Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

"When the enemy is angry, confuse him. When he is unaware, surprise him, and if he refuses to submit, ...destroy him."

1991 1h 31m EN

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5.6

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20%

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4.6

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★5.6TMDB · 208🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes★4.6IMDB · 6,844

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Synopsis

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In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt's brother into the ring for a rematch.

“When the enemy is angry, confuse him. When he is unaware, surprise him, and if he refuses to submit, ...destroy him.”

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Cast

Sasha Mitchell
David Sloan
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Xian Chow
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Sanga
Michel Qissi
Tong Po
Matthias Hues
Neil Vargas
Vincent Klyn
Thai Thug
Peter Boyle
Justin Maciah
John Diehl
Jack

Credits

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Director: Albert Pyun
Writers: David S. Goyer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Albert Pyun, shot by George Mooradian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Sasha Mitchell and Dennis Chan Kwok-San and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When the enemy is angry, confuse him. When he is unaware, surprise him, and if he refuses to submit, ...destroy him.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Albert Pyun directs. George Mooradian behind the camera. Alan Baumgarten cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Kickboxer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Albert Pyun, shot by George Mooradian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Alan Baumgarten shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sasha Mitchell and Dennis Chan Kwok-San and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When the enemy is angry, confuse him. When he is unaware, surprise him, and if he refuses to submit, ...destroy him.".
7IMDB entry: tt0102202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: George Mooradian
Editing: Alan Baumgarten
Production design: Nicholas T. Preovolos
Costume design: Joseph A. Porro
Makeup / hair: Teri Blythe
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,250,712
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 4.6/10 · 6,844 votes
MPAA: R

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Kickboxer Collection

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-11
★ 2/10
I didn't even know they made a sequel until it came on Amazon Prime... and I can see why. No van Damme. Sure, it has Sasha Mitchell, but no one knows who he is and really most people care about him even less than they do van Damme. The real flaw, however, is the plot. Sasha is drawn back into competition to save the dojo. This is a problem because, well, we have seen this plot a thousand times over and it's just as interesting as all the other times we have seen it and far less interesting than when it was original and not a trope. So, you have a plot that you have seen before and a sequel that doesn't have the original star. Of course it's doomed for failure.

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