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Mandao Returns

  • 2020
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Mandao Returns (2020)
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Jay Mandao returns. Christmas is in the air as Jay astral projects back in time to prevent the death of a B-movie star. However, the more Jay and his friends mess with time, the deadlier Chr... Read allJay Mandao returns. Christmas is in the air as Jay astral projects back in time to prevent the death of a B-movie star. However, the more Jay and his friends mess with time, the deadlier Christmas becomes.Jay Mandao returns. Christmas is in the air as Jay astral projects back in time to prevent the death of a B-movie star. However, the more Jay and his friends mess with time, the deadlier Christmas becomes.

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    • Scott Dunn
  • Writer
    • Scott Dunn
  • Stars
    • Jim O'Doherty
    • Scott Dunn
    • Jenny Lorenzo
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    129
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    • Director
      • Scott Dunn
    • Writer
      • Scott Dunn
    • Stars
      • Jim O'Doherty
      • Scott Dunn
      • Jenny Lorenzo
    • 29User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jim O'Doherty
    Jim O'Doherty
    • Ted Williams
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    • Jay Mandao
    Jenny Lorenzo
    Jenny Lorenzo
    • Aura Garcia
    Alexandre Chen
    Alexandre Chen
    • Raymond Mandao
    Sean Liang
    Sean Liang
    • Cousin Andy
    Sean McBride
    • Jackson O'Hare
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    7baccaruda1

    A bonkers sci-fi/comedy!

    This movie is nuts. The story is fun, the characters unique, with the main players channeling the Three Stooges, all while going back and forth in time to fix errors and then making even more errors along the way. It wasn't boring, I can say that!
    5ops-52535

    almost like ive...

    Been time travelling myself, in a very dystopian, deductive and delirious state, and somewhere rings a bell that this was not a bad movie, allthough most of the plot story has been sephted out of my glorious memory glands of my superior cortex carosum, just almost clinging a hold of my dura mater to not to be swooped away by the alfa waves of flux capasitation, so where was i.....?

    Some films makes you feel like a dork or an ork, because your too old and out of fashion, a world of possibilities that the young today breeds on , that ultimately passed the grumpy old man by. I like timetravellers and repairing future incidents, but this was maybe too quick on the essence, and what drove this machinery , search me.

    So therefore just a 5 outta 10 , the gimmicks and gadgets being alleviated by the budget, some funny acting moments, but not the best out there on the market.so just a small recommend.
    8jedijimmy101

    even better than the first one

    I highly recommend this movie. Such a great comedy/horror and story. Great production value. The actors also do an amazing job. Such a fun movie.
    7kannibalcorpsegrinder

    Slightly disappointing but still highly enjoyable follow-up

    After contacting a recently-deceased starlet, the astral-traveler and his friends are soon confronted with the desire to save her from her untimely fate but the more they begin using their skills to help the more they realize they've now started in on a rather dangerous quest.

    This was a slightly disappointing follow-up. One of the only factors here is the general lack of comedy in the setup, instead managing to try jokes and comedic situations that really aren't. The idea of the duo possessing each other to pull off a robbery or the hilarity of their plan to present a sacrifice that goes haywire are good enough but the rest of this one isn't that funny. The characters are far more aggravating and annoying than actually funny, resulting in scenes that just go on for quite a while without generating the necessary laughs since it demonstrates the one character as far too stupid to be doing anything like what he's behaving like which wasn't the cast for the original. Another somewhat odd issue is the strange ploy of introducing the main storyline halfway through the film causing it to be quite rushed and missing some minor details, which are all that hold this one back. This one does manage quite a lot to enjoy. Among the better features is the rather engaging and fun atmosphere present, as although none of the interactions are really funny that it was attempted to be so means nothing is really dark or over-the-top. The outrageous premise and goofiness they display trying to continually shift back and forth through time trying to make sure everything happens that they end up causing simply by chance. As well, when it finally goes over the top in the final half where they tend to result in various plans and failed encounters trying to ensure everything goes to plan yet very little of it does require some genuinely creative thinking and some creative concepts for ensuring everything gets fixed. These factors, combined with a decent storyline about their father-and-son relationship that pays off nicely, gives this one some great positives.

    Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Violence.
    6rankthelion

    Absurd twist on b-movie Si-fi classics

    This was a great comedic twist on other out of body type movie. And apparently they've this is the second in the series, but I didn't realize it giving us a story that is distant enough from the original that it can be it's own film. I should have known considering it's called Mando Returns so I'll have to see the other one. There is defiantly a comedic voice here.

    A fun 70 min.

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Filming locations
      • North Hollywood, California, USA
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      • Dunnit Films
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      • 1h 10m(70 min)
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