Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Aaron Norris

Writers (WGA):

James Bruner (characters) &
Menahem Golan (characters) ...

Release Date:

24 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

Norris and the force are back

Plot:

When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Skydiving | Delta Force | Butterfly Knife | Murder

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	Col. Scott McCoy
Billy Drago	...	Ramon Cota
John P. Ryan	...	Gen. Taylor
Richard Jaeckel	...	DEA Agent John Page
Begonya Plaza	...	Quiquina Esquintla (as Begonia Plaza)
Paul Perri	...	Maj. Bobby Chavez
Héctor Mercado	...	Miguel (as Hector Mercado)
Mark Margolis	...	Gen. Olmedo
Mateo Gómez	...	Ernesto Flores (as Mateo Gomez)
Ruth de Sosa	...	Rita Chavez
Gerald Castillo	...	DEA Director Fogerty
Geoff Brewer	...	Maj. Anderson
Rick Prieto	...	Rita's Killer
Sharlene Ross	...	DEA Agent in Van
Michael Heit	...	DEA Agent in Van

Also Known As:

America's Red Army: Delta Force II (USA) (working title)
Delta Force 2 (USA) (short title)
Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bee Cliff, Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Cannon Films

Trivia:

Michael Dudikoff and Steve James were attached to the project when it was known as Spitfire: Delta Force II. After they passed on it, Chuck Norris was given the script which he disliked and was changed into the final product.

Goofs:

Continuity: The freefall sequence was obviously shot at least twice because the shoes worn by Billy Drago's stunt double change. In some shots, he is wearing brown business shoes and, in others, black running shoes.

Quotes:

Ramon Cota: We could have been such a beautiful team.
Colonel Scot McCoy: Not on your best day, pal. You're nothing but a chickenshit weasel who thrives on the misery of others. And when death calls, you'll be screaming like a baby.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Militia (2000)

Soundtrack:

Winds Of Change

It's not the hard way. It's Chuck's way.

Let me put it forward. I didn't think all that much of the original, and that's exactly the same on this one. However for some enjoyable, light-headed entertainment it passed the buck for me, compared with the first outing. The two films couldn't be anything but different though. The first featured heavily on political terrorists, as this one plays out more like a comic-book revenge story with the drug cartel in his sights. Even though he's still apart of 'The Delta Force', this time Norris goes it alone, and tackles South American drug lords led by an impressively juicy and vicious Billy Drago bad guy performance of utter evilness and slime. Norris' personal, easy-going turn, is less mechanical to his first showing of the McCoy character.

Now this one was full-throttle from the get-go, and looked like it had a sizable budget. The gritty action is furious, and at times unpleasant. Just look at some of those remarkably creative stunt works involving an intense rock climb and thrilling sky dive. Some of the potent camera work neatly dons some sharp angles, and works in the jungle locations to great effect. There are explosions. Big ones. Numerous ones. Norris is that hard to kill, that they use a grenade launcher to stop him. Alas with no prevail. And you gotta love the inter-cutting slow-motion. Aaron Norris (yep Chuck's brother) directs by throwing caution to the wind, and while it's not first-rate handling and freshly organised. He demonstrates enough to keep you watching, and lets it tick along. The material is the real weak point. The bloated screenplay is covered with coincidences, and dialogues are fairly leaden. The rest of the performances are a can of worms. John P Ryan gleefully hams it up as Gen. Taylor and Richard Jeckal skews in as a determined DEA Agent. The beautiful Begona Plaza is appealingly good too.

I was expecting worse of this sequel. Pure tempo-laced b-action fun, where the cold stare of Drago steals the show.