Bloodsport 2 (1996)

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. Especially one of the guards, Demien, ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Mehrez

Writer:

Jeff Schechter

Stars:

Daniel Bernhardt, Pat Morita, Donald Gibb

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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. Especially one of the guards, Demien, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the opportunity. Alex finds one friend and mentor in the jailhouse, Master Sun, who teaches him a superior fighting style called Iron Hand. When a 'best of the best kumite' is to take place, Demien gets an invitation. Now Master Sun and Alex need to find a way to let Alex take part in the kumite too.

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Plot Keywords:

kumite | torture | sequel by name only | sequel | prison violence | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for non-stop martial arts violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Gross:

$840,850 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FM Entertainment International N.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 71 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Donald Gibb, who plays Ray 'Tiny' Jackson, is the only returning cast member from the original Bloodsport.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Followed by Bloodsport III (1996)

User Reviews

Ridiculous plot, but good fighting

The first 30 minutes of "Bloodsport II" are just plain ridiculous: a sort of "Karate Kid (or is it Karate Grownup?) In Prison", with a cut-rate Olivier Gruner (who is, in turn, a cut-rate Van Damme!) as the student and a cut-rate Miyagi as his teacher (actually, the real Miyagi, Pat Morita, is also in the cast!). Daniel Bernhardt shows little screen presence here, but it's his acting debut, so I guess he can be forgiven. But when the movie starts concentrating on the fighting it becomes quite good, with enough variety of styles among the different tournament participants to keep things interesting (there are even some submission victories, somewhat rare for this type of movie). Fighting female fans should note the presence of Lisa McCullough as the only woman fighter on board; she definitely knows her stuff. (**1/2)