Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite

Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite
Directed by	Elvis Restaino
Produced by	Alan Mehrez
Written by	George Saunders
Starring	Daniel Bernhardt Stefanos Miltsakakis Michael Krawic Derek McGrath Lisa Stothard
Music by	Alex Wurman
Cinematography	George Mooradian
Edited by	Frank Sacco
Distributed by	Avalanche Home Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment (DVD)
Release dates	February 15, 1999
Running time	100 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite is the fourth and final film in the Bloodsport franchise. It was released direct-to-video in 1999 and stars Daniel Bernhardt as police officer John Keller.

Plot

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 arranged by a man named Justin Caesar (Ivan Ivanov), where the prisoners are forced to fight to death. The tournament has only one rule: There are no rules.

Cast

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

Series continuity

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.

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 USA. This not only makes it the only Bloodsport movie set there, but the only Bloodsport movie to not be set where it was shot.

International titles

• 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)
• Lithuania: 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

External links

• Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite at IMDb
• review from TV Guide
• film review