Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)

Norris and the force are back

When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.

Date of release
1990-08-24
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (259)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Action
Director
Aaron Norris
Collection
The Delta Force Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Philippines

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection is a 1990 American action film directed by Aaron Norris and starring Chuck Norris as Colonel Scott McCoy. It is a sequel to the 1986 film The Delta Force and the second installment in the series.

Production

Much of the film was shot in Tagaytay, Philippines, where production was seriously affected by a helicopter crash near an unfinished hilltop mansion. Four people were killed in the crash and ten others were injured. The fatalities included electricians Don Marshall and Mike Graham, cameraman Gaddi Dansig, and pilot Jojo Imperial; actor Geoff Brewer later died from injuries sustained in the accident, bringing the death toll to five.

Chuck Norris said he had left the set approximately 30 minutes before the accident and had worked closely with those who died for several years. He emphasised that the helicopter sequence was not a stunt, saying that the shot simply required the helicopter to lift off. The accident subsequently resulted in lawsuits against Cannon Films and Aaron Norris.

The unfinished hilltop mansion in the mountain resort of Tagaytay was called the People's Park in the Sky. Imelda Marcos had started building it in 1983 as a guest house for a visit by then-US president Ronald Reagan that never took place.

"It had never been used", Chuck Norris said in 1990. "When Marcos was booted out, it was just left, an empty shell. We bought it, made $1 million worth of refurbishments, since it wasn't in good shape, and even built a swimming pool. And then we blew it up."

On May 16, 1989, the unit had been filming for two months and was due to finish on May 27. An SA 360 Dauphin helicopter took off to film a scene, then veered to the left and plunged into a 40-foot ravine. Four people on board were killed in the crash: electricians Don Marshall and Mike Graham, cameraman Gaddi Danzig, and pilot Jojo Imperial.

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