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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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