Best of the Best 2
“The Coliseum”, a brutal underground fighting arena run by a shady promoter named Weldon (Wayne Newton), whose protégé Brakus (Ralf Möller) is the owner and undefeated champion. Aside from “there are no rules”, the rule of the Coliseum state that a challenger must defeat three of its “Gladiators” in order to face Brakus.
An entertaining movie, with a couple of “Gladiators” from different styles (boxing, Olympics wrestling…) and nationalities. A good film of the genre that I enjoyed to re-watch.
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| Brakus (Ralph Moeller) owner and undefeated champion of the Coliseum. The Coliseum is a $20 Million a year business. Mostly due to the massive amounts of Money gambled on the Fights. |
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| Ralph Moeller (Brakus) is 6’5″, around 282 pounds and was 34 years old at the time of the filming. Born in Recklinghausen, Germany. Ralph Moeller is a retired pro bodybuilder who was a 1988 Mr. Olympia competitor. |
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| Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee) was 32 at the time of the filming. Born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in California, USA. 5’9 1/2″ Started his martial arts training at the age of 4.6th Dan Black Belt in Tae-Kwon Do and 3rd Dan Black Belt in Hap Ki Do. |
Just like in the movie, in real-life the actor Phillip Rhee, who play Tommy Lee, represented the United States’ Taekwondo Team against the South Korean team in the championships of the Asia Games. His real-life event formed the basis of his screenplay for the film “Best of the Best”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_of_the_Best_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf_M%C3%B6ller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Rhee
http://kungfukingdom.com/profile-of-phillip-rhee/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722223/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Underground_fighting_films
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