Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)

When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.

Director:

Aaron Norris

Writers:

James Bruner (characters), Menahem Golan (characters)

Stars:

Chuck Norris, John P. Ryan, Billy Drago

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chuck Norris	...	Col. Scott McCoy
Billy Drago	...	Ramon Cota
John P. Ryan	...	Gen. Taylor
Richard Jaeckel	...	John Page - DEA Agent
Begonya Plaza	...	Quiquina Esquilinta (as Begonia Plaza)
Paul Perri	...	Maj. Bobby Chavez
Héctor Mercado	...	Miguel (as Hector Mercado)
Mark Margolis	...	Gen. Olmedo
Mateo Gómez	...	Ernesto Flores (as Mateo Gomez)
Ruth de Sosa	...	Rita Chavez
Gerald Castillo	...	George Fogarty - DEA Director
Geoff Brewer	...	Maj. Anderson
Rick Prieto	...	Carlos
Sharlene Ross	...	DEA Agent in Van
Michael Heit	...	DEA Agent in Van

Storyline

The despicable Ramon Cota has murdered an innocent father and child and is exporting illegal drugs into the USA. When Colonel Scott McCoy from the original film, and his sworn partner attempt to bring him to court, their efforts are all in vain, as he is let off virtually Scott free. Unable to contain his rage, Scott's buddy furiously lashes out at him in court, to Cota's anger. He exacts the same ritual on his wife and child as he did on the previous Father and kid. Out on a personal mission of vengeance, the buddy finds himself mercilessly killed at Cota's hands. When an arsenal of soldiers attempt to go in and bring Cota and his army down, they are taken hostage, surely to be executed soon. McCoy leads a brigade of skydiving commandos in, along with himself, to rescue the hostages and exact violent revenge upon Cota.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | kung fu | cult film | second part | time bomb | 

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Taglines:

Norris and the force are back

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

MGM Studios [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 August 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

America's Red Army: Delta Force II

Filming Locations:

Bee Cliff, Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,854,379, 26 August 1990, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$6,698,361

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Films,Cannon Pictures,Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo (4 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Richard Jaeckel.

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Goofs

The Spanish word "Solamente" is misspelled "Solamiente" in one of the placards seen at the drug lab.

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Quotes

Colonel Scot McCoy: My turn to teach.

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Connections

Edited into Venomous (2001)

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Soundtracks

Winds Of Change
Music by Frédéric Talgorn (as Frederic Talgorn)
Lyrics by Harriet Schock
Performed by Lee Greenwood

User Reviews

Great Latter-day Norris Action Flick

I'm not sure why "Delta Force 2" gets such a bad rap. Is it just because it's a sequel? Or is it because it was the film that came out just at the point when Chuck was transitioning from feature films to Direct-To-Video and Television?

In fact, is it really a "bad" film at all? Well, yes and no—depending on what your expectations are. For instance, is DF2 a bad film when compared with Norris' other films? Definitely not! This film is the pinnacle of the latter day Norris persona. He's the superconfident, superbearded superman of action, tough and gruff but also noble and likable. He a man of few words who shoots a lot of big guns, narrowly escapes a lot of very big, very orange explosions, and doles out justice to the bad guys with no second thoughts. (as a sidenote, this is very different from the early days Norris persona—a basically peaceable karateman pushed into action, often the pursued instead of the pursuer; sometimes he was mustachioed, sometimes his face was (gasp) naked.). The story is clichéd and the characters are clichés personified, but I don't think that was an accident. Cliché can be very effective in movies if used properly (see "Rocky"). DF2 pushes all the buttons—pushes them in all the right spots and pushes them hard. It doesn't try to be ironic, self-referential, a parody, or a "reimagining" of anything. Like a John Wayne western, it just is what it freaking is.

Is DF2 a good film in the B-Action film genre as a whole? If by that we mean the Bronson/VanDamme/Segal level genre, then the answer is another resounding "yes!" DF2 is an excellent example of the kind of simple action flick that no one makes for theatrical release anymore.

Is DF2 a good action film if your tastes run exclusively to higher budgeted, more elaborate action flicks like "Die Hard," the James Bond series, "Lethal Weapon," Tarrantino flicks and the like instead of lower budgeted action melodramas? Nah, no way in hell. In comparison to the $100 million action epics, the acting in DF2 is stiff, the action too basic, and the story style outdated by decades. Compared to the big studio tentpole Summer blockbusters, all Norris films are like home movies. To me personally, however, the line between these big budgeted action flicks and Chuck's is becoming thinner and thinner as time goes by (what at first seems like innovation soon becomes just another cliché as it is imitated by everyone everywhere, a la "The Matrix").

So—Delta Force 2. Good movie? The answer's either "hell yes!" "good lord, no!" depending on who you are.

Personally, I dig it.