Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite
| Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite | |
|---|---|
| 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 dates | February 15, 1999 |
Running time | 100 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite 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.
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. The tournament has only one rule: There are no rules.
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
- Stefan Valdobrev – Gills
Series continuity
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.
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.
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