Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard

A French legionnaire deserts his company in order to rescue a brother involved with drug dealers in Los Angeles.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Sheldon Lettich

Release Date: January 11, 1991

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DVD Release Date: September 8, 1998

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  • March 2, 2008
    One of my favorites of Van Damme, nothing special besides the fighting, which is why people watch it.
  • September 4, 2007
    great van damme flick..third best.watching him battle through various fighters untill he meets the big boss,its very vey stupid,just like all van damme films,just like a computer game,no plot,bad acting and same outcome...but its good.the fights are very very cool,it looks slick ...( read more)and the final fight is awesome.
    question is..whats it called? lionheart? awol? or wrong bet?
  • February 18, 2007
    Another classic Van Damme film some good action & some bad acting.
  • January 29, 2007
    good flick
  • December 5, 2006
    Aren't all of his movies about the same. Blah blah blah kick some Ass. They are vaying in entertainment but all the same movie.
  • November 20, 2009
    I used to love Jean Claude
  • September 19, 2009
    Lionheart is one of Jean-Claude Van Damme's more emotional roles. After news reached him about his brothers attempted murder, he escapes the service of the French Foreign Legion and heads to America to see him in the hospital before he dies. Two fellow soldiers are sent af...( read more)ter him and he goes incognito from them and competes in various undergound fights for money to support his brothers wife and niece.

    As with many of Van Damme's movies, he has a lot of reoccurring actors from his other films. The final fighter he faces in Attila the Hun (Abdel Qissi), who also plays The Mongolian in The Quest, and his fellow Legionaire Mustaffa (Michel Qissi) who is sent after him which is the brother of Abdel. Michel Qissi also plays Tong Po in Kickboxer. Another fighter who Lyon (Jean-Claude Van Damme) faces in the pool scene, Paco Christian Prieto, stars in Capoeira action film Only The Strong as Silverio.
  • September 14, 2009
    Most people have probably caught this movie on tv at some point. To be honest, I think it has a certain charm. Of any of this guy's movies, this one may in fact have the biggest heart. At the center of which is one man's commitment to care for his brother's wife and daughter, ear...( read more)ning them a living in secret the only way he can--with his fists! But, they are more lessons to be learned here. A certain moment in this film always makes me cry, and that says alot about it. Even if you just like fighting movies, this one will mostly please.
  • August 20, 2009
    One of Jean-Claude's better films from his early career, Lionheart (or AWOL as it was known on this side of the Atlantic) sees him escaping from a French Foreign Legion outpost in Northern Africa to travel to Los Angeles when he finds out his brother has been left for dead after ...( read more)a botched deal with drug dealers. Arriving in New York after 3 or 4 weeks at sea, he attracts the attention of a former fighter turned hustler who promotes him as an underground boxer in order for Lyon (Van Damme) to help pay for his trip to LA, and to help his widowed sister in-law to help pay the rent to keep her and her daughter from living rough. Entertaining movie with some good stunts and fights.
  • July 30, 2009
    Action,Action,Action

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