No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)

In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

Director:

Corey Yuen

Writers:

Maria Elena Cellino (screenplay), Roy Horan (screenplay)

Stars:

Loren Avedon, Max Thayer, Cynthia Rothrock

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Loren Avedon	...	Scott Wylde
Max Thayer	...	Mac Jarvis
Cynthia Rothrock	...	Terry
Patra Wanthivanond	...	Sulin Nguyen
Matthias Hues	...	Yuri
Nirut Sirichanya	...	Colonel Tol Nol
Jang-Lee Hwang	...	Ty (as Jang Lee Hwang)
Perm Hongsakul	...	Mr. Nguyen
Chesda 'Pop' Smithsuth	...	Police Captain (as Chesda Smithuth)
Grisapong Hanviriyakitichai	...	Pimp
Roy Horan	...	American Consular
Bunchai Im-arunrak	...	Head Monk
Opisok Praechaya	...	Gym Manager
Sanchai Martves	...	Restaurant Manager
Suang Sosretananant	...	Arm Wrestler

Storyline

In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

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Plot Keywords:

hung by wrists | colonel | consul | police captain | pimp | 

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Taglines:

It's not a rematch, it's war!

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Genres:

Adventure | Action

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Did You Know?

Trivia

According to actress Cynthia Rothrock the fight scene with Jang Lee Hwang was very tough. She wore a special pad under her shirt for Hwang to hit to soften the blows. Hwang never landed a kick on the pad but landed blows around it. He didn't go easy on her at all but she persevered.

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Goofs

Poorly rendered hammer-and-sickle Soviet flags in Yuri's office.

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Quotes

Sulin Nguyen: I ordered some of my dad's favorite dishes, in case you might to impress him.
Scott Wylde: Well, what's good for your dad is good for me.
[Restaurant waiters open bowls]
Scott Wylde: What's this stuff?
Sulin Nguyen: This is deep fried locusts. This is steamed cicada. And that over there is smoked dry iguana.
Scott Wylde: [Grabs a big ball] And these are steamed meatballs right?
Sulin Nguyen: No. That's tiger balls.
Scott Wylde: [Shocked] Real tiger's balls?
Sulin Nguyen: Uh huh!
Scott Wylde: I can see your father is a hard man to negotiate with.

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Alternate Versions

Some versions use alternate music for the "Waterfall Scene". The new music was simply an instrumental sequence.

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Connections

Followed by The King of the Kickboxers (1990)

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Soundtracks

New Order
Music and Lyrics by Rod Thorson
Performed by Rod Thorson

User Reviews

And the fun continues...

Despite being a sequel, this has nothing to do with the first movie. There's a whole new cast, and a brand new plot. A quite good one, actually. No Retreat, No Surrender 2 is the perfect example of pure 80's fun. It has lots of really cool fighting, fun background music and almost everything else we all know as bad (but really entertaining) 80's action stuff. The last fifteen minutes of the movie are excellent. Movies with totally evil Soviet military bases are always fun! And Matthias Hues is perfect as an evil Soviet military. The last fight between him and Loren Avedon must be considered as a classic.

Same score as the first movie: 7 out of 10!

Details

Country:

Hong Kong USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Raging Thunder

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$108,154, 29 January 1989

Gross USA:

$108,154

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seasonal Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 104 min (DVD) 85 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color