Cop Game (1988)

In the final days of the Vietnam War, someone is killing the officers of the elite Cobra Force. Two undercover M.P.'s are assigned to the case. The trail leads from the streets of Saigon to the war zone.

Director:

Bruno Mattei

Writers:

Rossella Drudi (screenplay), Rossella Drudi (story),

Stars:

Brent Huff, Max Laurel, Romano Puppo

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brent Huff	...	Morgan
Max Laurel	...	Hawk
Romano Puppo	...	Captain 'Skipper' Kirk
Candice Daly	...	Annie
Werner Pochath	...	Col. Kasler
Robert Marius	...	Major Shooman
Claudio Fragasso	...	Corporal
Don Wilson	...	Sergeant Ludge
Massimo Vanni	...	Head of the Killers (as Alex McBride)
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Soldier (as Richard Raymond)

Storyline

In the final days of the Vietnam War, someone is killing the officers of the elite Cobra Force. Two undercover M.P.'s are assigned to the case. The trail leads from the streets of Saigon to the war zone.

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Plot Keywords:

saigon | vietnam | cult director | murder | independent film

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 December 1991 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Cop Game: Giochi di poliziotto

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flora Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Goofs

The car chase sequence near the middle uses extensive footage from I sopravvissuti della città morta. The difference between the old and new footage is clear with the number of passengers in the cars changing repeatedly.

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Connections

Edited from I sopravvissuti della città morta (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Cop Game"
Performed by Al Festa

User Reviews

What??!?!!!

Absolutely absurd action thriller from the absolutely inept minds of Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso. Starts off as the usual cop theme (heavily owing to the Gregory Hines/Willem Dafoe movie OFF LIMITS which came out earlier that year) with two unlikely partners seeking out some criminals, when suddenly they are paid by some military general (Werner Pochath) to kill some commander in Vietnam. The film deteriorates into a Vietnam shoot-em-up with obvious stock footage and terrible editing, culminating into a spy-thriller/ James Bond style conclusion. The music, cinematography, acting, and especially the direction were completely flat and horrible.

The filmmakers obviously had no idea how to film a movie. All action is filmed from the left side, all medium shots, and sometimes the camera isn't even pointed at the action or is too far away from the action for us to tell what's going on! Even a grade A supporting cast of Italian exploitation stars (Romano Puppo, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Massimo Vanni, and Luciano Pigozzi...supposedly) and an unbilled cameo by Brett Halsey doesn't help this one. It makes no sense at all, but is able to stay so charmingly silly that this film is perfect for parties, Mystery Science Theater, or bad movie festivals. They honestly don't ever get any funnier than this.