in which he plays himself, skint and fighting a child custody case, appearing in straight to DVD action flicks and losing roles to Steven Segal. And getting caught up in a post office heist.Sample dialogue:Agent (on the phone): Sorry, Steven Segal got that part.JCVD (in car): What?Agent: Apparently he agreed to cut off his pony tail.JCVD (looking impressed): *shrugs*Here's the opening scene, done in one continous shot, a masterpiece in itself:[youtubehd]0jTWjdjGjDA[/youtubehd]Go and watch JCVD, don't be put off by the cover.

yeah seconded! really good film. There's even a couple bits in there where he was showing some genuine acting skills. Cool idea for a film, pretty good execution too. also, I think it's reflects well on ego. I can't imagine there are so many actors of his type who wouod be willing to parody themselves quite so candidly. I get the impression that he knows exactly what and who he is, doesn't pretend to be anything else, and is quite happy like that.

Might go watch it now :)

last night he was sobbing cos we are killing the planet and all the little animals are dying. then he dry humped his kitchen island.

I feel like a lot of the people saying how much of a cool and nice guy he must be haven't watched the series in question because he is a very very strange chap indeed

Yes, that destined to save the planet thing.

Maybe it's a pitch for his next movie, JCVD2.

  On 7/19/2011 at 2:06 PM, Coalbucket PI said:

I feel like a lot of the people saying how much of a cool and nice guy he must be haven't watched the series in question because he is a very very strange chap indeed

he's a bit strange but not constantly off-the-wall batshit insane.

also +1 for JCVD, great film. watched it on a plane journey because it was the only thing that looked any good on and I was very surprised by how good I found it.

There's loads of shows like this on ITV where they film the "everyday life" of a "celebrity" whose career can no longer be anything but a novelty or anything beyond those shows. Kerry Katona was another depressing one to watch...

Yeah and loads of repeats too, pretty sure I saw some of this at a mates house a couple of months ago. Everyone was remarking how completely fucking crackers Van Damme is.

this TV show is co produced by Van Damme (just like Segal) and always plays to the camera about what an troubled eccentric bi-polar he is but the reality is he's an arse off camera

but Universal Soldier Regeneration is the shit imho