Bloodsport 2 (1996)

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:

Donald Gibb, who plays Ray 'Tiny' Jackson, is the only returning cast member from the original Bloodsport (1988).

Goofs:

Continuity: The sword that Alex steals at the beginning of the movie is curved with a tassel on the end. The sword that John sells back to him is a straight sword with a tassel on the end.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Followed by Bloodsport III (1996)

I think i'm a clone now...

Daniel Bernhardt stars as Alex Cardo, a thief who learns how to fight after he is sent to prison, seems he is in prison due to him trying to steal a sacred sword, however now trained in the arts of martial, he sets up to redeem himself in the kumite. Donald Gibb shows up to reprise his role, even though he's play a different character. Bloodsport II opens like an Indianna Jones movie with Bernhardt whipping some asses and trying to make off with the sword, however it isn't until the prison sequence where we get the endless training and ponderous Asian philosophy, to then we get the endless stream of fight sequences. These fight sequences are pretty good but due to the lack of any interest in the characters, the fancy footwork is the only saving grace of this exhausted sequel. Still it's an alright movie for martial arts fan though.

* * out of 4-(Fair)