Zone Troopers (1985)

In Italy, during World War II some American soldiers find an alien UFO.

Director:

Danny Bilson

Writers:

Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo

Stars:

Tim Thomerson, Timothy Van Patten, Art LaFleur

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Thomerson	...	The Sarge
Timothy Van Patten	...	Joey
Art LaFleur	...	Mittens
Biff Manard	...	Dolan
William Paulson	...	The Alien
Peter Boom	...	Col. Manheim
Max Turilli	...	SS Sgt. Zeller
Eugene Brell	...	The Radioman
John Leamer	...	The Lieutenant
Bruce McGuire	...	The Medic
Alviero Martin	...	The Fuhrer
Mike Manderville	...	SS Motorcyclist
Achille Brugnini	...	SS Radioman (as Archille Brunini)
Ole Jorgensen	...	SS Sentry
Peter Hintz	...	SS Corporal

Storyline

In Italy during WW II, a patrol of American soldiers discover a space ship that has crash-landed in the woods, and they come across its alien crew. A nearby Nazi unit also finds out about the alien craft, and sends a patrol to capture it and the Americans.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1944 | alien | soldier | world war two | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

They Take War To A New Dimension.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | War

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

April 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alien - Zona di guerra

Filming Locations:

Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Empire Pictures, Charles Band Productions, Altar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 54 minutes our heroes attempt an escape in a German truck which has right-hand drive. The Nazis must have captured the truck from the British.

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Goofs

When the German Soldier shoots the Panzerfaust he fires it upside down. The trigger is on top along with the sight. You raise the front sight and press the top trigger bar.

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Crazy Credits

Buy War Bonds. Available in the lobby.

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Connections

Featured in The Iron Sarge (2015)

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Soundtracks

In the Mood
Composed by Joe Garland
Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.

User Reviews

An extra point for the enthusiasm and joyful spirit!!

When watching certain movies, you just know from the very first minute that you're about to have a great time. Zone Troopers is like that…the film opens with the credits while a golden oldie song is playing (I believe it's called ‘In the Mood'…) and the right light-hearted atmosphere is set immediately. Of course, I can't give too much praising and recommendation, but I certainly enjoyed my viewing. It reminded me about the silly and funny quickies from the 60's. Like Roger Corman used to make ‘em! (Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven). It's a pleasant mixture of comedy, war and Sci-Fi, but comedy definitely gets the overhand. Four surviving members of a platoon in WWII are stuck behind German enemy lines and they discover a crashed space ship. They rescue the funny looking alien from Nazi-experiments and continue their battle along with the invaders. The script is filled with hilarious sequences and one-liners. The absolute highlight is Art LaFleur hitting Hitler himself in the face after nearly being recovered from a beating he took himself!! Furthermore, the make-up and visual effects are really cheesy and silly but that only makes the whole thing even funnier. The aliens (their origin is never revealed, but they're considered to be Martians) look like an inferior breeding of Ewoks and they make adorable yummy-noises. Zone Troopers surely gets my recommendation if you're looking for 90 minutes of pure, brainless fun. It's a nice (and even necessary change) from all those so-called Sci-Fi classics that take themselves way too serious anyway.