Monaco Forever is a 1984 movie directed by William A. Levey and starring Charles Pitt as an American jewel thief in Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

. Michael (Pitt) is trying to set up a robbery of a jewel store, and runs into various characters along the way.

The movie runs 48 minutes and is most notable for the first (although brief) appearance of Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,...

as a character defined as "Gay Karate Man".