Plot
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! In JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States.
Keywords: acronym-in-title, action-hero, actor, actor-name-in-title, actor-playing-himself, airport, arrest, bank-robbery, bare-chested-male, beating
Be Aware
The biggest fight of his life
J.C.V.D.: This movie is for me. There we are, you and me. Why did you do that? Or why did I do that? You made my dream come true. I asked for it. I promised you something in return and I haven't delivered yet. You win, I lose. Unless... the path you've set for me is full of hurdles where the answer comes before the question. Yeah I do that. Now I know why. It's the cure, from what I've seen here. It all makes sense. It makes sense to those who understand. So... America, poverty, stealing to eat... stalking producers, actors, 'movie stars', going to clubs hoping to see a star, with my pictures, karate magazines. It's all I had. I didn't speak English. But I did 20 years of karate. 'Cause before I wasn't like that::[points to flexed bicep]::J.C.V.D.: . This... this is me today. I used to be small and scrawny. And I took up karate. Hence the Dojo, hence respect, thou shall believe people who say, "Oss!" It's Samurai code. It's honour, no lies. So this guy in the US, it's not the same thing. No one says "Oss" to you. Sometimes people in show business say, "We're gonna' fuck em'". I believed in people, in the Dojo. I was blessed and had a lot of 'wives'. I always believed in love. It's hard for a woman with three kids to say, "Which one do I love more?" A mother... If you have 5, 6, 7, or 10 wives in a lifetime, they've all got something special, but no one cares about that in the so-called media. What about drugs? When you got it all, you travel the world. When you've been in all the hotels, you're the prima donna of the penthouse. And in all hotels the world over, traveling, you want something more. And because of a woman... well, because of love, I tried something and I got hooked. Van-Damme, the beast, the tiger in a cage, the "Bloodsport" man got hooked. I was wasted mentally and physically. To the point that I got out of it. I got out of it. But... it's all there. It's all there. It was really tough. I saw people worse off than me. I went from poor to rich and thought, why aren't we all like me, why all the privileges? I'm just a regular guy. It makes me sick to see people... who don't have what I've got. Knowing that they have qualities, too. Much more than I do! It's not my fault if I was cut out to be a star. I asked for it. I asked for it, really believed in it. When you're 13, you believe in your dream. Well it came true for me. But I still ask myself today what I've done on this Earth. Nothing! I've done nothing! And I might just die in this post office, hoping to start all over here in Belgium, in my country, where my roots are. Start all over with my parents and get my health back, pick up again. So I really hope... nobody's gonna' pull a trigger in this post office... It's so stupid to kill people. They're so beautiful! So, today, I pray to God. I truly believe it's not a movie. It's real life. Real life. I've seen so many things. I was born in Belgium, but I'm a citizen of the world. I've travelled a lot. It's hard for me to judge people and it's hard for them... not to judge me. Easier to blame me. Yeah, something like that.
Policier: Central to Unit 27. Jean-Claude Van Damme's robbing a post office. I need back-up.
Bruges ( /ˈbruːʒ/ in English; Dutch: Brugge, [ˈbrʏʝə], French: Bruges, [ˈbʁyːʒ], German: Brügge, [ˈbrʏɡə]) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country.
The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval-shaped and about 430 hectares in size. The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares, including 1,075 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge (meaning "Brugge aan Zee" or "Bruges on Sea"). The city's total population is 117,073 (1 January 2008), of which around 20,000 live in the historic centre. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 616 km² and has a total of 255,844 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008.
Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as "The Venice of the North".
Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to its port. At one time, it was the "chief commercial city" of the world.
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes ( /ˈreɪf ˈfaɪnz/; born 22 December 1962) is an English theatre and film actor. A noted Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage in the Royal National Theatre. Since then, he has portrayed characters such as Nazi war criminal Amon Goeth in Schindler's List, Count Almásy in The English Patient, and Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show. He also starred in The Constant Gardener, Strange Days, Red Dragon, Onegin, and The End of the Affair, among others. He is also well known for playing Lord Voldemort in five Harry Potter movies (of eight).
In 2011, Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus, in which he also played the titular character. Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway and has been nominated twice for the Academy Award.
Ralph Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes was born in Ipswich on 22 December 1962, the eldest child of Mark Fiennes (1933–2004), a farmer and photographer whose father was industrialist Sir Maurice Fiennes (1907–1994), and Jennifer Lash (1938–1993), a writer of English and Irish descent. His surname is of Norman origin.
Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor, who has appeared in such films as Tigerland, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, The Recruit, Alexander and S.W.A.T.. In 2008 he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in In Bruges.
Farrell was born in Dublin, the son of Rita (née Monaghan), a housewife, and Eamon Farrell, a footballer who played for Shamrock Rovers F.C. and owned a company importing and exporting canned goods in Dublin City. He was raised as a Roman Catholic. His uncle Tommy Farrell also played for Rovers. Farrell has two sisters, Claudine (who is his personal assistant) and Catherine, and a brother, Eamon Jr. When he was ten, the Farrells moved to Castleknock, a Dublin suburb. Farrell was educated at St. Brigid's National School Castleknock followed by Castleknock College and Gormanston College. Farrell unsuccessfully auditioned for the Irish group Boyzone when he was still unknown. Farrell attended The Gaiety School of Acting, but dropped out and was cast in the part of Danny Byrne on Ballykissangel, a BBC television drama. Farrell appeared on the show seven times from 1998 to 1999. He was inspired to try acting after being brought to tears while watching E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Clémence Poésy (French pronunciation: [kleˈmɑ̃s pɔeˈzi]; born 30 October 1982) is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy had dramatic education, and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series, Chloë in In Bruges, and Rana in 127 Hours. She is also known for her small role as Eva Coupeau on Gossip Girl.
Born as Clémence Guichard in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, a southern suburb of Paris, she is the daughter of actor/writer Étienne Guichard and a French teacher. Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. She was sent to an alternative school in Meudon. She was not popular at school, and described herself as maladjusted.[citation needed] In an interview she said she can seem "a bit strange". Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14.[citation needed] She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress.
Tom Vasel (born on September 8, 1976) is a well known podcaster and reviewer of board games. Vasel co-hosts a long-running and popular gaming podcast titled The Dice Tower, and as of 2011[update] has posted over 1200 reviews on the internet database BoardGameGeek.
As of August 2003[update], Vasel taught mathematics at the International Christian School in Uijeongbu. He assumed the role of Pastor of Uijongbu Baptist Church, succeeding Pastor Rick Kelley in March 2007. After leaving South Korea, he has worked as a teacher in Florida.
Since May 2005, Vasel has co-hosted The Dice Tower, a podcast about board games and wargames. Originally, Vasel represented players who prefer designer games, while Joe Steadman advocated for those who prefer wargames. Steadman left the show in May 2006 after the 50th episode. Vasel, hosting alone with occasional input from Sam Healey for a few shows, rearranged the format to include recorded segments by guest reviewers and players. Gradually Healey began to take a larger role and was eventually promoted to co-host. Healey has since left the show and been replaced by the show's voice-over man, Eric Summerer.
It's Bridgez on to dem
Nevah no
Say me ear dem ah chat, put ah chit in my chats
Ear dem ah chat, put ah chit in my chats
All in my chats, I just chit in my chat
So go on go chit chat, dem thing it not flop
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
I'm gonna make it to the top
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
I ain't gonna ever stop x 2
You know I got it, that's why you can't stop hating on me
So keep it coming, cause I ain't got no plans to leave
You wake up everyday, say my name, what a shame
Lookin for someone to blame, but you just give me more fame
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
I'm gonna make it to the top
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
I ain't gonna ever stop x 2
Bridgez... boy you chian't cross it
If a my boy... make your man last it
So who want hit, make dem gonna hit
And who want read, gonn make dem gwan read
God I leave... but chian't make me strip
... jah is my life,... make you wanna leer
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
I'm gonna make it to the top
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
I ain't gonna ever stop x 2
Ear dem ah chat, put ah chit in my chats
Ear dem ah chat, put ah chit in my chats
All in my chats, I just chit in my chat
So go on go chit chat, dem thing it not flop x 2
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
I'm gonna make it to the top
All dem a talk, all dem a gwan
Slow down, I wouldn't put it past her.
One lie is not enough to last her.
I know you're everything you could be.
It's gone for good.
Her rain will storm out on your thunder.
She'll flood, you'll help him pull you under.
I know you're everything you could be.
That's why it's gone for good.
One day come over to my place.
I'll make it a fair race.
I'll pave you a one way to my heart.
Speak up, the truth is in the story.
She has the floor and wants the glory.
She'll spill her heart until you notice
that it's gone for good.
Her storm is stealin' all your thunder.
Her game is leavin' you to wonder.
I know you're everything you should be.
That's why she's gone for good.
One day come over to my place.
I'll make it a fair race.
a simple proposal is over and under my tongue, i refuse to speak
it's all over now and it's tearing me up
cause it's everyone else but me
you and i had more to say today
maybe there's a better way to cross your mind, baby
please don't go if i'm being unconditional
and i was meant to hold you
please don't hold me up to the competition
oh, when i was meant to breathe your air in (your air in...)
your minute exceptions are holding me back
i'm alone for your give and take
and time has a right but you're losing your sight
and calling it our mistake
im taking a chance and i'm taking whats left of a love that ive learned to lose
i'll give you my heart and ill give you my time
but i'm begging you not to choose
you and i had more to say today
maybe there's a better way to cross your mind, baby
please don't go if i'm being unconditional
and i was meant to hold you
please don't hold me up to the competition
when i was meant to breathe your air in (your air in...)
you're holding out and i will never know
you're leaving your heart behind
and pushing whats left away
i've lost your touch, oh
please don't go if i'm being unconditional
and i was meant to hold you
please don't hold me up to the competition
All the words
That you said
Made you matter
In my head
I was tied
To the thought of you
Thinkin' back
To the day
That I found you
On my way
To a place
I was goin' to
Simplify
All these years
In another round
Of tears
I'm so lost
When it comes to you
Broken in and again
Now you're everywhere
I've been
So it's hard
To deny the view
Did you know
I had you goin'?
You got
Your heart back
It was stolen
And there's nothin'
I can do at all
And it's still there
On the road we had
And it's alright
Keep the memories
Tied
To your heart dear
And the words
Will be enough
All the words
That you say
Had me
Lovin' you away
And my heart
Don't wanna see
Let me know
You believe
That the world
Is made to leave
And you're here
To belong to me
Did you know
I had you goin'
I got your heart back
It was stolen
And there's nothin'
You can do at all
And it's still there
On the road we had
And it's alright
Keep your memories
Tied
To your heart dear
And the words
Will be enough
Oh, oh, oh, ohhhhh
Oh, oh, oh, ohhhhh
Oh, oh, oh, ohhhhh
Oh, ohhhhhh
Ohhhhhh
It's you against
The sunlight
Ohhhhh
Always
It's you against
The sunlight
Ohhhh
I'll wait
It's you
Against your word
Ohhhh
Always
I'll wait
I'll wait
I'll wait
I'll wait
And it's still there
All the love we had
And it's alright
Keep the memories
Tied
To your heart dear
And the words
Will be enough
And it's still there
All the love we had
And it's alright
Keep the memories
Tied
To your heart dear
And the words
Will be enough
Always
I'll wait
I'll wait
I'll wait
Always
I'll wait
I'll wait
There is a world of difference
You've got someone to grow on
Don't think the sun won't notice
Your shades under my shadow
Get your heart back here and try this
Unsyncopated visionaries won't buy this
You've got me all wrapped up in blue
That's how the sky will do and I've been down before
You've got the sunset in your eyes
This comes as no surprise and I've been down before
You think our hearts are ready
To push the limits of the sky
I think the wind will blow us
Out of proportion if we try
Get your heart back here and try this
Unsyncopated visionaries won't buy this
You've got me all wrapped up in blue
That's how the sky will do and I've been down before
You've got the sunset in your eyes
This comes as no surprise and I've been down before
Ohhh oh oh
Ohhh oh oh
Ohhh ohhhhhhhh
Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
There is a world of difference
You've got someone to grow on
Ohhh oh oh
Ohhh oh oh
Ohhh ohhhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
Get our heart back here and try this
Unsyncopated visionaries won't buy this
You've got me all wrapped up in blue
That's how the sky will do and I've been down before
You've got the sunset in your eyes
It was a late dream
The world you made it steam
They put your heart on the stand
And every passerby watched your firefly
With nowhere to land
You rocked your words right
You let them sleep tight
Until love showed it's face
There was a light wind
You left your heart in him
It held your name back from grace
And you rock like you know
That the world needs a show
But you want somebody to love
Runaway, runaway 'cause it fits the fall
And we all know you didn't mean it at all
Runaway, runaway let your words recall
You're not alone, you wouldn't leave us at all
You watched the close calls, forshadowed broken laws
You put yourself on a stand
You let your guilt ride and found a place to hide
From love's high demand
You found the right pose
The kind a stranger knows
Your heart was up in the air
There was a strong wind, it brought to back to him
But you were too far to care
Now you're out for the sake of a heart you can brake
Because you want somebody to love
Runaway, runaway 'cause it fits the fall
And we all know you didn't mean it at all
Runaway, runaway let your words recall
You're not alone, you wouldn't leave us at all
When it feels right
You're free to leave
When it feels like
There's room to breathe
And it feels like you're letting go
You're letting go
Runaway, runaway 'cause it fits the fall
And we all know you didn't mean it at all
Runaway, runaway let your words recall
Fate dropped me front and center, close behind
Was your heart a stolen find?
I'm such a hopeful
I heard the echo let go of your name
Cross her mind, stay within range
When I am listening
Chorus:
You've got a lot to say
I'm not the one to make you feel this way
But you've got a lot to say
And you've got a lot to prove
I'm not the one to watch you
I'm not the one to watch your heart be moved
You've got a lot to prove
You're keeping things that matter most to me
Love is gone, where is she?
I'm such a hopeful
I heard the echo let go of her name, cross your heart and state it's claim
I've been listening
(Chorus)
Love me in your sleep
(We're fighting through changes)
Dream me so to speak
(We're turning to strangers)
Care enough to wake
Leave secrets out of this
Your love is a hit or miss
You're tuning out my call
Time is the biggest risk of all
Time is the biggest risk of all
You've got it bad and I've said it before
I've seen it before you
and you're so mad
the way that you love me could only be for me
tell me all about it oh when I'm down
tell me all about it oh when I'm down
you've got a kind of nerve in the sense that I couldn't replace you
a stranger's heart would only reserve you a place to come back to
tell me all about it oh when I'm down
tell me all about it oh when I'm down
take a hit, take a swing, you're the one that I love
let it all balance out i'm the one you need
let it go take it slow you're the one i want
oh oh oh
you've got a way of making me feel
you're holding my heart still
and you could say i'm willing to bet
that i've got my mind set
tell me all about it oh when i'm down
tell me all about it oh when i'm down
take a hit, take a swing, you're the one that I love
let it all balance out i'm the one you need
let it go take it slow you're the one i want
woah oh oh
oh oh ohhh
forget the close calls
don't bring yourself into this
you should know better by now
you oughta know
you oughta know
the way to keep my heart is keeping up
take a hit take a swing you're the one I love
let it all balance out i'm the one you need
let it go take it slow you're the one i want
oh oh oh
Well you're fresh out of love touching hearts with a glove
You drop your name and lead 'em on
And the start of our spark was a matter of the dark
Let's adjust and see
We made a hard call, laying down the law
What isn't working? Why am I searching?
Lies need replacing, facts need some facing
We knew it all along
Chorus:
Still I'm finding it hard letting you go
Cause you'll take me all away
I'm finding it hard letting you go
When silence has all the say
Well I rob as I earn and I win out of turn
It's a fact that I don't want to face
And I learn every time but the knowledge is a crime
And I rest my case
I watched you close,
You tried to impose the way that you felt on the way that we chose
You let my heart fall, breaking in the law
Matter-of-fact is no way to act when we've been pretending there's not an ending,
You knew it all along
(Chorus)
My loss is your loss
I'll break at your cost
It's like you're losing to win
Feelings compress into words that are less than the weight that I need you to know
Your choice is polite, but the truth wants a fight when the timing will never be right
Our loneliness is coming so let's give us a try
Who wouldn't try?
If we're our only witness then we owe us a lie
Who wouldn't lie?
Tossing a coin
Chances are you won't love that boy
There's time to invest
You've locked your heart in some secret chest
I'll never find love
I find it hard to sleep
When words alone can't keep me
Happy in love
Our loneliness is coming so let's give us a try
Who wouldn't try?
And time is fighting love but then we gave it that right
Who isn't right?
I've got my eye on you, baby
Tossing a coin
Let down. This one won't happen
Night fell. Left us crashin'
Day breaks. There's no room for mistakes
Act fast. Hide your feelings
Truth played its part in stealing
No need. I want everything else
You took the words right off my tongue
Learned how to say them while we're young
And while the world is turnin'
Take time off while we're learnin'
I'm here to say the least
Don't get caught up in the thick of it, baby
Caught up in the thick of it, baby
Close call. The night's unfolding
Your word is all I'm holding
We're here. No chance for a reprieve
Wrong time to win me over
I'm in no shape to cover
Don't let my heart go straight to your head
You took the words right off my tongue
Learned how to say them while we're young
And while the world is turnin'
Take time off while we're learnin'
I'm here to say the least
Don't get caught up in the thick of it, baby
Caught up in the thick of it, baby
No bets. You want who you shouldn't get
Your eyes are a spinning set that take their time to break
Your sight is set on this lonely night
The loneliest girl in black and white, reads black or white
You're in. Not only because you're him
The loneliest boy I've seen, boy I've seen
You took the words right off my little tongue
Learned how to say them while we're young
And while the world is turnin'
Take time off while we're learnin'
I'm here to say the least
Don't get caught up in the thick of it, baby
Caught up in the thick of it, baby
And while the world is turnin'
Take time off while we're learnin'
I'm here to say the least
Don't get caught up in the thick of it, baby
You can try to make this better
You can lie and make this better
You rely on every reason under the sun
Just try for fun
You could live to where there's weather
You could love me, if you'd rather
Still I'd like to have tricked you
If stowaways make use of days
Still, you fall in and out of love like this
When you know everyone's afraid of that
If I know you better than you let on
You'll drown the sun
You can read my heart and travel
Isn't that how love unravels
Is it true you keep your word for the company
In spite of me
Far away you're like a treasure
Here's a kiss just for good measure
Still I'd have liked to see you
If stowaways make light of days
Dear, you fall in and out of love like this
When you know everyone's afraid of that
If I know you better than you let on
You'll drown the sun
Just like you'd promised you would come
I found a lover on the Rhine
Ohh...
You can try to make this better
You can lie and make this better
You rely on every reason under the sun
Just try for fun
Still, you fall in and out of love like this
When you know everyone's afraid of that
If I know you better than you let on
You'll drown the sun
You fall, you fall, you fall, you fall
You fall, you fall, you fall, you fall
You fall in and out of love like this
When you know everyone's afraid of that
If I know you better than you let on
You'll drown the sun
Time isn't telling me a thing
It's playing with my heart
I'm tearing at the seams
You on the other hand
Choosing words to understand
It's old, I'm sure you know how...
We always find ourselves in
The deepest corner of the darkest hour
We can't get much louder than this
We always lose our hearts in the strangest places
Picking up the pieces we break
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
Love isn't costing me a thing
You're hearing what you want
You want me so it seems
Time is the risk we take
Holding on for one mistake
Let it go, I'm sure you know how...
We always find ourselves in
The deepest corner of the darkest hour
We can't get much louder than this
We always lose our hearts in the strangest places
Picking up the pieces we break
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
(Boy, you know how you always)
Oh, break it like you mean it
(You always say)
Boy, say it like you've said it before
(Boy, you know how)
You're just in time to make a mistake
Had all the time I can take
We always find ourselves in
The deepest corner of the darkest hour
We can't get much louder than this
We always lose our hearts in the strangest places
Picking up the pieces we break
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it
I just won't tell you 'bout it