Themes: Serial Killers, Out For Revenge, Families in Crisis
Main Cast: Meg Foster, Miles O'Keeffe, Leo Rossi, Ray Sharkey
Release Year: 1991
Country: US
Run Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Not to be confused with the 1994 exchange-of-murders melodrama Dead On, this 1991 film was originally shipped out under the title Relentless 2: Dead On. You may recall that in the first Relentless in 1989, Judd Nelson starred as a serial killer. Nelson isn't around for the sequel, though two of his near-victims, a mother (Meg Foster) and her son (Leo Rossi), make return appearances. Relentless 2 elaborates on the possible aftereffects of Nelson's psychotic behavior, as manifested in young Rossi. Could the kid have learned too much about the inner workings of a murderer's mind? The premise is a workable one, and the film makes the most of it, with several genuinely frightening setpieces. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
David Ackroyd - Dexter Davenport; Shelby Chong - Waitress; Cylk Cozart - Detective at Precinct; Meg Foster - Carol Dietz; Julie Gregg - Jillian Marks; Lisa Hansen - Cop #5; Leilani Jones - Belinda Belos; Stephen Kahan - Ibsen; Art Kimbro - Henry; Matt McCoy - Ted Beaumont; Miles O'Keeffe - Gregor; Lynn Oddo - Lisa; Sven Ole Thorsen - Mechanic; Marc Poppel - Paul Taglia; Roger Rose - Russ Russell; Frank Rossi - Cop at Mechanic's Apartment; Leo Rossi - Sam Dietz; Brendan Ryan - Cory Dietz; Reni Santoni; Tracy Scoggins - Marla Beaumont; Mindy Seeger - Francine; Ray Sharkey - Kyle Valsone; Shari Shattuck - Erin Davenport; Thomas Wagner - Det. Maldonado; Gregory Wolf - Mailman; Dale Dye - Captain Rivers; John F. Goff - Dr. Park; Paul Hertzberg - Detective at House; Steve Kelso - Cop #4; Barbara Anne Klein - Realtor; Steve Lambert - Toby; Perry Lang - Ralph Bashi; Bob Minor - Cop #1; A.J. Nay - Cop #3; Allan Rich - Grazinsky; Loren Farmer - Hotel Clerk; Harris Laskaway - Harv Mendelsohn; Virginia Watson - Dorian; Paul Adler; Alan Cassidy - Bartender; Rochelle Swanson - Woman at Party; Christopher Carroll - Doorman
Credit
Kevin Ryan - Art Director, Catalaine Knell - Associate Producer, Paul Adler - Casting, Elisabeth A. Scott - Costume Designer, Michael Schroeder - Director, Allan E. Baumgarten - Editor, Paul F. Antonelli - Composer (Music Score), David Wheatley - Composer (Music Score), Jon Rothschild - Production Designer, Jamie Thompson - Cinematographer, Lisa Hansen - Producer, Paul Hertzberg - Producer, Nancy Rae Stone - Producer, April Wayne - Screenwriter, Mark Sevi - Screenwriter
Dead On: Relentless II is a 1992 action thriller directed by Michael Schroeder. The tagline for the movie was: The first killer was unpredictable. This one is unstoppable. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA.
L.A. Detective Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi), struggling to emotionally survive his previous big case (from in the first Relentless film) is unwillingly paired with a shady FBI agent Kyle Valsone (Ray Sharkey), during a case tracking another serial killer (Miles O'Keefe), who kills seemingly at random. But every time Dietz gets a lead, Valsone gets in the way and somewhat throws off the investigation. Suspecting more than meets the eye, Dietz goes around the law to learn the identity of the killer and find out what Valsone is hiding and his connection to the killer. Meanwhile, Dietz's wife Carol (Meg Foster) now estranged from him due to his long hours, tries to deal with her current situation and their uncertain future.[1]