White Ghost (1988)

Director:

BJ Davis

Writer:

Gary Scott Thompson

Stars:

William Katt, Rosalind Chao, Martin Hewitt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Katt	...	Steve Shepard
Rosalind Chao	...	Thi Hau
Martin Hewitt	...	Waco
Wayne Crawford	...	Capt. Walker
Reb Brown	...	Maj. Cross
Raymond Ma	...	Camp commander
Karl Johnson	...	Brownie
Frank Notaro	...	Skinner
Graham Clark	...	Doc
Oliver Ngwenya	...	A.J. (as Olivier Ngwenya)
Brian O'Shaughnessy	...	Enrlich
Len Sparrowhawk	...	Edmund P. Andrews
Joe Stewardson	...	Gen. Stafford
Robert Haber	...	Travis
Richard Cox	...	Secretary of state

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

loincloth | vietnam | bondage | tied to a stake | tv star | 

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Taglines:

July '72. Vietnam. Lt. Steve Shepard missing in action. Presumed dead...15 years later he's still there.

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Genres:

Adventure | Action

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1988 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

La sporca guerra

Filming Locations:

Zimbabwe

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gibraltar Entertainment, Image Organization, Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

On-screen body count: 142.

User Reviews

Poorly made "Rambo" clone

When you think about an ex-American soldier from the Vietnam war raging havoc in that country in the 1980s a la "Rambo", it is very unlikely that the first actor someone would picture in the role would be William Katt. Yet here he is in one of the biggest miscasting decisions I've seen in a movie for a long time. Seeing him act like Rambo does occasionally bring in some amusement, but that's about all the entertainment value "White Ghost" has. Although shot in Zimbabwe(!), the jungle locations are badly chosen, making the movie look like it was shot in the wilds of Florida. These locations and the actors are almost entirely shot with the cheap technique of having everything close to the camera. The action sequences are routine at best, and the story and characters we have seen in dozens of other movies before. If you come across a dusty copy in a thrift store, it's best to leave it alone and move to something else.