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Penitentiary II (1982)

Movie"He's too fast...too quick...and two fisted — He's "Too Sweet" and he's back for revenge!"
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R 1 hr 48 minApr 2nd, 1982Action, Thriller, Drama, CrimePenitentiary Collection PosterPart of Penitentiary Collection
An ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend.
StarringLeon Isaac KennedyGlynn TurmanErnie Hudson
DirectorJamaa Fanaka
WriterJamaa Fanaka

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 2nd, 1982
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 5th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$365,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$3,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Bob-Bea Productions, Ideal Films, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Penitentiary Collection

Penitentiary is a 1979 American blaxploitation drama film written, produced, and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, and starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone, a man who deals with the wrongful imprisonment of a black youth. The film was released on November 21, 1979. The first sequel, Penitentiary II, was released in 1982. It was a direct sequel that followed the exploits of "Too Sweet" Gordone shortly after his release from prison. It was notable for the early casting of Mr. T as Gordone's trainer, Glynn Turman as his brother-in-law, and Ernie Hudson recast in the villainous role of "Half Dead." The second sequel, Penitentiary III, was released in 1987. The plot centers on "Too Sweet" Gordone's time in prison, where he is sent after beating another boxer to death in a performance enhancing drug-fueled fugue state.