Penitentiary II (1982)

Director:

Jamaa Fanaka

Writer:

Jamaa Fanaka (writer)

Release Date:

2 April 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

He's Too Fast, Two Fisted ... "Too Sweet"!

Plot:

An ex-con on parole and trying to straighten his life out winds up back in prison when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend. |

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Convicted Felon | Murder | Sequel | Blaxploitation

Cast

Leon Isaac Kennedy	...	Too Sweet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gerald Berns	...	Beau Flynn - Lt. Heavywt. World Champ
Peggy Blow	...	Ellen
Malik Carter	...	Seldom Seen
Tony Cox	...	Midget
Ernie Hudson	...	Half Dead
Hawthorne James	...	Referee
Cepheus Jaxon	...	Do Dirty
Marvin Jones	...	Simp
Stan Kamber	...	Sam
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Announcer
Sephton Moody	...	Charles Jr.
Archie Moore	...	Himself
Rudy Ray Moore	...	Man on balcony
Mr. T	...	Himself
Ramon Sanchez	...	Dancer
Lynne Conner Smith	...	Genie Girl #1
Marci Thomas	...	Evelyn
Glynn Turman	...	Charles
Donovan Womack	...	Jesse
Ren Woods	...	Nikki
Ebony Wright	...	Sugar
Eugenia Wright	...	Clarisse

Also Known As:

Championship Fight (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

108 min | UK:108 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R (2007) | UK:18 (cut) | Norway:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bob-Bea Productions

Quotes:

Half Dead: Sucka! SUCKA!

Movie Connections:

Follows Penitentiary (1979)

Please, lock him up for good!

Once again, we find "Too Sweet" struggling against his conscience, and the bad guys, to gain his freedom. After defeating his arch-rival, and gaining freedom: "Too Sweet" works himself into championship contention...he's reunited with his sister, who is married, and has a young son. As fate would have it...he must fight against the same man he defeated to end the first movie. Now, they each have risen in the rankings. You'll find the plot thin, the acting pitiful, and get a good laugh for nostalgia's sake.. You'll notice Mr.T, Ernie Hudson (the warden on "Oz"), and a few others...have your buddies over, break out the beer and enjoy. Its true entertainment value is how thinly veiled the plot and characters are. This movie, was BIG...back in the Blaxpo days. Essentially it rode the wave of the original. Leon Isaac had no talent, physique, or legitimacy as an actor. But , he did what most successful films do...run a sequel to milk the audiences thirst.