Toy Soldiers (1984)

While on a vacation in Central America, some American teenagers are kidnapped by terrorists. A rescue mission is sent after them, but they manage to escape and join up with a mercenary fighting the terrorists.

Director:

David Fisher

Writers:

David Fisher, Walter Fox

Stars:

Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Rodolfo de Anda

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Miller	...	Sarge
Cleavon Little	...	Buck
Rodolfo de Anda	...	Colonel Lopez (as Rodolfo De Anda)
Terri Garber	...	Amy
Douglas Warhit	...	Larry
Willard E. Pugh	...	Ace (as Willard Pugh)
Jim Greenleaf	...	Tom
Mary Beth Evans	...	Buffy
Tim Robbins	...	Boe
Jay Baker	...	Jeff
Larry Poindexter	...	Trevor
Alejandro Arroyo	...	Rafael
Tracy Scoggins	...	Monique
James Andronica	...	Freddie the Fence
Martin LaSalle	...	Father Esparza

Storyline

While on a vacation in Central America, some American teenagers are kidnapped by terrorists. A rescue mission is sent after them, but they manage to escape and join up with a mercenary fighting the terrorists.

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Plot Keywords:

central america | rescue operation | teenager | death of priest | death squad | 

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Taglines:

They challenge the terrorist - Death squad! They are young soldiers

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

It Couldn't Be Better
Music by Leland Bond
Lyrics by Douglas Fraser
Sung by Alan Graham

User Reviews

This could have been a great MST3K

And in the context of MST3K, this may be worth watching. This movie is terrible, but I almost enjoyed watching it because it's just bad enough to incredibly hilarious. The plot is ridiculous and makes absolutely no sense, the premise is nonsensical, the acting is horrendous, and the action will make you cringe.

In one instance, scenes that are supposed to be the same time of day are just not: one of the scenes seems to have been shot around evening and the other is clearly in the middle of the night. There really was no attempt to make this movie anything more than a terrible little treat for us awful-movie fans.

So if you masochistically like to watch bad movies, I would recommend this one. I had a good time watching it. It's probably one of the worst I've seen in awhile.

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

1 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Young Soldiers

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producciones Rodas S.A. de C.V., Toy Soldiers Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 82 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1