Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite

Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite is a 1999 martial arts sports action film directed by Elvis Restaino, from a script written by George Saunders, while Alan Mehrez once again serves as producer. It is the direct sequel to Bloodsport III, and the fourth installment overall in the titular film series. Daniel Bernhardt returns to the series, albeit in the new role of John Keller. It was released direct-to-video in 1999.

Bloodsport 4:
The Dark Kumite
Official release poster
Directed byElvis Restaino
Written byGeorge Saunders
Produced byAlan Mehrez
StarringDaniel Bernhardt
Stefanos Miltsakakis
Michael Krawic
Derek McGrath
Lisa Stothard
CinematographyGeorge Mooradian
Edited byFrank Sacco
Music byAlex Wurman
Distributed byAvalanche Home Entertainment
Release date
February 15, 1999
Running time
100 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 as John Keller
  • Stefanos Miltsakakis as Max Schrek
  • Ivan Ivanov as Justin Caesar
  • Lisa Stothard as Blaire
  • Michael Krawic as Winston
  • Derek McGrath as Warden Preston
  • David Rowe as Billings
  • Elvis Restaino as Dr. Rosenbloom
  • Dennis LaValle as Files
  • Christine Marais as Regina
  • Jeff Moldovan as Captain Anderson
  • Mike Kirton as Prison Guard
  • Mitko Kiskimov as Tongo
  • Linda Kouleva as Rita
  • Stefan Valdobrev as 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]

In other media

The film was distributed with various titles for the foreign market:

  • 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)
  • Russia: 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

References
  1. "Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite".


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