Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
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| Directed by | Lance Hool |
| Produced by | Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
| Written by | Arthur Silver Larry Levinson Steve Bing |
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| Music by | Brian May |
| Cinematography | Jorge Stahl Jr. |
| Edited by | Mark Conte Marcus Manton |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films MGM Paramount Pictures (Viacom Inc.) |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,410,000 |
| Box office | $10,755,447[1][2] |
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning is a 1985 action/adventure film, and a prequel to Missing in Action, both of which star Chuck Norris. It was directed by Lance Hool and written by Steve Bing, Larry Levinson and Arthur Silver.[3]
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning was filmed back to back with the original Missing in Action and was originally intended to be the first film of the two. But according to Joe Zito, director of what was to become Missing in Action, it was decided that the sequel was a much better film and would be a more successful opener for the franchise. So Cannon just switched titles and release dates. Thus the movie Cannon had planned as a sequel was released first and the movie that told the first part of the story was released as a prequel. It was followed by another sequel featuring the same character, but not directly connected story-wise, Braddock: Missing in Action III.
Plot
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Cast
- Chuck Norris as Colonel James Braddock
- Soon-Tek Oh as Colonel Yin
- Steven Williams as Captain David Nester
- Bennett Ohta as Colonel Ho
- Cosie Costa as Mazilli
- Joe Michael Terry as Opelka
- John Wesley as Frankie
- David Chung as Dou Chou
- Professor Toru Tanaka as Lao
- Sergio Kato as Stunt Double
Reception
The Los Angeles Times gave Missing in Action: 2 a mixed reception but very positive to the director calling his direction as intensely megalomaniac. The film gained a negative reception.[3]
Box office
The movie opened at #3, grossing $3,868,515 in the opening weekend. It was released in 1,336 theaters for a $2,895 average. The opening week grossing accounted for 36% of its total grossing.[1] The total US market revenue is $10,755,447.[1]
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