Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Seen it?1985 | 95 min | Action, War, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, action fans and history buffs. If you loved The Deer Hunter or Born on the Fourth of July, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$11 million worldwide on a $2 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 45K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lance Hool
- Chuck NorrisColonel James Braddock
- Soon-Tek OhColonel Yin
- Steven WilliamsCaptain David Nester
- John WesleyFrankie
- Professor Toru TanakaLao
- John OtrinSoldier
- Christopher CaryEmerson
- Joseph HieuGuard
- Dean Raphael FerrandiniKirtle
- Mischa HaussermanKelly