Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
5.4
“Chuck Norris is back! A one-man time bomb set to explode!”
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.
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Part of Missing in Action Collection
3 films
Cast
20 people
Chuck Norris
Colonel James Braddock
Known for
The Expendables 2
Walker, Texas Ranger
Soon-Tek Oh
Colonel Yin
Known for
Mulan
The Man with the Golden Gun
Steven Williams
Captain David Nester
Known for
The Leftovers
21 Jump Street
John Wesley
Frankie
Known for
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
World Record
Professor Toru Tanaka
Lao
Known for
The Running Man
Last Action Hero
John Otrin
Soldier
Known for
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
Christopher Cary
Emerson
Known for
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
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Joseph Hieu
Guard
Known for
The Sympathizer
Renegades
Dean Raphael Ferrandini
Kirtle
Known for
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Mischa Hausserman
Kelly
Known for
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
The 13th Warrior
BJ Davis
Helicopter Crew Member
Known for
Laser Mission
Trancers II
Bennett Ohta
Captain Ho
Known for
Noble House
Lance Hool Director · Steve Bing Writer Larry Levinson Writer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $2.4M · United States release March 1, 1985
Box office
Budget
$2,410,000
Worldwide gross
$10,755,447
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Golan-Globus Productions
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The Cannon Group
Production
United States · St. Kitts & Nevis · Netherlands · Mexico
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Vietnamese
Release dates
Denmark · March 1, 1985
Theatrical
United States · March 1, 1985
Theatrical
Australia
March 6, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 22, 1985 · Theatrical
France
November 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
August 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Greece
November 6, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
January 14, 1987 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 1, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
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