Assault on Death Mountain (1999) (TV) Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (original title)

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

Michael Berk (story)
Calvin Clements Jr.
(more)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

Mike and his team of shadow warriors are working freelance on military operations. When Mike thinks...

Plot Keywords:

Attack | Rescue | Antidote | Desert | Ski Lift

Cast

Hulk Hogan	...	Mike McBride
Shannon Tweed	...	Hunter Wiley
Carl Weathers	...	Roy Brown
Martin Kove	...	Andy Powers
Mike White	...	Derek
Gerard Plunkett	...	Dr. Sarkisian
Lisa Schrage	...	Laura Berringer
Dale Wilson	...	Armand Berringer
Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson	...	Lily Berringer
Eli Gabay	...	Jamal
Mark Gibbon	...	Franz
Martin Szlavy	...	Helmut
Anaya Farrell	...	Dr. Magador
Ron Reis	...	Vlassi
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	French Woman
Ken Kirzinger	...	John
Adrian Formosa	...	Tech #1

Directed by
Jon Cassar

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Berk		story
Calvin Clements Jr.		(as Cal Clements Jr.)
Douglas Schwartz		story

Produced by
Hulk Hogan	....	executive producer (as Terry Bollea)
Hulk Hogan	....	producer
Arvi Liimatainen	....	producer
Douglas Schwartz	....	producer
Harold Tichenor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ken Harrison

Cinematography by
David Geddes

Film Editing by
Charles Robichaud

Casting by
Bette Chadwick
Candice Elzinga

Production Design by
Jill Scott

Art Direction by
Eric Norlin

Set Decoration by
Mary-Lou Storey

Costume Design by
Karen L. Matthews

Makeup Department
Julie McHaffie	....	hair stylist
Lisa Taylor Roberts	....	makeup artist
Mary Ann Valdes	....	hair stylist: Mr. Hogan

Production Management
Jayme Pfahl	....	post-production supervisor
Anne M. Simonet	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Arnold	....	second assistant director
Andrea Beardsley	....	trainee assistant director
Bill Ferguson	....	second unit director
Pierre Henry	....	first assistant director
Morgan Lewington	....	second assistant director: second unit
Fiona Winning	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Chris Dutton	....	property master
Jim Geddes	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Gashtaseb Ariana	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hennie Britton	....	foley recordist
Gordon Durity	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Harrison	....	foley artist
Patrick Haskill	....	sound editor
Patrick Haskill	....	sound effects editor
Philip Hunter	....	sound editor
Gael MacLean	....	sound supervisor
Daryl Powell	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Jeffrey Butterworth	....	special effects assistant (as Jeffrey A. Butterworth)
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects first assistant
Gary Paller	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Curt Bonn	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Gavin Buhr	....	stunts
Jason Calder	....	stunt performer
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Bill Ferguson	....	stunt coordinator
Terrance Leigh	....	stunt double
John Sampson	....	stunts
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunt performer
Rob Wilton	....	stunt coordinator
Rob Wilton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Fred Boyd	....	gaffer
Steve Holland	....	generator operator
Elizabeth House	....	second assistant camera
Ron MacLeay	....	key grip
Paul Michaud	....	still photographer
Marty Naucler	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
John Seale Jr.	....	focus puller: second camera
Patrick Stepien	....	"a" camera first assistant
Gary Viola	....	director of photography: second unit
William Waring	....	camera operator
Michael 'Rail' Wrinch	....	camera operator: second camera
Vitali Zaporozhchenko	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Ed Arenas	....	location casting
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Cameron	....	assistant costume designer (as Carolyn Pavelick)
Terry Haws	....	costume supervisor
Lyne Talbot	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Shaw	....	video colorist
Shelly Theaker	....	assistant editor (as Shelley Theaker)

Transportation Department
Red Murphy	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Carol Bailey	....	first assistant accountant
Santino Barile	....	armorer
Kevin L. Beggs	....	executive consultant (as Kevin Beggs)
Rick Constantineau	....	production accountant
Susan Crawford	....	co-production coordinator
Elaine Fleming	....	co-production coordinator
Rob Fournier	....	armorer
Lara Fox	....	script supervisor
Terry Haws	....	set supervisor
Chris Kaufman	....	assistant: Doug Schwartz
Rick Morwick	....	stand-in
Liz Rumball	....	office production assistant
Michael Williams	....	location manager

Thanks
Craig Hamilton	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Crescent Entertainment

Distributors

• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• New KSM (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (1999) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Northwest Imaging & FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Airwaves Sound Design  audio post-production
• P.S. Northern Lights  production equipment
• Post Haste Video  video post-production

Also Known As:

"Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant" - Canada (original title)
"Shadow Warriors" - USA (DVD title)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Crescent Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Follows Assault on Devil's Island (1997) (TV)

Hoo boy, this is bad

Hulk saves the world, yet again. Like all of Hulk Hogans movies this is in the so bad it's good category. Naturally I wouldn't say that to his face. The one thing that stops this movie from excelling in that category though is that it has quite a few really revolting bits in it. For example, the fact that every single baddie of the two unconnected plots is a foreigner and every one of the morally good people is American.

There's little point in pointing out odd behaviour by the characters or plot inconsistencies in a movie like this, but I will anyway. In the first plot, which really is just a filler because they didn't manage to pad out the 2nd plot to last for more than an hour, the good guys need to rescue a little girl who's been kidnapped by her Austrian dad from his American wife. The Austrian turns out to be majorly wealthy, but a foreigner so he deserves all that he gets, like having about 15 of his life guards shot while Hulk and the team rescue the little girl. A bit over the top or what? This plot also serves the film makers with an excellent opportunity to show as much cleavage as possible. This is achieved by having Shannon Tweed, disguised as a guest, sneak into the exclusive party the little girl's dad is holding at his estate. She gets to wear a necklace with a camera hidden inside so her necklace and of course her cleavage are shown in close up's a number of times. Pure genius.

A common trait for really bad movies like this is the way Mister Evil's henchmen are disposed off. Naturally they're positioned all over the building but one single punch ALWAYS knocks them out cold, never to return to action for the rest of the movie. Unless of course there's a fight scene needed, then the baddies get hit over and over again before they finally get knocked out. Similarly, the baddies can fire machine gun rounds after rounds at the good guys without a single hit while the good guys need one single shot to dispose of entire armies. Unless the baddie has had a bit of screen time, then he'll be much harder to kill. Also, like in all bad action movies, either the number one or number two baddie will be totally cruel and evil when he's got the good guy tied up but will become a shivering coward once the roles are reversed.

I don't know, I'm probably not who this movie is marketed at (I shudder to think of the target audience) but I'd find it much more interesting if the baddies actually had a reason to be evil. They're always evil for no reason which makes them cartoon characters. But then, every single character in this movie is a cartoon character.

So, in conclusion. Good for a chuckle but not really a truly good, bad film.