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Belgian action hero Jean Claude Van Damme, 47, is promoting a new French film about himself, called simply JCVD. When describing the film to a young female journalist he used a few colorful metaphors which could only be interpreted a a blatant kind of disgusting pass at her. It’s hard to tell if he’s joking or not but they certainly present it as if he’s earnest about it:
There ‘ s a monologue in the film about being a washed-up action star. Did you improvise that?
I like structure—like driving: go past the school on the street, stay on the right side, no hitting the car, go in right, you’ll see a big church, stop and take a left, and you’ll have it. By doing this I’m giving a structure of life, a path of light, and showing what happens between me and me, which is something very beautiful.Beautiful? Why?
I really opened myself up in “JCVD.” I peeled back the skin of the fruit, cut the pulp and then took that very hard seed. In this film I cut that hard seed, and inside that seed was a kind of liquid cream substance of the man I am, or the woman you are.OK —
It was like being naked—I would love to be naked in front of you.Well, I —
Not being naked being naked. I say such things in Hong Kong and they thought I was being a crazy Frenchman. Being naked of protection.So you ‘ ve no regrets at all?
Believe me—I’ve done very good stuff and very crazy stuff, and I don’t regret the crazy stuff. So are you in New York?Yes, I am.
And are you 27, or 32?I ‘ m 22.
Oh, f–––. That is very young. Will you come to the premiere?I don ‘ t know. When is it?
I don’t know. You will wear all black, a black dress and high heels?Uh —
You can come find me, I will be the one with the very broad shoulders, dark hair and a simple suit. We can have some champagne, you and me.
He could be kidding, but it’s doubtful. Or maybe Van Damme just knows how to get press and is working it to his advantage. Even if the guy is saying it all straight-faced there’s a kind of genius to his obnoxiousness.
Jean Claude Van Damme is currently married to bodybuilder Gladys Portuguese, with whom he is shown at Cannes on 5/16/08 with their son Kristopher, 21. He’s been married five times to four different women as he married Portugese twice.
Critics are lauding JCVD, which is out in limited release in the US now. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mick LaSalle calls it a “shrewd satire about stardom and the cult of celebrity.” Van Damme plays himself looking at his career and analyzing his status as a has-been who still has some celebrity currency left to spend. Many people are saying it’s the best acting they’ve seen from Van Damme, who arguably might not be acting at all.
Here’s a teaser for the film. Some commenters on YouTube say it’s hard to get all the humor if you don’t understand French and are just reading the subtitles:
Photo credit: WENN
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Color me confused and little grossed out. lol
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This clip is FUNNY! Really funny. Want to see.
Having watched it, I’d say that interview was tongue-in-cheek, kind of him in character, taking the piss out of himself….?
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Gross. :/
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I don’t think JCVD ever had problems with ACTING- as you can see in this film clip – I think he had problems acting in ENGLISH.
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Wow, that reporter handled herself very well. I love the “o.k.” response.
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Hairplugs, right?
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That clip actually got me interested in the movie. It looked quite funny.
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this movie was awesome!!!! totally dug it and the man really does open up and show his acting chops and emotion that is really heartfelt…. that clip they were talking about was him getting “naked” infront of the camera and being super honest about the reality he has gone through so i think he was just trying to be funny…
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CiCi – I was just thinking exactly the same thing.. I was pleasantly surprised to see how engaging and natural he is in this movie… I’ve never really rated him but now I see that the whole ‘acting in another language thing’ might be part of that. This might get him some new work…
Wonder if Aaaaarnold has the same chops. Guess we’ll never know
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My very favorite bipolar! I love this man!
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That interview is f&cking hilarious!!
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Bad things have happened to this man’s face. He used to be do-able before those tragedies.
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That clip was funny. I may become a fan! Who knew?
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Ugh, vomit!
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AHHHHHHHHHHH!
HE LOOKS SO SCARY NOW!
wtf happened to him? he used to be the hottest guy on tv, and now he is sucked dry, looks like drugs freaking ruined his face…
he does not look 47, and did anyone understand what he was saying? something about him being cream and naked?!
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I do like Jean Claude He is a great actor and Martial Artist Tonight I did get to see on TV one of my favorite movies I was sorry to read that he got addicted to coccaine which I do hope he has overcome I have be able to view a few of his movies lately that I had not seen Sometimes TV has some good things to offer in the summer months I will be on the look out for more Pat
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