Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Chuck Norris is back! A one-man time bomb set to explode!
1985 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Lance Hool |
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| Writer: | Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson, Steve Bing |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1985 |
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| Director: | Lance Hool |
| Writer: | Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson, Steve Bing |
| Genres: | Action, War |
| Keywords | vietnam veteran, loss of loved one, martial arts, patriotism, prisoner of war, liberation, affectation, vietnam war, vietcong, revenge, escape, shootout, torture, taunting, angry, aggressive, absurd, whimsical, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, ambivalent, antagonistic, tragic, vibrant |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,755,447
Budget: $2,410,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chuck Norris | Colonel James Braddock |
| Soon-Tek Oh | Colonel Yin |
| Steven Williams | Captain David Nester |
| John Wesley | Frankie |
| Professor Toru Tanaka | Lao |
| John Otrin | Soldier |
| Christopher Cary | Emerson |
| Joseph Hieu | Guard |
| Dean Raphael Ferrandini | Kirtle |
| Mischa Hausserman | Kelly |
| BJ Davis | Helicopter Crew Member |
| Bennett Ohta | Captain Ho |
| Cosie Costa | Mazilli |
| Joe Michael Terry | Opelka |
| David Chung | Dou Chou |
| Pierre Issot | François |
| Randon Lo | Hooker |
| Michiyo Tanaka | Hooker |
| Andrea Lowe | Hooker |
| Nancy Martin | Hooker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mark Conte | Editor |
| Lance Hool | Director |
| Brian May | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur Silver | Writer |
| Marcus Manton | Editor |
| Larry Levinson | Writer |
| Jorge Stahl Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Steve Bing | Writer |
| BJ Davis | Stunts |
| Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Michael Baugh | Production Design |
| David Varod | Set Dresser, Set Decoration |
| Poppy Cannon-Reese | Costume Designer |
| Moni Mansano | Makeup Artist |
| Lilly Benyair-Gart | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Robert Sidell | Key Makeup Artist |
| Conrad Hool | Production Manager |
| Tod Scott Brody | Post Production Supervisor |
| Gregg Fonseca | Assistant Art Director |
| Richard Lind | Construction Coordinator |
| John Krenz Reinhart Jr. | Assistant Art Director |
| Susan Inge Wood | Painter |
| Joanne Small | Script Supervisor |
| Wenden K. Baldwin | Title Designer |
| Mischa Hausserman | Pilot |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 7 | 454 | 634 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 993 | 993 |