Quick Plot Summary: Released in 1985, Missing in Action 2: The Beginning is a Action, War, Drama, Thriller film directed by Lance Hool, written by Larry Levinson. The narrative delivers highly intense sequences and pulse-pounding confrontations that keep viewers on the edge of their seats. As part of the Missing in Action Collection, it provides a scannable look at the movie's central conflict involving Chuck Norris as Colonel James Braddock.