Missing in Action (1984)

Colonel Braddock launches a mission deep into the jungles of Vietnam to find the POW camp that he escaped from and free the Americans still held captive there.

Director:

Joseph Zito

Writers:

Arthur Silver (characters), Larry Levinson (characters)

Stars:

Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chuck Norris	...	Col. James Braddock
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Jack Tucker
David Tress	...	Sen. Maxwell Porter
Lenore Kasdorf	...	Ann Fitzgerald
James Hong	...	Gen. Tran
Ernie Ortega	...	Vinh
Pierrino Mascarino	...	Jacques
Erich Anderson	...	Masucci (as E. Erich Anderson)
Joseph Carberry	...	Carter
Avi Kleinberger	...	Dalton
Willie Williams	...	Randall
Ric Segreto	...	GI
Bella Flores	...	Madame Pearl
Gil Arceo	...	First Vietnamese Businessman
Roger Dantes	...	Second Vietnamese Businessman

Storyline

Colonel James Braddock is an American officer who spent seven years in a North Vietnamese POW camp, then escaped 10 years ago. After the bloodiest war, Braddock accompanies a government investigation team that goes to Ho Chi Minh City to check out reports of Americans still held prisoner. Braddock gets the evidence then travels to Thailand, where he meets Tuck, an old Army buddy turned black market kingpin. Together, they launch a mission deep into the jungle to free the American POWs from General Trau.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam war | rescue mission | one man army | prisoner of war | martial arts | 

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Taglines:

The war's not over until the last man comes home.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean Claude Van Damme was one of the stuntmen for this movie. His name appears in the credits under Stunts Performed by as J. Claude Van Damme. This was before his breakthrough performance in Bloodsport (1988).

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Goofs

Jack Tucker is thrown off of a second story balcony and lands on someone's dinner table, complete with food. When he lands, only his back is visible. After a cut, he is shown getting back up and his face is now visible for the first time. However, he landed on a big plate of food yet there is no food on his shirt. Obviously, it was a stuntman who fell and then M Emmet Walsh was substituted after the cut.

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Quotes

Vinh: You leave tomorrow, or you not leave at all!

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Alternate Versions

Prior to 2000, all versions released in Germany were cut for violence to achieve a "Not under 16" rating. The DVD release features the complete film, but is also rated "Not under 16".

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Connections

Referenced in Broforce (2014)

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Soundtracks

What I Like About You
Written by Merinos, Palmar and Skill
Performed by The Romantics

User Reviews

oh my god its damn good

this film kicks so much ass its all about chuck norris who goes back into vietnam and takes on the viet cong all by himself and WINS outnumber like a million billion commies to one ass kickin' dude .

Thank god for this true story adaptation, cause without chuck norris vietnam would be ruled by dirty pinkos.

it starts off with him having a dream about kicking ass in vietnam, then he takes that dream and makes it a reality and goes back to 'nam to kick all the commie ass he can find .

seriously buy this movie.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Vietnamese

Release Date:

16 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Missing in Action

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Box Office

Budget:

$2,550,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,101,460, 18 November 1984

Gross USA:

$22,812,411

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,812,411

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1