American Kickboxer 2 (1993)

Director:

Jenö Hodi

Writers:

Jenö Hodi (writer)
Greg Lewis (additional dialogue)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

Two rivals, one a cop and the other a martial arts teacher team up to save a little girl from a terrorist and his henchmen.

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Kidnapping | Rivals For Love | Rescue Mission | Buddy Cop

Cast

Dale Cook	...	Mike Clark
Evan Lurie	...	David
Kathy Shower	...	Lillian
David Graf	...	Howard
Ted Markland	...	Xavier
Jeffrey R. Iorio	...	Hammer
Greg Lewis	...	Uncle Francis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jenö Hodi	...	Attila
Jim Moss	...	Sheriff
Nick Nicholson	...	Rental Manager

Also Known As:

American Kickboxer 2: To the Death (USA) (informal alternative title)

Certification:

USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Trivia:

The man who comes out into the street yelling "That's my car!" was Maxin Ross, who is uncredited. He owned the Platinum Club in Manila, the Philippines and several of the girls who worked for the club are extras in the movie. This scene was added to the original script as a thank you to Maxin for being a generous host.

Best viewed as an unintentional comedy

If I recall the first movie correctly, this sequel has nothing to do with the original AMERICAN KICKBOXER, so you're not missing anything if you skip ahead to this "sequel". Though if you are looking for straight entertainment, you won't be getting anything as well. I guess some of the fight sequences are okay, but otherwise this is an extremely cheap affair , with an uninspired story and filmed mostly in drab locations. Funny thing about those locations - even though this movie takes place in the L.A. area, I swear that most of the movie was filmed outside of the United States. It would certainly explain things like that bogus police car or the police precinct it comes from! Anyway, a good amount of enjoyment still can be derived from watching the movie, if you see it as an unintentional laughfest. The cheapness gets some laughs (check out that cabin near the end of the movie), there is some dopey dialogue, but what's really funny are the incredibly bad performances. Dale "Apollo" Cook gets the bad acting prize here, overacting so much that he simply must be seen to be believed. Maybe he has a futuristic television series in his future!