| Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | |
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| Directed by | Lance Hool |
| Written by | Arthur Silver Larry Levinson Steve Bing |
| Produced by | Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
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| Cinematography | Jorge Stahl Jr. |
| Edited by | Mark Conte Marcus Manton |
| Music by | Brian May |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,410,000 |
| Box office | $10,755,447[1][2] |
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning is a 1985 American action adventure film, and a prequel to Missing in Action, both of which star Chuck Norris. It was directed by Lance Hool, and written by Steve Bing, Larry Levinson and Arthur Silver.[3] It is the second installment in the Missing in Action film series.
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning was filmed back to back with the original Missing in Action and was originally intended to be the first film of the two. But according to Joseph Zito, director of what was to become Missing in Action, it was decided that the sequel was a much better film and would be a more successful first film. Consequently, Cannon just switched titles and release dates so that the planned sequel was released first, and the planned first film was released as a prequel. It was followed by another sequel, Braddock: Missing in Action III, featuring the same character, but with a stand-alone screenplay.
- ^ "Missing in Action II: The Beginning (1985)". Box Office Mojo. 14 December 1985. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Andrew Yule, Hollywood a Go-Go: The True Story of the Cannon Film Empire, Sphere Books, 1987 p111
- ^ Maslin, Janet (2 March 1985). "Screen: chuck norris in 'missing in action 2'". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2010.