Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1990)
Average Rating: 4.5/10
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This sequel to the popular Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle centers on the exploits of David Sloan (Sasha Mitchell) the younger brother of the two fighters (Van Damme and Dennis Alexio) who died in the first installment. As this episode begins, David has given up competition and is running a kickboxing school for underprivileged urban kids. His life changes abruptly when the villainous fight manager who murdered his brother shows up and forces him back into the ring. Fortunately, David's Zen master
Jun 1, 1990 Wide
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Cast
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Sasha Mitchell
David Sloan -
Peter Boyle
Justin -
Dennis Chan
Xian Chow -
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Sanga -
John Diehl
Accountant -
Michel Qissi
Tong Po -
Heather McComb
Lisa -
Vince Murdocco
Brian Wagner -
Matthias Hues
Neil Vargas -
Christian Andrews
Brian's Trainer -
Amy Arthur
Kristen Wagner -
Jay Byron
State Official -
Chance Corbett
Tommy -
Chance Michael Corbitt
Kid in Gym -
Dorothy Dells
Check-out Nurse -
Brian Austin Green
Tommy -
Dale Jacoby
Judge -
Vincent Klyn
Thai Thug -
Gene Lebell
Referee -
Annie O'Donnell
Helen Wagner -
Humberto Ortiz
Joey D'Angelo -
Joe Restivo
Ring Announcer -
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Casey Stengal
Eric Sloan -
Ed Anders
Brian's Opponent -
Emmanuel Kervyn
Kurt Sloan -
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Even the cultivated sportsmen who fill the end zones at Raiders games might find this bloody, sadistic display of mayhem beneath their entertainment standards.
Top CriticKickboxer 2 is better than Kickboxer, the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle that spawned it. But you have to realize this is a relative judgment, since that first movie... is widely regarded as a cinematic disgrace.
Kickboxer 2 explores much the same territory as its predecessor, although this time there's no Jean-Claude Van Damme, who by the time this sequel was made had moved on to bigger (though not necessarily better) things.
This blood, which seems to change color and texture every time it shows up, keeps coming and coming as if it were a substitute for dialogue. The scenes outside of the ring are even more excruciating.
Kickboxer 2 is laughable fun. It's got cheesy 80's style motivational music (you know the kind that worked for Rocky), over-the-top action sequences and cardboard thin performances - but all in all it's still a good boys boast.
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Movie: ID: 15031 Title: Kickboxer 2: The Road Back Release Date: 1990-06-01 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 4 Status: 1
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