Inferno (alternatively known as Desert Heat)[1] is a 1999 American action film directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Trejo, Pat Morita, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, and David "Shark" Fralick.

[2][3] The plot revolves around Eddie Lomax (Van Damme), who is a veteran soldier sick of life, wandering the desert looking for a reason to die.

An incident with a few thugs from the nearby town, who steal Eddie's motorbike and beat him almost to death, sets him on a path of revenge.

As he lies in the desert drinking, he eventually sees his friend Johnny Sixtoes, a Mexican Indian, to whom he had sent a postcard notifying him of his arrival.

Eddie then sets the two rival gangs against each other in a bloody path to recover his prized motorcycle for Johnny, have his revenge on the Hogans, and ultimately find a reason to carry on living.

[citation needed] On September 20, 2010 Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ten movie collection DVD was released; including nine action films they were: No Retreat, No Surrender, Nowhere to Run, Hard Target, Street Fighter, Sudden Death, The Quest, Double Team, Knock Off and Universal Soldier: The Return.

[citation needed] Larry Powell and Tom Garrett wrote in The Films of John G. Avildsen that "reviews were scarce and the few that did get published were cruel.

These elements come together in a lengthy, climactic showdown of furious intensity and motivic interaction which culminates the film in a wild melee of body slams, bone-crunching kicks, and staccato gunplay".