Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)

Directed by

Lance Hool

Genre

action film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 334 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a prequel that shows how a Vietnam War hero became a prisoner of war. It follows his capture and his fight to survive in a brutal enemy camp.

action-packedintensepatrioticgrittystraightforwardretroformulaicrevenge-driven

What happens

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning is a 1985 American 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. It is the second installment in the Missing in Action film series. 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 Joseph 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 first film. Consequently, Cannon just switched titles and release dates so that the planned sequel was released first, and the planned first film was released as a prequel. It was followed by another sequel, Braddock: Missing in Action III, featuring the same character, but with a stand-alone screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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