Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)

Director:

Aaron Norris

Writers:

James Bruner (writer)
Chuck Norris (writer)

Release Date:

2 March 1988 (France)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

He's fighting for everyone who can't fight back.

Plot:

When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam...

Plot Keywords:

Amerasian | Vietnam | Kung Fu | Cult Favorite | Third In Trilogy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	Col. James Braddock
Aki Aleong	...	Gen. Quoc
Roland Harrah III	...	Van Tan Cang
Miki Kim	...	Lin Tan Cang
Yehuda Efroni	...	Rev. Polanski
Ron Barker	...	Mik
Floyd Levine	...	Gen. Duncan
Jack Rader	...	Littlejohn
Melinda Betron	...	Thuy
Rick Prieto	...	CIA Agent (as Richard Prieto)
Jan Michael Shultz	...	CIA Agent (as Jan Schultz)
Keith David	...	Embassy Gate Captain
Robert Jochheim	...	Embassy Guard
Thuy Lin Samora	...	Embassy Secretary
Pita Liboro	...	Lin's Friend

Runtime:

101 min | Sweden:88 min (VHS version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | West Germany:16 (video premiere) (heavily cut) | West Germany:18 (TV rating) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1988) (2006) | France:-12 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Trivia:

'Joseph Zito', director of Missing in Action (1984) and Invasion U.S.A. (1985) originally was the director on Braddock: Missing In Action III. He and Chuck Norris had creative and personal differences and Aaron Norris, who was the second unit director, took over as director.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Lieutenant Colonel Braddock wears the insignia of the 101st Airborne Division. The opening scene of the film takes place during the fall of Saigon, which occurred in 1975. However, the 101st Airborne Division had left Vietnam entirely by 1972.

Quotes:

Lin Tan Cang: [Lin, Braddock's Vietnamese wife, has been waiting 13 years for his return] Oh, it doesn't matter.

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Soundtrack:

In Your Eyes

So what if I'm a Chuck Norris Fan!

Hey, when Norris learns that she is still alive, HE GOES BACK FOR HER. That's gotta count for something in these days of throw-away relationships.

The final action scene is a touching "bonding" moment as father and son together take down the bad guy! I liked the intended, old-fashioned, "feel good" emotion!