Exterminator 2

1984
R
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

4.6/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York City of a drug lord and his gang.

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The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York City of a drug lord and his gang.The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York City of a drug lord and his gang.The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York City of a drug lord and his gang.

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IMDb RATING

4.6/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The Cannon Group, Inc. wasn't pleased with Writer and Director Mark Buntzman's original cut of the film, so they had noted film doctor William Sachs do extensive re-shoots in Los Angeles to make the movie better. Also, a garbage truck from New York City had to be driven cross country to Los Angeles for the re-shoots because New York City garbage trucks are made out of steel, while ones from Los Angeles are made out of fiberglass.

Goofs
When the Exterminator sets fire to the gang members doused in gasoline, the flamethrower is a thin little blowtorch, then in the next scene, he's back to using the big bulky flamethrower he's been using throughout the film.

Quotes
X: [To John Eastland] You want to clean out the streets? *I am* the streets!

Alternate versions
The UK theatrical and video version was the heavily edited U.S R-rated print which was then cut by a further 2 mins 39 secs by the BBFC. All footage of nunchakus was completely removed and heavy edits made to scenes of violence including burnings, the shooting of an old woman during the opening robbery, Robert Ginty's girlfriend being beaten up by X's gang, and almost the entire scene of the killing of the guard under a subway train. The BBFC cuts were fully waived for the 2016 DVD release.

Connections
Edited from Young Warriors (1983)

Soundtracks
Return to Cinder
Written by Peter Bernstein

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violent vigilante sleaze...

Exterminator 2 (1984) tells the story of Vietnam vet John Eastland, the famous New York flame-thrower wielding vigilante from the first film (The Exterminator (1980)) In this sequel, John meets up with a new friend,Bee-Gee, a garbage man, and then gets a job as a garbage man, and starts to go out with a dancer from a night club. (John's life must be really good!) But, when his dancer-girlfriend is attacked by a ruthless street gang led by X, John decides he must take revenge. This is overall a remake of the first film, directed by Mark Buntzman (who produced the first Exterminator) As a whole, this is not a bad sequel. Original,no. Action packed,no. But it is a fun movie with actor Robert Ginty returning as John Eastland, and one of the first (if not the first) film role by Mario Van Peebles. Also look out for Arye Gross-star of House II:The Second Story. The movie appeared that it could have been very violent and fairly gory like the first one, but this seems unfortunately cut and toned down for the R-rating. They should have made another exterminator movie...