Best Of The Best II
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Cast & Crew
Robert Radler
Eric Roberts
Phillip Rhee
Christopher Penn
Kane Hodder
Simon Rhee
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Synopsis
Travis Brickley is killed when he loses a fight to the cruel martial arts master Brakus in an underground fight club. The fight is witnessed by Walter, the son of Travis' best friend Alex Grady. When Alex hears the news, he and his partner, Tommy Lee, decide to avenge their friend's death by defeating Brackus and shutting. down the club.
Director
Robert Radler
Cast
Eric Roberts
Phillip Rhee
Christopher Penn
Kane Hodder
Simon Rhee
David Rody
Jonathan Strauss
Edan Gross
Jennifer West
Robert Radler
Tandy Hall
Stephanos Miltsakaki
Jeffrey G Olan
Fred Haft
Melanie Brown
Frank Salsedo
Jill Gustafson
Bob Lewis
Edward Bunker
Charlene Langworthy
Amanda Barry
James Choi
Mike Genovese
Cassandra Smith
Cliff Emmich
Samantha Mills
Rain Ivana
John Charles Sheehan
Ken Nagayama
Claire Stansfield
Barbara A Smith
Chris Carnel
Alex Desir
Ralf Moeller
Randy Gomes
Rusty Meyers
Christine Soustre
Nicholas Worth
Betty Carvalho
Wayne Newton
Randy Falcon
Harry Hauss
Lionel Washington
Christy Thom
Andre Lima
Buckley Francis Norris
Manny Perry
Albie Selznick
Meg Foster
Patrick Kilpatrick
Todd Mark
Kelly Clayton
Karine Luquet
Sonny Landham
Hayward Nishioka
Jimmy Adams
Melissa Holgate
Matt Thomas
Myung Kue Kim
Gunter Zeigler
Crew
Oliver Adams
George Alexander
Molly Allen
Matthew Altman
Chris M Alvarez
Nikki Amorosino
Glenn E. Anderson
Pete Antico
Maureen Arata
Bob Arnold
Mark Asher
Bill Baker
Brydon Bertram Baker Iii
Philip Barnes
Jeffrey G Barnett
Ron Bartlett
Billy Barton
Stephen L Bedell
Kirk Beebe
Kathy Beier
William Bell
Warren J Bellamy
Mitchell Bergman
Brian Bernstein
Andrea Berty
Dean Beville
Matt Beville
John Bilka
David Bishop
Christine Bogoian
Rick Boomhower
Beth A Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
Paul Boydston
Nikki Bradshaw
Isabela Braga
Kate Brandon
Marilyn Brands
Bruce Bridges
Terry Broadbent
Allan Bromberg
John Brown
Steven Brown
Kurt Bryant
Steven Butcher
David L Butler
Gregory R Campbell
Robert Campbell
Rebecca Carriaga
Michael Carter
Darryl Chan
Doug Chartier
Betsy Chasse
Andrea Chesney
Michael Chock
James Christopher
Carl Ciarfalio
Mark Coffey
Stacy Cohen
Vidal Cohen
William Conner
Jerry Corker
Danny Costa
Keith Crawford
Vince Deadrick
Steve Delollis
Pat Domenico
David Dragan
Chris Drozd
Mike Dunlap
John Dunn
Ezra Dweck
David Elliott
David Emerson
Jumi Emizawa
Danny Epper
Gilbert Esponza
Rain Eventoff
Larry Fioritto
Frank Fleming
Judee Flick
Stephen Hunter Flick
Carol Folgate
E Chip Foody
David Michael Frank
David Michael Frank
Mark Free
Gary Frutkoff
Scott Ganary
Nan Garcia-wood
Dean Gates
Charles Gatson
Jimmy Geoghegan
Frank Giustra
Charles Glass
Robert W Glass
Juan Gonzales
Galen Goodpaster
Douglas Greenfield
Brian Griffin
Nancy Grossbart
Richard Grove
San Jose Guillermo
Mindy Hall
Todd Hall
Shari Hanger
Tim Hannon
Kevin Hardy
Harry Hauss
J Barry Herron
Jay Herron
Dea Hickox
Paul Horn
Kanin J. Howell
William Hoy
Steve Hulin
John Hulsman
Jeff Hypp
Colin D Irwin
Steve Irwin
Mark Ivie
Gregory Jacobs
Chris Jargo
Robert Jason
Jeff Jensen
Ulrika Johansson
Booker T. Jones
John Juhasz
John Juhasz
Rick Kahana
Dean H Kartalas
Lisa Kauppi
Peter R Kelsey
Eugene Kerry
Praga Khan
Ossama Khuluki
Robert Knouse
Robert Knouse
Elliot L. Koretz
Pat Krimson
Peter Kuran
Kevin Kutchaver
David Labell
William Lakoff
Randy Lamb
Steve Lambert
Dave Lea
David Lebell
John Lee
Robert Lennon
Charlotte Lestern
Paul Levine
Irving Lewis
Vincent Lin
Frank Lloyd
Bert Lovitt
Steve Lubbe
Humberto Luna-gallardo
Robert Lusted
Eric Mansker
Gary Martin
Jo Martin
Karen Martinez
Mark Masoner
Bruce Mattox
Wes Mattox
Patrick Mauer
Jamie Maxtone-graham
Jamie Maxtone-graham
Mona May
John H Mccabe
Jeff Mccaig
Justin Mccartney
W Darrell Mccully
W Darrell Mccully
Don Mcgovern
Jason Mckinnley
David Mcklveen
Jeff Mcluckie
Kimi Messina
Anne Michaud
Voya Mikulic
Chris Milani
Eric Miller
Matthew Monzon
David Moreno
Lloyd Moriarity
Bob Muse
Craig Muzio
Marilyn Nave
Dean Nelson
John Allen Nelson
Phill Norman
Eric Norris
Thomas J O'brien
Kevin O'neill
Jeffrey G Olan
Hal Olofsson
Laura Onspaugh
Kim Ornitz
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Edward Bunker (1933-2005)
He was born on December 31, 1933 in Hollywood, California to a mother who was a chorus girl in a few Busby Berkely musicals, and a father who was a studio grip; two of the lesser positions in the Hollywood hierarchy. After his parents divorced when he was four, he spent the next several years in various foster homes and juvenile reform schools. By 14, he notched his first criminal conviction for burglery; at 17, he stabbed a youth prison guard; and by 19, he was considered so violent a felon, that he became the youngest inmate ever at San Quentin.
For the next 20 years, Bunker would be in and out of prison for numerous felonies: robbery, battery, and check forgery, just to name a few. While in prison, he read the novel of another San Quentin inmate, Caryl Chessman, whose book, Cell 2455, Death Row, was a reveleation to Bunker, so he set about devoting himself to writing.
He enrolled in a correspondence course in freshman English from the University of California, and after several years of unpublished novels, he struck gold in 1973 with No Beast So Fierce. The novel, about a paroled thief whose attempt to reenter mainstream society fails, was as tough and unforgiving as anything ever written about a parolee's readjustment to the outside, and it rightfully earned Bunker acclaim as a writer to watch.
After he was released from prison in 1975, Bunker concentrated on writing and acting. His big film break happened when No Beast So Fierce was turned into the movie Straight Time (1978) starring Dustin Hoffman. He co-wrote the screenplay, and also had a small part as one of Hoffman's cronies.
Bunker's next big hit as a screenwriter and actor was Runaway Train (1985), a pulsating drama about two escaped convicts (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts) where again, he had a small role as Jonah. It was obvious by now that Bunker, with his gruff voice, unnerving gaze, broken nose, and his signature feature - a scar from a knife wound that ran from his forehead to his lip - would make a most enigmatic movie villian.
A few more roles in prominent pictures followed: The Running Man, Shy People (both 1987), Tango & Cash (1989), before he scored the best role of his career, Mr. Blue in Quentin Tarantino's celebrated cult caper Reservoir Dogs (1992). It couldn't have been easy for Bunker to hold his own in a cast of heavyweights (Harvey Keitel, Lawrence Tierney, Tim Roth and Steve Buscemi), but he did - and with a muscularly lithe style that was all his own.
After Reservoir Dogs, Bunker was in demand as a villian. His next few films: Distant Cousins (1993), Somebody to Love (1994), were routine, but he proved that he could deliver with professional, if familiar performances. Actor Steve Buscemi helped Bunker get his novel Animal Factory to the screen in 2000, with Bunker again adapting his own work for film. He was last seen as a convict, although with sharp comedic overtones, in the recent Adam Sandler farce The Longest Yard (2005). He is survived by his son, Brendan.
by Michael "Mitch" Toole
Edward Bunker (1933-2005)
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Released in United States on Video June 16, 1993
Released in United States Spring March 5, 1993
Sequel to "Best of the Best" (USA/1989), also directed by Robert Radler and starring Eric Roberts.
Began shooting March 30, 1992.
Completed shooting May 28, 1992.
Released in United States Spring March 5, 1993
Released in United States on Video June 16, 1993