Opposing Force (1986)

The commander of an Air Force camp simulates prisoner-of-war conditions for realistic training goes too far, creating all too real torture situations. He prays on the only woman in the experiment.

Director:

Eric Karson

Writer:

Linda J. Cowgill

Stars:

Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eichhorn, Anthony Zerbe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Skerritt	...	Logan
Lisa Eichhorn	...	Casey
Anthony Zerbe	...	Becker
Richard Roundtree	...	Stafford
Robert Wightman	...	Botts
John Considine	...	General MacDonald
George Cheung	...	Tuan (as George Kee Cheung)
Paul Joynt	...	Ripkin
Jay Louden	...	Stevenson
Ken Wright	...	Conway
Dan Hamilton	...	Ross
Warren McLean	...	Dunn (as Warren MacLean)
John Melcher	...	Jerrell
Scott Sanders	...	De Carlo
Jerald Williams	...	Fisher

Storyline

A group of elite soldiers, including one woman, sign up for the ultimate training mission. The group parachutes onto a remote island, where their objective is to reach the safety zone before the "opposing force" captures them. Everything does not go as expected, and the training mission turns into the real thing.

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Plot Keywords:

training | island | air force | sadist | humiliation | 

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Taglines:

In Hell Camp you are an animal... to be broken, lied to, humiliated and violated.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hellcamp

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eros International Film Productions, Jeff Wald & Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 88 min (PAL) (video)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Casey gets put into the isolation box for the first time, she is wearing an orange POW poncho. A close up of her inside the box, however, clearly shows the outline of her unit patch on the shoulder of her flight suit. When she is taken out, she is still wearing the poncho. Only during the second time she is put into the box is she wearing her flight suit.

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Quotes

Becker: After a few times, you'll be the one in control.

User Reviews

A good premise gone seriously astray

They had the makings of a good movie here. A group of soldiers are taken out to a jungle camp for a rigorous P.O.W. survival course, but instead of a "controlled" experiment, they begin to suspect that the camp's commander has gone "over the edge" and is turning the experiment into a deadly reality. However, the premise is muddled by adding a female soldier to the mix, a choice which seems gimmicky and which throws off-balance the rest of the plot. (Ironically, the female angle is probably what "sold" the idea to the studio.) Some viewers may enjoy the male-bondage scenes but it's sad to read that the actor who plays Ripkin and is memorably shown tied bare-chested to a X-shaped cross committed suicide in 2001. Anthony Zerbe, America's answer to Frank Thring, is unimaginatively cast as the villain. And yes, the movie seriously weakens in the last 10 minutes.