Lionheart
Seen it?1990 | 105 min | Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 4 times its budget, but middling reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
39% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$24 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 138K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sheldon Lettich
- Jean-Claude Van DammeLyon Gaultier
- Harrison PageJoshua Eldridge
- Lisa PelikanHélène Gaultier
- Ashley JohnsonNicole Gaultier
- Deborah RennardCynthia
- Brian ThompsonRussell
- Michel QissiMoustafa
- Vojislav GovedaricaSgt. Hartog
- Billy BlanksAfrican Legionnaire
- Tony Halmesecurity guard