Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

Monsoon rains hammer a jungle clearing, 1972. A downed helicopter pilot watches prisoners dig trenches under rifle butts, their ribs visible through soaked shirts. This is Rambo’s war before Rambo—grittier, less heroic, all mud and method.

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Lance Hool directed Missing in Action 2: The Beginning in 1985. See Lance Hool's full filmography, where to start with Lance Hool, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lance Hool.

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning was released in 1985 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.