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Director:

Aaron Norris

Writers:

Andrew Deutsch (writer)
Rick Marx (writer)
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Release Date:

October 1988 (USA) more

Genre:

War | Drama more

Tagline:

War is hell. This was worse...

Plot:

A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander | add synopsis

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A rare good one from Cannon more (17 total)


Cast

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Michael Dudikoff ... Lt. Jeff Knight

Robert F. Lyons ... Sgt. Michael McNamara

Michael DeLorenzo ... Raymond Bacera
Jesse Dabson ... Joshua Parker
Rick Fitts ... Robert Hayes
Tony Pierce ... Jan Shultz
Daniel Demorest ... Duffy
Brian Libby ... Roach
Michael Rider ... Don Pike

William Smith ... Major Flynn
Al Karaki ... Kemp
Evan J. Klisser ... Larsen
Evan Barker ... Klinski
A.J. Smith ... Lt. Riley

Dean Raphael Ferrandini ... Medic
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Additional Details

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

South Africa


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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A rare good one from Cannon, 19 January 2001
6/10
Author: BrianG from California

Most of Cannon Pictures' product is pretty much junk (they make Chuck Norris and J-C Van Damme movies, so what do you expect?), but this one is different. It doesn't have the rock-bottom cheapie look of most Cannon pictures, and the script, for once, actually makes sense (amazing, considering that Harry Alan Towers was one of the writers). The story concerns a young army lieutenant on his first combat assignment in Vietnam, and how he comes to earn the respect of his men. Michael Dudikoff is surprisingly good as the young officer who arrives at his post not knowing quite what to expect but determined to do his duty, and Robert F. Lyons is outstanding as the platoon's veteran sergeant who doesn't want a new lieutenant to get any of his men killed. The action scenes are very well staged and give you a real sense of being there, as opposed to the cardboard pyrotechnics that Cannon usually grinds out. All in all, a refreshing change from the usual Cannon crap. Recommended.

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