Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
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Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms is a 1998
direct-to-video
science fiction film
, sequel to the 1992 film Universal Soldier
. Despite featuring the same characters as the original, the film features none of the original cast or crew. It was followed the same year with triquel titled Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
. They were actually made as a miniseries meant as for a potential TV series. In 1999, a theatrical sequel, once again starring Van Damme, Universal Soldier: The Return
was produced, which essentially ignored the plotline of the direct-to-video sequels entirely.
, the budget
of the program is cut by the government
. However, under the orders of a CIA director, a gang of mercenaries take control of the new line of Universal Soldiers to use them in the diamond
smuggling
business.
Luc Deveraux (now played by Matt Battaglia
), survivor of the first incident with the Universal Soldiers, continues to cause problems, the enemy takes his newly found brother and news reporter Veronica Roberts prisoners.
1998 in film
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direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
, sequel to the 1992 film Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier (1992 film)
Universal Soldier is a 1992 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren as soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam but are reanimated in a secret Army project along with a large group of other previously dead...
. Despite featuring the same characters as the original, the film features none of the original cast or crew. It was followed the same year with triquel titled Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business is a 1998 direct-to-video science fiction film. It was produced as a miniseries for a potential TV series. Like Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms, none of the actors or crew of the original returned, but all the cast and crew from the first sequel...
. They were actually made as a miniseries meant as for a potential TV series. In 1999, a theatrical sequel, once again starring Van Damme, Universal Soldier: The Return
Universal Soldier: The Return
Universal Soldier: The Return is a 1999 American science fiction action film directed by Mic Rodgers and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, Heidi Schanz, Kiana Tom and Xander Berkeley as Doctor Dylan Cotner...
was produced, which essentially ignored the plotline of the direct-to-video sequels entirely.
Plot
Following the events of the original Universal SoldierUniversal Soldier (1992 film)
Universal Soldier is a 1992 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren as soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam but are reanimated in a secret Army project along with a large group of other previously dead...
, the budget
Budget
A budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
of the program is cut by the government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
. However, under the orders of a CIA director, a gang of mercenaries take control of the new line of Universal Soldiers to use them in the diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
smuggling
Smuggling
Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.There are various motivations to smuggle...
business.
Luc Deveraux (now played by Matt Battaglia
Matt Battaglia
Matteo Martin "Matt" Battaglia is an American actor and former American football player.-Background and football:Battaglia, one of four siblings, was born in Tallahassee, Florida and is of half Italian and half German/Dutch heritage.When Battaglia was three years old, his family moved north from...
), survivor of the first incident with the Universal Soldiers, continues to cause problems, the enemy takes his newly found brother and news reporter Veronica Roberts prisoners.
Cast
- Matt BattagliaMatt BattagliaMatteo Martin "Matt" Battaglia is an American actor and former American football player.-Background and football:Battaglia, one of four siblings, was born in Tallahassee, Florida and is of half Italian and half German/Dutch heritage.When Battaglia was three years old, his family moved north from...
- Luc Deveraux - Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson (actor)Andrew Jackson is a Canadian actor.Jackson has played major roles in various television shows and movies, including All My Children, Shadowbuilder, Millennium Man, Catch A Falling Star, Wind At My Back - 5th season, Deadly Betrayal, The Collector, Kyle XY, and Sea Wolf just to name a few.He is...
- Andrew Scott - Eric Bryson - Peterson
- Kevin Rushton - Martinez
- Desmond Campbell - Cooper
- Michael Copeman - Lt. Col. Jack Cameron
- Gary BuseyGary BuseyWilliam Gary Busey , best known as Gary Busey, is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in a large variety of films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage...
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- CIA Deputy Director - Richard McMillan - Dr. Walker
- Chandra WestChandra West-1990s:West's career began in 1991 when she played a small part in the television series True Confections, a 1950s conservative drama about a woman with an ahead-of-her-time awareness...
- Veronica Roberts - Aron TagerAron TagerAron Tager is an American actor and artist.- Background :As an artist, Tager has had numerous exhibitions of his work and has sculptures installed at the following locations: Mount Anthony Union High School, Bennington, VT; Shaftsbury Elementary School, VT; Delaware County Community College,...
- John Devereaux - Barbara Gordon - Danielle Devereaux
- Carla CollinsCarla CollinsCarla Collins is a Canadian comedian, actress, television host and writer. Astand-up, she has been hailed by the press as “Canada’s Tina Fey” and the “Queen of Comedy”. Carla performs across North America. She is a regular at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles and on tour with the renowned “Hot...
- Anchorwoman - James KeeJames KeeJames Kee was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was the son of John Kee, a U.S. Representative from West Virginia who served from 1933 until his death in 1951, and Elizabeth Kee, who succeeded her husband in Congress and served from 1951 until 1965...
- Jasper - Frank McAnulty - Purser
- Jared Wall - Luc at 9
- Neville Edwards - Porter
- Sophie BennettSophie BennettSophie Bennett is a Canadian actress and singer. She is probably best known for her co-starring role as Stevie Lake in the popular Australian television series, The Saddle Club, alongside Keenan MacWilliam and Lara Jean Marshall....
- Annie - Layton Morrison - Bodyguard
- Loren Peterson - Bodyguard
- Kym Kristalie - Female Sentry
- Jeff WincottJeff WincottJeffrey Howard Piero Wincott is a Canadian actor and athlete.-Personal life:Jeff is the elder brother of actor Michael Wincott....
- Sgt. Eric Devereaux - Doug MurrayDoug MurrayDouglas Murray is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing defence for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. He was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
- Young Dr. Gregor - James Binkley - Sentry
- Randy Butcher - Sentry
- Michael DysonMichael DysonMichael Eric Dyson is an American academic, author, and radio host. He is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University. Described by Michael A. Fletcher as "a Princeton Ph.D. and a child of the streets who takes pains never to separate the two", Dyson has so far authored and edited 18 books...
- Sentry - Jeffrey R. Smith - Control Operator
- Roy T. Anderson - Head Sentry
- Reg Dreger - Farmer
- Julian RichingsJulian RichingsJulian Richings is an English-born Canadian actor. He appeared in over 50 Canadian films and 20 separate television series.-Life and career:...
- Bix - James KimJames KimJames Kim was an American television personality and technology analyst for the former TechTV international cable television network, reviewing products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, and Fresh Gear...
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