Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

"No memory. No emotion. No mercy... Until one of them decides to become human again."

1998 1h 32m EN

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★4.3TMDB · 73

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With the UniSol program budget cut by the government, a gang of mercenaries takes control of the new line of Universal Soldiers for their own nefarious ends. In doing so, they clash with Luc Deveraux, survivor of the first incident with the UniSols, alongside his long-lost and newly-resurrected brother Eric and reporter Veronica Roberts.

“No memory. No emotion. No mercy... Until one of them decides to become human again.”

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Cast

Matt Battaglia
Luc Devereaux / GR44
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Scott / GR13
Eric Bryson
Peterson / GR80
Kevin Rushton
Martinez / GR81
Desmond Campbell
Cooper / GR82
Michael Copeman
Lt. Col. Jack Cameron
Gary Busey
Otto Mazur
Burt Reynolds
Mentor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writers: Peter M. Lenkov
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Part of the "Universal Soldier Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Woolnough, shot by Russ Goozee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ivan Doroschuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mike Lee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Matt Battaglia and Andrew Jackson and Eric Bryson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No memory. No emotion. No mercy... Until one of them decides to become human again.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0186654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jeff Woolnough directs. Russ Goozee behind the camera. Ivan Doroschuk scores. Mike Lee cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Universal Soldier Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Jeff Woolnough, shot by Russ Goozee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ivan Doroschuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mike Lee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Matt Battaglia and Andrew Jackson and Eric Bryson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "No memory. No emotion. No mercy... Until one of them decides to become human again.".
8IMDB entry: tt0186654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Russ Goozee
Original score: Ivan Doroschuk
Editing: Mike Lee
Production design: Jasna Stefanovic
Costume design: Trysha Bakker
Makeup / hair: Diana Ladyshewsky
Sound: Dino Pigat
Stunt coordinator: Matt Birman
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,350,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)

Part of

Universal Soldier Collection

The Universal Soldier film series concerns soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam but are reanimated in a secret Army project along with a large group of other previously dead soldiers. This premise furnishes the plot framework for all the sequels.

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Sierbahnn2026-05-10
★ 3/10
Low budget schlock To try for a sequel and then not include Jean-Claude was of course a mistake, but this was cheaply made, in more ways than one. It makes sense that they get a FAR cheaper actor for a production this cheap. This is not a good movie - it looks bad, tells a bad story, and is acted and directed poorly. The series picks up briefly at number 4, but this one and number 3 are both stinkers.

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