''Penitentiary II'' is a 1982 American

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directed by

Jamaa Fanaka Jamaa Fanaka (born Walter Gordon; September 6, 1942 – April 1, 2012) was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, ''Penitentiary'', and was one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. Early life and ...

. Released on April 2, 1982, the film is the sequel to 1979's ''

Penitentiary A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where people are Imprisonment, imprisoned under the authority of the State (polity), state, usually ...

''. It was followed by another sequel, ''

Penitentiary III ''Penitentiary III'' is a 1987 American crime drama film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. It is the sequel to the 1982 film '' Penitentiary II''. The film stars Leon Isaac Kennedy, Anthony Geary, Steve Antin, Ric Mancini, Marie Burrell Fanaka ...

'', which was released in August 1987.

Plot

Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone earned his parole from jail by winning a prison boxing tournament. All Too Sweet wants to do is start a peaceful life, but a condition of his release is that he work for a boxing promoter. Too Sweet has no interest in boxing and wants to live with his sister and her husband who support his desire to start over. However, when an old enemy from prison, Half Dead, escapes and kills his girlfriend, Too Sweet changes his plans and returns to the ring.

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Leon Isaac Kennedy Leon Isaac Kennedy (born January 1, 1949) is a retired American actor, disc jockey, film producer and playwright. Kennedy's acting roles include Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone in Jamaa Fanaka's ''Penitentiary (1979 film), Penitentiary'' (1979), ''Pen ...

as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone * Eugenia Wright as Clarisse *

Glynn Turman Glynn Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of ''A Raisin in the Sun'', Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera '' ...

as Charles Johnson *

Mr. T Laurence T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21, 1952), known professionally as Mr. T, is an American actor and retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series ''The A ...

as Himself *

Archie Moore Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998) was an American professional Boxing, boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (1952 – 1962). He had one of the longest profe ...

as Himself *

Ernie Hudson Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films ''Leviathan'' (1989), '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (19 ...

as "Half-Dead" Johnson * Peggy Blow as Ellen Johnson * Sephton Moody as Charles Johnson Jr. * Donovan Womack as Jesse "The Bull" Amos * Malik Carter as Hezzikia "Seldom Seems" Jackson * Stan Kamber as Sam Cunningham * Cepheus Jaxon as "Do Dirty" * Marvin Jones as "Simp" * Ebony Wright as "Sugar" * Renn Woods as Nikki *

Lyrica Garrett Marcy Thomas (born December 8, 1950), also known as Lyrica Garrett, is an American singer and actress. She started off her career as an The Ikettes, Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the 1970s. She also sang with The Undisputed Truth, Ric ...

as Evelyn * Gerald Berns as Beau Flynn, Light Heavyweight Champion * Tony Cox as "Midget" * Wilbur "Hi-Fi" White as "Hi-Fi" * Warren Bryant as "Ms. Thing" * Alfred Mariorenzi as The Warden *

Dennis Lipscomb Dennis Lipscomb (March 1, 1942 – July 30, 2014) was an American actor. Lipscomb earned an engineering degree from Clarkson University. Lipscomb's first feature film was '' Union City'' (1980). From the early 1980s to the 1990s, Lipscomb appe ...

as Announcer *

Hawthorne James Hawthorne James is an American character actor and director, known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film ''The Five Heartbeats''. He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in ''Speed'', George, the Night Guard at th ...

as 1st Referee *

Allan Graf Allan Lee Graf (born December 16, 1949) is an American athlete, actor, stuntman and director. A high school All-American football player at San Fernando in Los Angeles, California, Graf played offensive guard for the undefeated national champ ...

as 2nd Referee

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