# No Contest II
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{{Infobox film
| name = No Contest II
| image = FaceEvil.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [Paul Lynch](/source/Paul_Lynch_(director))
| producer =
| writer = [Richard Beattie](/source/Richard_Beattie) and Michael Stokes
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[Shannon Tweed](/source/Shannon_Tweed)|[Bruce Payne](/source/Bruce_Payne)|[Lance Henriksen](/source/Lance_Henriksen)}}
| music =
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| released = {{Film date|1996}}
| runtime = 86 min.
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''No Contest II''''' is a 1996 action film directed by [Paul Lynch](/source/Paul_Lynch_(director)) and written by Michael Stokes and [Richard Beattie](/source/Richard_Beattie) and starring [Shannon Tweed](/source/Shannon_Tweed), [Bruce Payne](/source/Bruce_Payne) and [Lance Henriksen](/source/Lance_Henriksen). It is a sequel to ''[No Contest](/source/No_Contest_(film))''.
==Plot==
Erich Dengler ([Lance Henriksen](/source/Lance_Henriksen)), the son of Manferd Dengler (a prominent [Nazi](/source/Nazi) during the rule of [Adolf Hitler](/source/Adolf_Hitler) in [Germany](/source/Germany)), poses as an Art Collector, Eric Dane, in order to take over the Holman Museum to retrieve a shipment of nerve gas that has been hidden in some art work.[{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zhN80fMAmo0C&q=tweed+payne+henriksen |first=Jim |last=Craddock |title=Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee: The Complete Guide to Movies on Videocassette, DVD and Laserdisc |publisher=Gale |year=2000 |isbn=9781578591206 |accessdate=31 October 2020}}] He holds the occupants of the museum, including Sharon Bell ([Shannon Tweed](/source/Shannon_Tweed)) and [film director](/source/film_director) Jack Terry ([Bruce Payne](/source/Bruce_Payne)), who are looking for a good location to shoot a film,[{{Cite web|url=https://www.vprogids.nl/cinema/films/film~1804735~no-contest-ii-access-denied~.html |title=No Contest II: Access Denied |website=vprogids.nl | access-date=31 October 2020}}] hostage. Dengler attempts to unleash a lethal nerve gas bomb which threatens the safety of the world. His plan is to sell the rest of the nerve gas to the highest bidder. Jack and Sharon make it their business to stop him.
==Cast==
*[Lance Henriksen](/source/Lance_Henriksen) as Eric Dane / Erich Dengler
*[Shannon Tweed](/source/Shannon_Tweed) as Sharon Bell
*[Bruce Payne](/source/Bruce_Payne) as Jack Terry
*[Jayne Heitmeyer](/source/Jayne_Heitmeyer) as Bobbi Bell
*Jeffrey Max Nicholls as Steven Ivory
*Joseph Griffin as Reggie
*David Keeley as Ritter
*Kevin Jubinville as Falco
*Sky Gilbert as Beagle
*Fiona Highet as Lisette
*[Barbara Chilcott](/source/Barbara_Chilcott) as Mrs. Holman
*Falconer Abraham as Jarvis
*Hamish McEwan as Binsey
*Sophie Simmons as Little Girl Rose
*Tommy Chang as Kidnapper
==Reception==
One reviewer stated that the sequel had a 'slightly darker tone' than ''[No Contest](/source/No_Contest_(film))'' and was less enjoyable.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.canuxploitation.com/review/nocontest2.html |title=No Contest II: Access Denied |website=canuxploitation.com | access-date=17 October 2020}}] Similarly, a different reviewer commented that 'what this film does best is remind you how good the first film was'.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.robotgeekscultcinema.com/2016/09/no-contest-ii-aka-face-evil-film-review.html |title=No Contest II: AKA Face The Evil Film Review |date=25 September 2016 |website=robotgeekscultcinema.com | access-date=17 October 2020}}] Another reviewer stated that 'the vast majority of the movie is standard ''[Die Hard](/source/Die_Hard)'' stuff'.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.comeuppancereviews.net/2019/02/face-evil-1996.html |title=Face The Evil (1996) |date=24 February 2019 |website=comeuppancereviews.net | access-date=17 October 2020}}] A different reviewer commented that 'it gets the job done but it's not the best'.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.explosiveaction.com/2012/06/quick-blast-no-contest-ii-access-denied.html |title=No Contest II: Access Denied aka Face the Evil (1997) |date=17 June 2012 |website=explosiveaction.com | access-date=17 October 2020}}] Edmond Grant described the film as 'straightforward' and a 'female twist on ''[Die Hard](/source/Die_Hard)'' (1988)'.[{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WVAOAQAAMAAJ&q=moves+away+from+her |first=Edmond |last=Grant |title=The Motion Picture Guide: 1999 Annual (The Films of 1998) |publisher=Cinebooks |year=1999 |isbn=9780933997431 |accessdate=31 October 2020}}] Similarly, Owen Williams of ''[Empire](/source/Empire_(film_magazine))'' described the film as ''[Die Hard](/source/Die_Hard)'' 'in a museum'.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/die-hard-movies-arent-die-hard/ |first=Owen |last=Williams |title=10 Die Hard Movies That Aren't Die Hard Movies |date=13 February 2013 |website=[Empire](/source/Empire_(magazine)) | access-date=31 October 2020}}] Mick Martin and Marsha Porter described the film as an 'unimaginative, derivative thriller'.[{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQpLrLopueEC&q=henriksen |first1=Mick |last1=Martin |first2=Marsha |last2=Porter |title=DVD and Video Guide 2005 |publisher=Ballatine |year=2004 |isbn=9780345449955 |accessdate=31 October 2020}}] Jim McLellan stated that 'if you don’t look too hard, this is still passably entertaining, with the art gallery providing an interesting location for some battles (the cat-fight between Sharon and Dane’s henchwoman comes to mind, ending on a piece of unfortunately-pointy artwork)'.[{{Cite web|url=https://girlswithguns.org/no-contest-ii-access-denied/ |first=Jim |last=McLellan |title=No Contest II: Access Denied |date=12 September 2011 |website=girlswithguns.org | access-date=31 October 2020}}] McLellan contended that '[Henriksen](/source/Lance_Henriksen) is good value as ever in the psycho role, e.g. shooting people because they can’t deliver [Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare) to his liking and, while [Payne](/source/Bruce_Payne) is better known as a villain, he does decent work here in a more sympathetic role'.