A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese. Supported his father (a retired military man himself) and a rich businessman whose son was also a POW, the group engages in a dangerous and violent adventure trying to rescue the POWs and at the same time re-direct their lives.
Written by Luis Alvarez
During Col Rhode's (Gene Hackman) first conversation with Major Johnson (Harold Sylvester), the Major relays a story on how he won the Distinguished Flying Cross in Vietnam. The story closely resembles a similar real life rescue from the book and movie
Bat*21, which Gene Hackman starred in 5 years later.
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Goofs
Errors in geography:
Mountains are shown around Galveston, Texas. Galveston is on an island and there are no mountains around the Texas coastline.
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Quotes
Mrs. Wilkes:
It's taken me TEN YEARS to get that damn war out of his head!
Rhodes:
Oh yeah? Well it looks like it's still in there strong. See more »