It pits a ragtag commando unit against a neo-Nazi group, whose leader believes that the legendary Spear of Destiny can seal his ascent to power.

Nick is assigned a team composed of Commander Sam Guinness, Vince D'Angelo, a womanizing computer expert from Hollywood, Billy Ryan, a redneck sharpshooter, Joe Nakamura and Winston "Mad Dog" Powell, a disgraced Detroit cop.

They are soon discovered, but they manage to get the rest of the Red Scorpions inside for the final assault, during which Kendrick, Donna and their key personnel find their demise.

After the first film did well in international markets, its producer Jack Abramoff was approached by Gregory Cascante of August Entertainment with an offer to partner on a sequel.

[3] Still hoping to entice Lundgren to return, the producers commissioned three iterations of a story featuring his character from the original, Nikolai.

[6] McColm was to play a martial arts star captured by child fans who want him to defend their village against drug traffickers.

After sorting out some copyright issues and more rewrites, Red Scorpion 2 finally went into production in Canada, where Cascante had professional connections and tax breaks were enticing.

[12] It was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as surrounding areas such as Britannia Bay, where the SS Prince George was moored, and the Capilano River Regional Park.

[13] Some interiors were shot at a studio set up inside an old brewery at Vine and 12th, which at the time of filming was operated by Spelling Canada.

[14] Post-production extended into spring 1994 and took place in Los Angeles, with Canadian producer Robert K. MacLean relocating there to oversee it.

Ballantine Books' Video Movie Guide was most positive, finding that the film, "a compact retread of The Dirty Dozen, is far better than its predecessor", while "action scenes are well-handled.

[27] Robert Pardi of The Motion Picture Guide delivered a mixed verdict: "With state-of-the-art demolition, expertly choreographed battle scenes, and enough weaponry for a military garage sale, this special-forces flick feeds hunger for action but suffers a story line that's hard to swallow".

[16] VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever commented: "Another Dirty Dozen rip-off finds your average ethnically mixed good guys brought together by a government agency".