Vietnam vet Frank Vega now runs an East L.A. community center where he trains young boxers to survive in and out of the ring. But when his prize student falls in with the wrong crowd and turns up dead, Frank teams up with his pal Bernie to take matters into their own fists and prove that justice never gets old.
Acting
Trejo and Glover's weirdly charming geriatric chemistry.
Practical Effects
Old-school stunts with two legends who shouldn't be doing this.
Director
Craig Moss
Danny Trejo
Frank Vega
Danny Glover
Bernie Pope
Andrew Divoff
Leandro Herrera
Jacqueline Obradors
Rosaria Parkes
Jonathan Lipnicki
Hammer
Charlie Carver
Eric
Dante Basco
Gangly Asian
Sarah Dumont
Jessica
Herbert Russell
Security Guy
Patrick Fabian
Officer Malark
Leon Thomas III
Tucson
Jeremy Ray Valdez
Manny Parkes
Han Soto
Hung
Dennis Keiffer
Tattoo Neck Dude
Ignacio Serricchio
Adolfo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This sequel exists because the first Bad Ass (2012) made $7 million on a $3 million budget despite being barely released in theaters. Hollywood math is wild.
The franchise was inspired by a real 2009 viral video of a Vietnam veteran beating up a racist skinhead on a bus—but the movies turned that into three films of Trejo punching people while Glover complains about his pension.
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