History Film / DoubleImpact

* GunsAkimbo: Alex does this a couple of times with pistols in the movie.
* HurricaneKick: Of course. This is a Van Damme movie after all.

* {{Expy}}: Several of course:

%%DistressedDude: Frank later in the movie.

** Alex is Billy and Chad is Jimmy with Danielle being [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Marian/Marion]] the love interest.
*** Characterwise, Alex is closer to Jimmy, but Jimmy doesn't get the girl.

* AntiHero: Alex is a Type IV. He is a minor crook, very possessive of his girlfriend Danielle, and does not like his brother at first. He mellows out halfway through the movie and becomes more of a Type III.

* AntiHero: Alex is a Type IV. He is a minor crook, very possessive of his girlfriend Danielle, and does not like his brother at first. He mellows out halfway through the movie and becomes more of a type III.
* AttemptedRape: One of Griffith's mooks tries to have his way with Danielle but Alex arrived JustInTime to prevent that from happening.
* AxCrazy: Moon and Kara.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Never mess with Chad's family. Griffith learned that the hard way.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Griffith and Zhang.

* ButchLesbian: Kara.

* CoDragons / TheDragon: Moon is the dragon and NumberTwo for Zhang, while Kara and Pete are co-dragons to Griffith. Though all three share equal authority when both big bads are involved.
* CombatPragmatist: Alex, Chad, Moon, Kara, and Peter.
* CrazyJealousGuy: '''Alex!'''
* DamselInDistress / DistressedDude: Danielle and Frank later in the movie.
* DirtyCoward: Griffith and Zhang.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Zhang.

* EvilLaugh: Moon.

** Peter is this to the Mysterious Warrior from Double Dragon II: The Revenge. He does not have supernatural powers or dresses like him for that matter, but he uses darkness to his advantage as this video [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTvdu1VpQUg demonstrates]].
** The film as a whole is a more accurate depiction of the DoubleDragon video game.

* FanVid: The Van Damme Fan 2009 has put out a series of [[http://www.youtube.com/user/TheVanDammeFan2009#p/u/13/gVGcqho620Y videos]] with clips of Double Impact replaced with sound effects from Double Dragon II on the NES.

* ShoutOut: See expy for more. It seems the people working on this film were closet fans of the Double Dragon games. Considering this movie came out in 1991, Double Dragon was still popular at the time and arcade machines were commonly found in movie theaters and arcades.

Those 25 years later Chad (Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme) and Frank run a successful martial arts business, and Frank reveals he has a twin brother. Alex (Van Damme) turns out to be a streetwise punk in the Hong Kong criminal world. When finally meeting Alex, they get off on a rocky start. But there is no time for them to bicker as they have to fight Zhang and Griffith gang to get their revenge and claim the tunnel as theirs. ''Double Impact'' is often said to be a [[SpiritualAdaptation better]] ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' movie than the actual [[Film/DoubleDragon live-action]] adaption.

** But not a [[GoodIsNotNice pushover.]]

** But not a [[GoodIsNotNice: pushover.]]

Those 25 years later Chad (Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme) and Frank run a successful martial arts business, and Frank reveals he has a twin brother. Alex (Van Damme) turns out to be a streetwise punk in the Hong Kong criminal world. When finally meeting Alex, they get off on a rocky start. But there is no time for them to bicker as they have to fight Zhang and Griffith gang to get their revenge and claim the tunnel as theirs. Double Impact is often said to be a [[SpiritualAdaptation better]] ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' movie than the actual [[Film/DoubleDragon live action]] adaption.

Those 25 years later Chad (Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme) and Frank run a successful martial arts business, and Frank reveals he has a twin brother. Alex (Van Damme) turns out to be a streetwise punk in the Hong Kong criminal world. When finally meeting Alex, they get off on a rocky start. But there is no time for them to bicker as they have to fight Zhang and Griffith gang to get their revenge and claim the tunnel as theirs. Double Impact is often said to be a [[SpiritualLicensee better]] ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' movie than the actual [[Film/DoubleDragon live action]] adaption.

* ThemeTwinNaming: Chad and Alex. It is not so much as rhyming as it is the syllables. Their names each have only two syllables and four letters.

* ActingForTwo: The twins.

The story begins 25 years ago with the opening of the Hong Kong Victoria Harbour tunnel by business partners Paul Wagner and Nigel Griffith (Alan Scarfe). Paul attends with his twin baby sons, Chad and Alex. However, after the celebrations, the family is followed home by a [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad ]] hit squad on orders from Griffith and crime lord Raymond Zhang (Philip Chan). A shootout ensues, in which Paul and his wife are killed by the bodyguard Moon (Bolo Yeung). Chad is rescued by the family bodyguard, Frank Avery (Geoffrey Lewis), and raised abroad. Alex is dropped off on the doorstep of a Hong Kong orphanage.

Those 25 years later Chad (Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme) and Frank run a successful martial arts business, and Frank reveals he has a twin brother. Alex (Van Damme) turns out to be a streetwise punk in the Hong Kong criminal world. When finally meeting Alex, they get off on a rocky start. But there is no time for them to bicker as they have to fight Zhang and Griffith gang to get their revenge and claim the tunnel as theirs. Double Impact is often said to be a [[SpiritualLicensee better]] ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' movie than the actual [[{{Film/DoubleDragon}} live action]] adaption.

* DistressedDamsel / DistressedDude: Danielle and Frank later in the movie.

*** characterwise, Alex is closer to Jimmy, but Jimmy doesn't get the girl.

** Moon is one to Abobo and Bolo. He wields [[ThrowAbarrelAtIt oil drums]] and is a GiantMook. So this makes him an [[EnterTheDragon expy]] of an [[AsHimself expy]] an [[VideoGame/DoubleDragon exp..]] [[LogicBomb Aaah!]]

* JerkAss -> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Alex.

* RedOniBlueOni: Alex is red, and Chad is blue

Those 25 years later Chad (JeanClaudeVanDamme) and Frank run a successful martial arts business, and Frank reveals he has a twin brother. Alex (Van Damme) turns out to be a streetwise punk in the Hong Kong criminal world. When finally meeting Alex, they get off on a rocky start. But there is no time for them to bicker as they have to fight Zhang and Griffith gang to get their revenge and claim the tunnel as theirs. Double Impact is often said to be a [[SpiritualLicensee better]] ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' movie than the actual [[{{Film/DoubleDragon}} live action]] adaption.

* EvilEye: Moons damaged right eye makes him look more evil and intense than before.

* PolarOppositeTwins: Chad has grown up as a brutal gangster while Alex grew up to be a personal trainer.

->"Feel the Impact"

* EvilEye: Moons damaged right eye makes him look more evil and intense than before. See MismatchedEyes and ScarsAreForever.

* MismatchedEyes: Moon's right eye is milky grey-white.

Those 25 years later Chad (JeanClaudeVanDamme) and Frank run a successful martial arts business, and Frank reveals he has a twin brother. Alex (Van Damme) turns out to be a streetwise punk in the Hong Kong criminal world. When finally meeting Alex, they get off on a rocky start. But there is no time for them to bicker as they have to fight Zhang and Griffith gang to get their revenge and claim the tunnel as theirs. Double Impact is often said to be a [[SpiritualLicensee better]] DoubleDragon movie than the actual [[{{Film/DoubleDragon}} live action]] adaption.

** Moon is one to Abobo and Bolo. He wields [[ThrowAbarrelAtIt oil drums]] and is a GiantMook. So this makes him an [[EnterTheDragon expy]] of an [[AsHimself expy]] an [[DoubleDragon exp..]] [[LogicBomb Aaah!]]