Dead On: Relentless II (1992) (V)

Director:

Michael Schroeder

Writers:

Phil Alden Robinson (characters)
Mark Sevi

Release Date:

26 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The first killer was unpredictable. This one is unstoppable.

Plot:

Detective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | FBI Agent | Assumed Identity | Rogue Agent | Cop Killer

Cast

Ray Sharkey	...	Kyle Valsone
Leo Rossi	...	Sam Dietz
Meg Foster	...	Carol Dietz
Marc Poppel	...	Paul Taglia
Dale Dye	...	Captain Rivers
Miles O'Keeffe	...	Gregor
Allan Rich	...	Grazinsky
Cylk Cozart	...	Detective at Precinct
Art Kimbro	...	Henry
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Mechanic (Patrick Vergano)
Dawn Mangrum	...	Reporter
Leilani Jones	...	Belinda Belos
Frank Rossi	...	Cop at Mechanic's Apartment
Mindy Seeger	...	Francine
Barbara Anne Klein	...	Realtor
Paul Hertzberg	...	Detective at House
Anthony Donato	...	Valet
Brendan Ryan	...	Cory Dietz
Perry Lang	...	Ralph Boshi
John F. Goff	...	Dr. Park
Jean Adams	...	Cleaning Woman
Loren Farmer	...	Hotel Clerk
Bob Minor	...	Cop #1
James Patten Eagle	...	Cop #2
A.J. Nay	...	Cop #3
Steve Kelso	...	Cop #4
Lisa M. Hansen	...	Cop #5
Steve Kahan	...	Ibsen
Shelby Chong	...	Waitress
Steven Lambert	...	Toby
David Conrades	...	Ted
Craig Lapiner	...	Reporter
Gregory R. Wolf	...	Mailman

Directed by
Michael Schroeder

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Phil Alden Robinson		characters (as Jack T.D. Robinson)
Mark Sevi

Produced by
Lisa M. Hansen	....	producer
Paul Hertzberg	....	executive producer
Stu Segall	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul F. Antonelli

Cinematography by
Jamie Thompson

Film Editing by
Alan Baumgarten

Casting by
Paul Adler

Production Design by
Jon Rothschild

Art Direction by
Kevin Ryan

Costume Design by
Elisabeth Scott

Makeup Department
Keith Hall	....	assistant makeup artist
Tania McComas	....	makeup artist
Jason Joseph Sica	....	hair stylist
Michael White	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Linda A. Borgeson	....	post-production supervisor
Lisa M. Hansen	....	unit production manager
Liz Wartenberg	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Coffie	....	dga trainee
Lisa M. Hansen	....	first assistant director: second unit
Stephen Lillis	....	first assistant director
Kelly Schroeder	....	first assistant director
Eddie Ziv	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Borkin	....	assistant art director
Giles Alexander Cole	....	set dresser
Tucker Johnston	....	property master
Chris Peterson	....	assistant property master
Barry Schroeder	....	construction coordinator
Brian G. Silva	....	set dresser
Shawn Silva	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Thomas Brunelle	....	custom looping
Peter Burgess	....	sound editor
Leigh French	....	custom looping
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator
Archie Hahn	....	custom looping
David Harrison	....	dialogue editor
David Harrison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Evelyn Hokanson	....	adr recordist
Gerry Long	....	foley mixer
Steve Murphy	....	sound stereo consultant
Gavin Myers	....	sound editor
Tracy Newman	....	custom looping
Paul Pirola	....	foley artist
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Rodman	....	supervising sound editor
Reni Santoni	....	custom looping
Gregory Snegoff	....	custom looping
Christina Tucker	....	adr mixer
Arnold F. Turner	....	custom looping (as Arnold Turner)
Gary Woodyard	....	sound editor
David Yaffe	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Ken Estes	....	special effects supervisor
Billy Myatt	....	special effects

Stunts
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts (as Barbara Klein)
Steven Lambert	....	stunt coordinator (as Steve Lambert)
Steven Lambert	....	stunts (as Steve Lambert)
A. Michael Lerner	....	stunts
Bob Minor	....	stunts
A.J. Nay	....	stunts
Sven-Ole Thorsen	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto 'Tito' Blasini	....	second assistant camera
Alec Boehm	....	first assistant camera
Linda R. Chen	....	still photographer
Paul Cuffee	....	best boy
Paco Fisher	....	best boy: second unit
Harry K. Garvin	....	camera operator
Joan Geguld	....	electrician
Terry Gilbert	....	electrician
Gene Hara	....	electrician
John Joleaud	....	gaffer
John Keefer	....	grip
Brian Liberman	....	grip
Billy Mears	....	crane operator
Gary Molyneux	....	dolly grip
Sylvia Ostendorf	....	loader
George Palmer	....	key grip
Nick W. Pastrano	....	electrician
Dave Rosshirt	....	electrician
Simon Scheeline	....	electrician
Michael Starbuck	....	video assistant
R. Bigus Sutherland	....	best boy grip
Norman R. Walker	....	camera cranes

Casting Department
Darren G. Frale	....	casting assistant
Dennis Hansen	....	extras casting
Don Morton	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Anacker	....	costumer
Martha Elizabeth Holmes	....	key costumer
Dina Joy Millard	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Doug Dubick	....	post-production coordinator
Elizabeth Fulton Schmidt	....	assistant editor
William Marrinson	....	apprentice editor
Mato	....	color timer

Music Department
Omid Burgin	....	music coordinator
Wayne Cook	....	music engineer
Sandy McDaniel	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
Steve Croff	....	driver: honeywagon
Marvin Graham	....	shotmaker driver
Jason Gregory	....	driver
Paul Jones	....	driver
Terry Linneweh	....	driver
John Ornstein	....	transportation coordinator
David M. Rosenberg	....	driver
Bruce Edward Smith	....	transportation captain
Rick Washburn	....	driver

Other crew
Joan Brown	....	teacher
Mitchel Cahoon	....	production assistant
Joe Camp	....	animal wrangler
Kirsten Chalker	....	production assistant
George Chavez	....	security
Jean Claude	....	animal wrangler
Karen Cohen	....	assistant: production accountant
Elaine Coyne	....	production assistant
Larry Da Silva	....	bank services
Dawn C. Dreiling	....	script supervisor: second unit
Doug Dubick	....	production associate
James Patten Eagle	....	stand-in
Heidi Eliasov	....	craft service
Yvonne Ferguson	....	assistant: Paul Hertzberg
Linda Goldenberg	....	publicist
Marta Goldstein	....	production assistant
Colleen Griebel	....	production assistant
Patrick Halm	....	production assistant
Cheryl Hayes	....	production accountant
Karen Hayes	....	post-production accountant
Fred Inn	....	dummy dog
Judith Jecmen	....	legal services
Jennifer L. Kemple	....	assistant production coordinator
Andrew Langton	....	key production assistant
Susanne Lariviere	....	assistant: production accountant
Toni Maier	....	location manager
Elizabeth N. Moffly	....	production coordinator
Stevie Nelson	....	assistant location manager
Warren Paeff	....	production assistant
Joey Peters	....	craft services: second unit
Todd Schneider	....	location scout
Patti Schulman	....	publicist
Cheryl Starbuck	....	script supervisor
Linda Stone	....	teacher
Sandee Terzis	....	assistant: Lisa M. Hansen
Steve Thompson	....	stand-in
Anne Trumbore	....	craft service
Kurt Woolner	....	completion guarantor
Steven Zeller	....	publicist

Thanks
Doug Ordunio	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Cinetel Films
• Grey Matter Entertainment

Distributors

• Caution Video (1992) (Japan) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• SVS/Triumph Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Relentless II: Dead On" - USA (video title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinetel Films

Quotes:

[His only line]
Mechanic:Come out! Come out or I'll bust you up!

Movie Connections:

References Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Soundtrack:

Don't Cry Before You're Hurt

Dead on: do not apply directly to the forehead

Detective Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi, reprising his role from the first film) is trying to juggle getting over the attacks on his family from the first film & trying to catch a new serial killer (Miles O'Keefe) while teamed up with an unhelpful FBI agent and dealing with a home life that's crumbling around him due to his relentless pursuits of his job. Meg Forster also returns but is relegated to bitching at her husband most of the film.

Instead of focusing mostly on the villain like the previous Relentless did, the sequel unwisely chooses to follow Detective Dietz who comes off as a slightly pompous self-loathing windbag. The first film was (moderately) entertaining strictly because of Judd Nelson's dead-eyed portrayal of that films killer (and William Lustigs direction to a lesser extent) Where as this film gives Miles O'Keeffe's Gregor, the stone cold killer (who could've been a great character, the back story was intriguing enough) the short shift, and while this sequel is still somewhat watchable, it is definitely the lesser because of it.

My Grade: C-

DVD Extras: Trailers for In The Cut, Secret Window & Panic Room