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Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen (Patra Wanthivanond). Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by Russians, led by ruthless Spetsnaz commando Yuri [Matthias Hues]), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...

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Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen (Patra Wanthivanond). Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by Russians, led by ruthless Spetsnaz commando Yuri [Matthias Hues]), Yuri), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...

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* BackStab: Scott takes out an enemy guard with a machete this way while infiltrating the base.









* InTheBack: Scott takes out an enemy guard with a machete this way while infiltrating the base. And in the climax, [[spoiler: Yuri shoots Terry in her back]].

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* InTheBack: Scott takes out an enemy guard with a machete this way while infiltrating the base. And in the climax, [[spoiler: Yuri shoots Terry in her back]].
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** This could be a ShoutOut to ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''.
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* DeathByCameo: The prisoner who got his butt whooped by Yuri and hurled into the crocodile pit is co-action director Ma Chin Ku.
* DolledUpInstallment: Originally titled ''Raging Thunder'', and was supposed to be a standalone film instead of a sequel.
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* ActionizedSequel: The original ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender'' is a martial arts movie in the vein of ''Film/TheKarateKid''. This sequel on the other hand is a Chuck-Norris-esque action movie full of explosions, large battle scenes, a three-digit body count and a climax which have the main characters mowing down enemy mooks by the dozens.

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* ActionizedSequel: The original ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender'' is a martial arts movie in the vein of ''Film/TheKarateKid''. This sequel on the other hand is a Chuck-Norris-esque Creator/ChuckNorris-esque action movie full of explosions, large battle scenes, a three-digit body count and a climax which have the main characters mowing down enemy mooks by the dozens.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (also known as No Retreat, No Surrender 2: [[TheForeignSubtitle Raging Thunder]]) is a 1987 Hong Kong-American martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Loren Avedon, Matthias Hues, Max Thayer and Creator/CynthiaRothrock.

The film does not have any connections to Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender, featuring an entirely original storyline and all new characters as well as an independent story.

Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen. Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by Russians, led by ruthless Spetsnaz commando Yuri), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...

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No ''No Retreat, No Surrender 2 2'' (also known as No Retreat, No Surrender 2: [[TheForeignSubtitle Raging Thunder]]) is a 1987 Hong Kong-American martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Loren Avedon, Matthias Hues, Max Thayer and Creator/CynthiaRothrock.

The Despite its title, the film does not have any connections to Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender, ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender'', featuring an entirely original storyline and all new characters as well as an independent story.

Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen. Nguyen (Patra Wanthivanond). Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by Russians, led by ruthless Spetsnaz commando Yuri), Yuri [Matthias Hues]), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...



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No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (also known as No Retreat, No Surrender 2: [[TheForeignSubtitle Raging Thunder]]) is a 1987 Hong Kong-American martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Loren Avedon, Matthias Hues, Max Thayer and Cynthia Rothrock.

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No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (also known as No Retreat, No Surrender 2: [[TheForeignSubtitle Raging Thunder]]) is a 1987 Hong Kong-American martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Loren Avedon, Matthias Hues, Max Thayer and Cynthia Rothrock.Creator/CynthiaRothrock.


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* BoyishShortHair: Terry, this is the movie where Cynthia had the shortest hair among the numerous characters she ever portrayed.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Terry and Sulin, in that order. Somehow, ''both'' of them become DamselInDistress at the end of the film.
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* LightningBruiser: Yuri, being played by the hulking Matthias Hues, who can pull of some really agile and flashy moves despite his size.

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* VasquezAlwaysDies: There are two female leads in the movie, the tomboyish Terri and girlish Sulin. Guess which one of the two failed to outlive the credits.
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* LudicrousGibs: After Scott and Mac knocks out a group of mooks, one mook whips out a grenade and chucks it at the two. Scott and Mac then throws an unconscious mook ''on the grenade''. Boom.
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Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen. Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by their Russian allies, led by ruthless Russian Spetsnaz commando Yuri), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...

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Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen. Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by their Russian allies, Russians, led by ruthless Russian Spetsnaz commando Yuri), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...
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* ActionizedSequel: The original ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender'' is a martial arts movie in the vein of ''Film/TheKarateKid''. This sequel on the other hand is an explosion-packed action movie full of explosions, large battle scenes, a three-digit body count and a climax which have the main characters mowing down enemy mooks by the dozens.

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* ActionizedSequel: The original ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender'' is a martial arts movie in the vein of ''Film/TheKarateKid''. This sequel on the other hand is an explosion-packed a Chuck-Norris-esque action movie full of explosions, large battle scenes, a three-digit body count and a climax which have the main characters mowing down enemy mooks by the dozens.
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* MoreDakka: The climax have at least ''five'' automatic machine gun turrets being mounted on strategic locations, firing on enemy troops killing dozens at a time.
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* BadassTeacher: Mac. Being played by Max Thayer, another B-grade action film badass who is also known for killing loads and loads of faceless extras in various action movies certainly helps.


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* KickChick: Terry frequently uses kicks as her main fighting technique. Heck, she's even shown [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097991/mediaviewer/rm749837568 doing this]] on a [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/523473156666810251/ more than one poster]] of the movie!
** The former example is lifted from a scene in the film itself, where Terry gets captured and have to fight while having her arms tied to her back.
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* KnowsTheRopes: The monks in the temple fight scene briefly overpowers Scott, Mac and Terry using ropes, but when Mac uses a concealed knife to slice the ropes wrapped around him soon the battle turns towards the good guys' favour.
** In the climax, Scott [[spoiler: manage to finally overpower Yuri by trapping him with a rope and tying it around the hulking Russian's neck]]. Could overlap with ChekhovsGun, since Scott is recalling what he experienced in the temple fight to his advantage.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Yuri's compound has a pit of crocodiles which he uses to dispose of prisoners. [[spoiler: He ends up being devoured by those same crocodiles in the end of the film]].

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* AllMonksKnowsKungFu: One fight scene had Scott, Mac and Terry fighting off against a groups of kung fu fighting monks in a temple.

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* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: A variation, but in the climax right after [[spoiler: Yuri shoots Terry]], Scott knocks Yuri's Uzi out of his hands with a crossbow.


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* CurbStompBattle: Yuri's forces against the local Vietnamese army, as they're raiding the compound where Sulin's father is. The local army gets decimated within minutes.


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* ImpaledPalm: Right before the final battle, Scott pierces Yuri's palm with a crossbow.
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* AllMonksKnowsKungFu: One fight scene had Scott, Mac and Terry fighting off against a groups of kung fu fighting monks in a temple.
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* BarefootCaptive: Sulin lose her shoes after being captured by enemy insurgents and remains this way for the rest of the film.

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* BarefootCaptive: BarefootCaptives: Sulin lose her shoes after being captured by enemy insurgents and remains this way for the rest of the film.
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* ActionizedSequel: The original NoRetreatNoSurrender is a martial arts movie in the vein of ''FIlm/TheKarateKid''. This sequel on the other hand is an explosion-packed action movie full of explosions, large battle scenes, a three-digit body count and a climax which have the main characters mowing down enemy mooks by the dozens.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: PLayed straight for Sulin. Averted for [[spoiler: Terry, unfortunately]].

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* ActionizedSequel: The original NoRetreatNoSurrender ''Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender'' is a martial arts movie in the vein of ''FIlm/TheKarateKid''.''Film/TheKarateKid''. This sequel on the other hand is an explosion-packed action movie full of explosions, large battle scenes, a three-digit body count and a climax which have the main characters mowing down enemy mooks by the dozens.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: PLayed Played straight for Sulin. Averted for [[spoiler: Terry, unfortunately]].
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* ActionizedSequel: The original NoRetreatNoSurrender is a martial arts movie in the vein of ''FIlm/TheKarateKid''. This sequel on the other hand is an explosion-packed action movie full of explosions, large battle scenes, a three-digit body count and a climax which have the main characters mowing down enemy mooks by the dozens.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: PLayed straight for Sulin. Averted for [[spoiler: Terry, unfortunately]].
* BarefootCaptive: Sulin lose her shoes after being captured by enemy insurgents and remains this way for the rest of the film.
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** This could be a ShoutOut to [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom]].

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** This could be a ShoutOut to [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom]].''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''.

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* ForeignQueasine: During Scott's dinner date with Sulin, specially prepared by Sulin's father, where Scott finds out what his favourite dishes are - fried locusts, boiled cicadas, dried lizards, animal testicles... and monkey brain stew.
** This could be a ShoutOut to [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom]].



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Terry, who gets blasted full of lead while trying to shield Scott]].
* IAteWhat: The dinner date have Scott taking a mouthful of what he assumed to be Chinese beancurd stew... only for Sulin to inform him it's monkey's brains. Cue SpitTake from Scott.
* InTheBack: Scott takes out an enemy guard with a machete this way while infiltrating the base. And in the climax, [[spoiler: Yuri shoots Terry in her back]].



* LightningBruiser: Yuri, being played by the hulking Matthias Hues.

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* LightningBruiser: Yuri, being played by the hulking Matthias Hues.Hues, who can pull of some really agile and flashy moves despite his size.




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* UnwillingSuspension: [[spoiler: Terry and Sulin are hung by their wrists over a pit of crocodiles near the end of the film]].

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* ClimbingClimax: The process of infiltrating the enemy base for the finale involves Scott and Mac climbing ''upwards'' against a cascading waterfall.



* StuffBlowingUp: The entire climax.

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* KarmicDeath: Yuri, who enjoys beating the pulp out of helpless captives and captured prisoners, ordered his mooks to hang and strangle the main characters, and hurls a prisoner into his crocodile pit, ends up [[spoiler: getting the snot beaten out of him, choked on a rope, dragged behind a moving jeep before getting thrown into his own crocodile pit]]. For good measure, [[spoiler: the jeep then [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill falls on him and explodes]].]]
* LightningBruiser: Yuri, being played by the hulking Matthias Hues.
* StuffBlowingUp: The entire climax.
climax, which consists of explosive traps being installed and triggered en-masse. How did Scott and Mac sneak 30-odd claymores into the enemy base is beyond anyone's guess.

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Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen. Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by their Russian allies), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...

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Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen. Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by their Russian allies), allies, led by ruthless Russian Spetsnaz commando Yuri), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...


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* BoobyTrap: The climax of the movie have Scott and Mac setting up turrets, claymores, and landmines around the enemy base and then triggering them remotely to take out the numerically superior enemy soldiers.
* FragileSpeedster: Terry, being portrayed by Cynthia Rothrock and all, she can fight pretty well and kick plenty of butt, but after being hurled aside by Yuri she's put out of action rather quickly.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (also known as No Retreat, No Surrender 2: [[TheForeignSubtitle Raging Thunder]]) is a 1987 Hong Kong-American martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Loren Avedon, Matthias Hues, Max Thayer and Cynthia Rothrock.

The film does not have any connections to Film/NoRetreatNoSurrender, featuring an entirely original storyline and all new characters as well as an independent story.

Scott Wylde (portrayed by the then 25-year-old Loren Avedon, a household name among B-grade action movie enthusiasts) is an American kickboxer visiting his Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin Nguyen. Unfortunately their date is rudely interrupted by a sudden military coup in Vietnam (being backed by their Russian allies), where Sulin's father, an important political leader, is involved. During their date, agents sent by the enemy insurgents kidnaps Sulin, prompting Scott to seek out his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis for a rescue mission. Coming along for this ride is Mac's ex-girlfriend Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who serves as their helicopter pilot, and its the three of them against an entire army...

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* StuffBlowingUp: The entire climax.

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