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(also known as No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder ) is a 1987 martial arts action film directed by Corey Yuen . While marketed as a sequel to the 1986 film that launched Jean-Claude Van Damme's career, it features an independent plot and a new cast, shifting the franchise's tone from a Karate Kid style story to a Rambo-inspired jungle actioner . Production Background

: The film marked the feature debuts for Loren Avedon and Matthias Hues . Hues, who had no prior martial arts training, was hired for his physique and trained on-set by co-star Hwang Jang-lee. No Retreat No Surrender 2

: Original stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kurt McKinney backed out due to safety concerns regarding filming in Cambodian jungles. (also known as No Retreat, No Surrender 2:

: Despite its title, the film has no story or character connections to the original. It was originally titled Raging Thunder in the Philippines. Hues, who had no prior martial arts training,