Best of the Best II (1993)

The Colosseum is the fighting arena owned by the champion Bracus. Now after the death of their friend, Rhee and Roberts want revenge.

Director:

Robert Radler

Writers:

Max Strom (screenplay), John Allen Nelson (screenplay)

Stars:

Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, Chris Penn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Roberts	...	Alex Grady
Phillip Rhee	...	Tommy Lee
Chris Penn	...	Travis Brickley (as Christopher Penn)
Edan Gross	...	Walter Grady
Ralf Moeller	...	Brakus
Meg Foster	...	Sue MacCauley
Sonny Landham	...	James
Wayne Newton	...	Weldon
Betty Carvalho	...	Grandma
Simon Rhee	...	Dae Han
Claire Stansfield	...	Greta
Hayward Nishioka	...	Sae Jin Kwon
Ken Nagayama	...	Yung June
Frank Salsedo	...	Charlie
Stefanos Miltsakakis	...	Stavros

Storyline

In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's death by defeating Brakus and shutting down the fight club.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | fight club | returning character killed off | shot to death | shot in the head | 

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Taglines:

Get ready for the ultimate challenge!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong martial arts violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only Best of the Best sequel to be directed by the first film's director, Robert Radler. Future sequels would be directed by star Phillip Rhee.

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Goofs

As Walter is playing Tetris, he turns to his dad Alex and starts talking. The game on the screen continues like someone would still be playing it - several blocks move horizontally, rotate and then descend rapidly even after Walter has put the controller away.

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Quotes

Alex Grady: [as Brakus' guards approach Alex and Dae Han] You ready to get your clothes dirty?
Dae Han: What about you?
Alex Grady: It's a rental.

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Alternate Versions

For the 2007 American DVD release, the few seconds of previous cuts were wavered (such as the half second close up shot of James's left ring and pinkie finger shot off) and the film maintained an R rating.

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Connections

Referenced in Micmacs (2009)

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Soundtracks

GUILTY
Performed by Public Nuisance

User Reviews

Not as good as the first one,but good in an other way.

Not as good as the original. In this second movie of Best of the Best,we only see a few of the people from the original.

This movie does not take place in a karate tournement,but instead in the coloseum which is a place where it is arranged illegal fights to the death. This movie has much more hardcore fighting and explicit violence than the original,but it misses those important moments that the original had.

Even though this movie does not show friendship and feelings like the original,it still is very entertaining.

So I advice all fans of the genre to go see this one,because it has some really impressing fighting scenes.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Best of the Best II

Filming Locations:

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Border, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,840,931, 7 March 1993

Gross USA:

$6,608,687

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,608,687

Company Credits

Production Co:

Picture Securities, The Movie Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1