The film 'Street Fighter: The Last Battle' was a high-profile release in 1994. It was a great success... economically, but as far as the film itself was concerned, it received numerous criticisms. One of its protagonists was Jean Claude Van Damme
The director of the film, Steven E. de Souza, was forced to sign two great Hollywood superstars such as Jean Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia, but that film was loaded with bad omens from the beginning. There were many problems in general, such as actors' illnesses and acts of indiscipline. Van Damme's presence was difficult for the director to digest.
In fact, he did not go to the shooting. And it was De Souza himself who spoke about it in an interview with 'The Guardian'. He was "coked out of his mind," he said.
This testimony has been corroborated by others who were on set. He was "extremely difficult to work with," said assistant director Keith Heygate, noting that there are many stories he cannot bring to light. "Van Damme certainly strutted around the set, letting everyone know who the star was," recalls actor Robert Mammone.
This case and that of many who were involved in the film made it all hell. "After ten days in Bangkok, we were six days behind schedule, it was torture. The producers said to me: 'You're behind schedule!'" So I did an old John Ford trick: I opened the script, ripped out a page and said, 'Right, we're back on track,'" the director recalled.