Monaco Forever  Monaco Forever is a 1984 film directed by William A. Levey and starring Charles Pitt as an American jewel thief in Monaco. Michael (Pitt) is trying to set up a robbery of a jewel store, and runs into various characters along the way. The film runs 28 minutes and is most notable for the first (although brief) appearance of Jean-Claude van Damme as a character credited as "Gay Karate Man".