Bloodsport 2 (1996)

Alex Cardo is imprisoned and disciplined by one of the inmates. His new master also tells him about the brutal yet illegal Kumite tournament - but how will they get there?

Directors:

Alan Mehrez, Philip Tan (uncredited)

Writer:

Jeff Schechter

Stars:

Daniel Bernhardt, James Hong, Pat Morita

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Alex Cardo
Pat Morita	...	David Leung
Donald Gibb	...	Ray 'Tiny' Jackson
James Hong	...	Sun
Lori Lynn Dickerson	...	Janine Elson
Philip Tan	...	John
Ong Soo Han	...	Demon
Nicholas Hill	...	Sergio DaSilva (as Nick Hill)
Ron Hall	...	Cliff
Master Hee Il Cho	...	Head Judge
Lisa McCullough	...	Kim Campbell
Chuay	...	Chien
Steve Martinez	...	Referee
Jeff Wolfe	...	Flash
Cliff Bernhardt	...	Len

Storyline

After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. Especially one of the guards, Demien, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the opportunity. Alex finds one friend and mentor in the jailhouse, Master Sun, who teaches him a superior fighting style called Iron Hand. When a 'best of the best kumite' is to take place, Demien gets an invitation. Now Master Sun and Alex need to find a way to let Alex take part in the kumite too.

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Plot Keywords:

kumite | torture | opening action scene | chop socky | beating | 

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Taglines:

Caught between honor and revenge, how far will one man go...

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Genres:

Action | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for non-stop martial arts violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ron Hall had to audition for his role twice, the second time following a script rewrite that reduced his character's prominence.

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Goofs

Alex has the sword and throws it into Jon's car before getting placed under arrest. The police were close enough to Alex to see him doing this and none even bother to stop Jon from driving away.

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Quotes

Alex Cardo: Police, John.
John: You set me up?
Alex Cardo: Ha ha, payback's a bitch, yah.

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Alternate Versions

U.K. video version is missing 1 second of a double ear clap.

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Connections

Followed by Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite (1999)

User Reviews

More of the same.

This is a film with more of the same, the story seems to be used for many other films of this kind. The fighting scenes are not bad, on a scale from 1 to 10, I rate it a 5.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bloodsport II - The Iron Hand

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Gross USA:

$684,351

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$684,351

Company Credits

Production Co:

FM Entertainment International N.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 71 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color