Bloodsport 2 (1996)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Alan Mehrez

Writer:

Jeff Schechter (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sport

Tagline:

Caught between honor and revenge, how far will one man go...

Plot:

After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Karate | Prison Fight | Mixed Martial Arts | Homoeroticism

Cast

Daniel Bernhardt	...	Alex Cardo
Pat Morita	...	David Leung
Donald Gibb	...	Ray 'Tiny' Jackson
James Hong	...	Sun
Lori Lynn Dickerson	...	Janine Elson
Philip Tan	...	John
Ong Soo Han	...	Demon
Nicholas Hill	...	Sergio DaSilva (as Nick Hill)
Ron Hall	...	Cliff
Master Hee Il Cho	...	Head Judge
Lisa McCullough	...	Kim Campbell
Chuay	...	Chien
Steve Martinez	...	Referee
Jeff Wolfe	...	Flash
Cliff Bernhardt	...	Len

Also Known As:

Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite

MPAA:

Rated R for non-stop martial arts violence.

Runtime:

90 min | Germany:71 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | Australia:MA | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

FM Entertainment International N.V.

Trivia:

Veteran Asian star Philip Tan, who plays John, also served as the film's martial arts action choreographer.

Goofs:

Continuity: In Demon's third match he's wearing some sort of army pants. After winning his match he taunts Alex, while he's taunting him you can clearly see him wearing tight black shorts. Then as Demon leaves the canvas, he's wearing the same pants he wore during the match.

Quotes:

Alex Cardo: Police, John.
John: You set me up?
Alex Cardo: Ha ha, payback's a bitch, yah.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite (1999)

not great but a bit better than average

this sequel (that's really not a sequel)is OK,i guess.in my opinion it starts out stupid,with a ridiculous plot line.but ii does get better as it goes along. i really liked all the different fighting techniques,and the fights overall were at least as good as the 1st one.i thought the music they chose sucked,in a real big way.the hero of the movie starts out unlikable but becomes likable as the movie progresses.this movie is not a continuation of the 1st one.only one character returns,in a minor role.the movie in some ways,is a carbon copy of the original,especially once the fighting starts.i found the ending a bot too abrupt and anti climatic,but that's just me.for me "Bloodsport 2" is a bit better than average,so i give it a 6/10