Frogtown II
A rugged survivor battles a mutant-frog regime to rescue a kidnapped scientist and stop a population-transforming serum.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- eccentric
- propulsive
- cult movie night
- retro sci fi marathon
What critics said
Critics regarded the sequel as an inferior, poorly executed continuation of the original's mutant-frog action premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story takes place in the post-apocalyptic Frogtown world established by the mutant-frog regime and its threatened human population.
Professor Tanzer is coerced into creating a serum intended to turn everyone into frogs, while abducted people undergo testing.
The mutant-frog leader, serum plot, and low-budget post-apocalyptic action premise create an overtly pulpy cult-film register.
Sam Hell must save the kidnapped professor and the people taken for serum experiments.
Films like Frogtown II, and why
Hell Comes to Frogtown
low-budget post-apocalyptic science fiction action with mutant antagonists and campy genre energy
Class of 1999
cult post-apocalyptic science fiction built around bizarre mutated threats and pulpy action
The Guyver
campy low-budget science fiction action featuring exaggerated world-building and monstrous antagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Donald G. Jackson
- Release Date
- 1992-11-03
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 3.6 / 10 (19)
Cast
- Robert Z'Dar
- Denice Duff
- Lou Ferrigno
- Don Stroud
- Charles Napier
- Brion James
- Linda Singer
- Rhonda Shear
- Ken Davitian
- Larry Kelsey
Common questions
- What is Frogtown II about?
- A rugged survivor battles a mutant-frog regime to rescue a kidnapped scientist and stop a population-transforming serum.
- What is Frogtown II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Frogtown II as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Frogtown II violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Frogtown II as mild.
- What did critics think of Frogtown II?
- Critics regarded the sequel as an inferior, poorly executed continuation of the original's mutant-frog action premise.
- Which films are like Frogtown II?
- Films with a similar feel include Hell Comes to Frogtown, Class of 1999, and The Guyver.
- How long is Frogtown II?
- Frogtown II runs 90 minutes.
