Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kylie Minogue Approve This Post (or Random Pack Break: Street Fighter – the Movie)
Cheap pack can be tons of fun, even when it's all said and done you've got a stack of garbage. But the act of breaking packs and getting a giggle from the subject matter can be worth the price of admission. Such is the case of a lot of about 30 packs from the ill-fated Street Fighter movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. The cost was about $5 and there was an outside chance of landing a Van Damme hologram card. Yes, a Jean-Claude Van Damme hologram on a card exists. I wants it in all of its ridiculous glory.
Based on the video game franchise, Street Fighter had a bunch of guys (and a couple of girls) beating each other up. Van Damme was the marquee star, playing American soldier Colonel Guile. His main nemesis is Bison, played by Raul Julia in his final theatrical release. He passed away a couple of months before the movie hit screens. Another notable star is pop singer Kylie Minogue. The doesn't only include your standard movie cards, but there's even playing tips for the classic game that were readily available even before the internet became a place of naked ladies and cats doing silly things. You can thank Upper Deck for the set.
I've tried to watch Street Fighter and might be able to make it through the whole thing one day. Yeah, it's that bad.
Rather than torture you all with a ton of pics from crappy packs, I'll show you the treasures of but one. Sorry, no holograms for me. But this stuff is still priceless - even at $5.
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- Best price tag on a pack of cards ever.
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- “Hey, bud, my face is up here. Look at the eyes. Who am I kidding? I’m so hot I’m checking myself out.”
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- After the failure of Street Fighter, Van Damme was forced to sell his mansion to cover the incredible debts he ran up splitting 18 pairs of Calvin Klein blue jeans everyday. Van Damme must still have something that can be labelled “mansion,” even if on a technicality. This is what he got.
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- “So, Kylie. You want to practice that Oscar speech now or back at my mansion where after we can make recycled pillows out of my old jeans?”
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- Wow, what pose variety. Closed fist, open fist.
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- Instant entry into the Funniest Card Front wing of the card hall of fame.
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- Some dance moves never catch on no matter how hard they try.
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- A few things come to mind to caption this card, but I’ll leave it to the readers.
And while I'm at it, I still need the following to finish the set: 5, 9, 18, 54, 59, 62, 89, 90 if anyone else bought packs trying to get a Van Damme-ogram.
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