Jean Pod Van Dammecast

We’ve been waiting for this treasure for such a long time. The movie that made people go, “Wow, I didn’t know he could do that.” That’s right, we’re talking about JCVD today! Join Jeff and John as they review this 2008 gem involving a “washed-up” Van Damme trying to get custody of his child all […]

It’s a very special edition of the Jean Pod Van Dammecast! Jeff and John are back to review Lady Bloodfight – the remake of Bloodsport! We decided to take interrupt our regularly scheduled Van Damme Reviews with this movie because it is currently on Netflix and we don’t want you to miss out on watching […]

Did the Border Patrol fund this film? Because if we didn’t know any better, this looks like an hour and a half advertisement trying to convince us to join. That’s right, Jeff and John are back to take on The Shepherd! This is the film no one talks about between Until Death and JCVD – […]

We love it when they make Van Damme come from New Orleans or some part of Louisiana. It’s such an easy fix to his accent. “Oh, that accent? Don’t worry about it. He’s Cajun.” You know what’s better than that simple line? When the film is actually based in New Orleans! That’s right, we’re taking […]

Welcome back! It’s perfect timing that we review a movie about school right when the school year starts (at least here in Michigan). That’s right, we’re taking on 2006’s Heist School! This is a Turkish film where Van Damme plays a minor role – and since we weren’t able to get subtitles on the film, […]

The boys are back! Jeff and John are taking on Second in Command – a film that takes place in Moldavia. And guess what? Van Damme has to save the day again! But can he do it when the suits in Washington don’t believe he’s (wait for it) Second in Command? Watch the trailer below:

Things are about to get crazy – Sony teams back up with Jean-Claude Van Damme in 2006! We thought we would never see this team happen again but it does in The Hard Corps! Jean-Claude plays Philippe Sauvage, a veteran, who has to protect a former boxing champion. Jeff and John review this movie in […]

Van Damme once again is doing cameos! Since Last Action Hero, this may be the smallest amount of time Van Damme has been on film. Or maybe it was that Friends episode? We’re not really sure but we do know this is the first time in a very long time that Van Damme is once […]

Sometimes when you’re just breaking into the film industry, you’ll do anything you can to get a cameo on screen. Once you make it big, you have no time for small productions anymore. But then you reach that point in your career where you think, “Hey, it’ll be fun and an easy pay day.” This […]

Each time we watch these mid-2000 movies from Van Damme, we always find ourselves surprised. By now, we should automatically assume that each movie he does is gold. We don’t know if it’s because Hollywood has drilled it into our heads that straight-to-dvd movies aren’t the best or that we don’t expect much in the […]

Van Damme finds himself somewhere in an Eastern European (or Russian) prison in the film, “In Hell.” Meanwhile, we find ourselves in studio reviewing said film. We’re taking you back to 2003! If you don’t know by now, we’re in that “straight to DVD” era of Van Damme’s film career. No worries, though – Van […]

Derailed would have been a great movie if it came out at the same time as those other high-speed chase films involving large vehicles. Unfortunately, it did not. This movie looks and feels low budget. After seeing how enjoyable Replicant was, we would expect another sleeper hit from Millennium Films, right? Well, Derailed is the […]

We’re in that period of JCVD filmography where you aren’t seeing Jean-Claude’s name appear on a big theater screen. Though his films were going straight to DVD, it does not mean that they are terrible. Sure, the story can be lacking in some of them but we are starting to see Jean-Claude challenging himself as […]

I’m just going to come right out and say it. When you have a movie where Charlton Heston is one of the top-billed actors, you expect to see some big screen time with him, right? This isn’t so much the case with “The Order.” He gets about a good five to ten minutes and that’s […]

Sometimes you need to go out to the desert to clear your mind. Or give your buddy an Indian motorcycle and kill yourself. Either way, make sure you don’t run into any drug dealers or else you’ll end up like Jean-Claude Van Damme in Desert Heat. John and Jeff are back talking about this 1999 […]

Who would have ever thought we would have been blessed with another Universal Soldier film with Van Damme in it? Well, we ended up getting three more. Today, we’re talking about the 1999 film starring Van Damme, Michael Jai White, and Bill Goldberg! John also shares a personal story regarding this film so you don’t […]

How do you even start the description of this episode? It’s Van Damme and Rob Schneider teaming up in Hong Kong. There’s also counterfeit goods, a bunch of bad guys, and the CIA. Oh yeah, add the explosions as well. Need we say more? Check out the trailer for Knock Off below:

If there is one thing we’ve learned from Jean-Claude Van Damme films it’s that joining the Legion is probably not the best idea. In this episode, Jeff and John take on 1998’s Legionnaire! What happens when Alain decides not to throw a boxing match? Can he make it to America in time? Well, let’s be […]

1997 was a good year for a lot of people named Dennis Rodman. And what better way to celebrate your celebrity than by being in a movie with the great one? This episode is all about Double Team! Van Damme plays Jack Quinn, Rodman plays Yaz, and we play with our emotions as we watch […]

This may be the shortest episode of JPVD yet! When John and Jeff decided to review this episode of Friends, they had never seen it. So that meant they had no clue how long JCVD would be in a “30-minute” show. Well, it appears that he wasn’t in it for that much. Enjoy this shorter […]