Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- violent
- pulp
- late night action marathon
- 1980s exploitation double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly received and derivative exploitation action film, reflected in its 0% Rotten Tomatoes score.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Eastland returns to pursue a drug lord and his gang through personal, extrajudicial violence.
The flamethrower-wielding hero, gang warfare, drugs, and R-rated violence establish a sensational exploitation register.
The plot explicitly places Eastland's campaign against a drug lord and his gang in New York City.
Eastland's defining weapon is a flamethrower, making spectacular firepower central to the film's identity.
Films like Exterminator 2, and why
The Exterminator
shares 1980s urban vigilante action, exploitation aesthetics, revenge plotting, and harsh street-level crime
Death Wish 3
shares grimy New York crime settings, vigilante justice, gang violence, and pulpy exploitation tone
Vigilante
shares revenge-driven urban action, a lone antihero confronting criminal gangs, and heightened violence
Cobra
shares flamboyant 1980s action-crime filmmaking, street gangs, and an uncompromising vigilante protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Mark Buntzman
- Release Date
- 1984-09-14
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 4.1 / 10 (51)
Cast
- Robert Ginty
- Mario Van Peebles
- Deborah Geffner
- Frankie Faison
- Scott 'Slo-motion' Randolph
- Reggie Rock Bythewood
- Bruce Smolanoff
- David Buntzman
- Kenny Marino
- Derek Evans
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Exterminator 2 about?
- A flamethrower-wielding New York vigilante wages a lurid, violent war against a drug lord and his gang.
- What is Exterminator 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Exterminator 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Exterminator 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Exterminator 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Exterminator 2?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly received and derivative exploitation action film, reflected in its 0% Rotten Tomatoes score.
- Which films are like Exterminator 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exterminator, Death Wish 3, Vigilante, and Cobra.
- How long is Exterminator 2?
- Exterminator 2 runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Exterminator 2?
- In United States, Exterminator 2 streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
