The most economical way to get from one place to the next while travelling around Central or South America is undoubtedly the long distance bus. As part of the service many buses show movies to entertain (in theory) passengers or help them pass the time. What is notable about these movies is not the occasional fuzzy picture or dubious sound quality, but how many times Jean Claude Van Damme makes an appearance. Is there some worldwide conspiracy to desensitise local people and backpackers to violence or do bus companies simply have very little taste? Maybe his films are given away on the front of newspapers or magazines? There must be a logical explanation.