Tiger Claws II

1996 1h 32m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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Released five years after the first installment, Tiger Claws II finds Yeung's martial arts serial killer, Chong, busted out of jail by a team of heavies in the employ of gangster Dai Lo Fu, and whisked across the country to San Fransisco's Chinatown. When NYC cop Tarek Richards learns of a rash of recent killings using Chong's distinctive M.O.— a claw-like mark across the face of the victim— he contacts his old partner, Linda Masterson, who is now living in L.A., for help. But Chong, as it turns out, has nothing to do with the murders. He's just being used by crime kingpin Lo Fu, who needs to combine his energy with Chong's to open some sort of time portal to provide vital supplies for the ancient Shaolin monks. In truth, though, Lo Fu greedily plans to use the portal to smuggle heavy modern artillery back and rule Qing Dynasty-era China himself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cynthia Rothrock
Linda Masterson
Jalal Merhi
Tarek Richards
Bolo Yeung
Chong
Ong Soo Han
Dai Lo Fu
Evan Lurie
Victor
Lazar Rockwood
Escobar
Eric Lee
Old Prisoner
Paul Rapovski
Patch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J. Stephen Maunder
Writers: J. Stephen Maunder, Andreas Kyprianou, J. Stephen Maunder
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J. Stephen Maunder, shot by Mark Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Cynthia Rothrock and Jalal Merhi and Bolo Yeung carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0126698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J. Stephen Maunder directs. Mark Willis behind the camera. Kevin Schjerning cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tiger Claws Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by J. Stephen Maunder, shot by Mark Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Kevin Schjerning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Cynthia Rothrock and Jalal Merhi and Bolo Yeung carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0126698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mark Willis
Editing: Kevin Schjerning
Production design: Ingrid Jurek
Makeup / hair: Randy Daudlin
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Tiger Claws II (1996)

Part of

Tiger Claws Collection

Jalal Merhi will help Cynthia Rothrock aka the Queen of martial arts who's back in a trilogy facing the legendary Yang Sze aka Bolo Yeung. It's another classic martial saga.