Double Target (1987)

After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the ... See full summary »

Directors:

Bruno Mattei (as Vincent Dawn), Claudio Fragasso (co-director)

Writers:

Claudio Fragasso (adaptation), Claudio Fragasso (as Clyde Anderson)

Stars:

Miles O'Keeffe, Donald Pleasence, Bo Svenson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miles O'Keeffe	...	Bob Ross
Donald Pleasence	...	Senator Blaster
Bo Svenson	...	Colonel Galckin
Kristine Erlandson	...	Mary McDougall
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Toro (as Richard Raymond)
Luciano Pigozzi	...	McDougall (as Alan Collins)
Massimo Vanni	...	Russian Soldier (as Alex McBride)
Edison Navarro	...	Jan
Mike Villareal	...	Consul
Adrianne Joseph	...	Radio Operator (as Adrian Joseph)
Gerald McCoy
Gerald Tosco
James Welbur
Mike Monty	...	Colonel Waters
Joe Collins	...	(as John Collins)

Storyline

After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the truth, the U.S. army calls upon a former commando who is looking for his long-lost son in Vietnam. While his military commanders want to see the commando succeed in his mission, his political overseers have a different set of plans.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | child uses a gun | shooting a woman | killing an animal | campsite | 

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Taglines:

Armed and Extremely Dangerous

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | War

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Post-film credits were removed from the VHS release of the film after the publisher realised several wanted criminals' names appeared in key acting roles.

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Connections

Edited into Robowar (1988)

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Soundtracks

Losing You
Music by Stefano Mainetti
Lyrics by Leonie Gane
Sung by Rosanna Napoli
Published by Idra Music-Interbeat

User Reviews

Not Good.

I am not a big fan of Bruno Mattei, in fact I think his films are terrible, but for some reason I still watch them when I find them. This one, like STRIKE COMMANDO followed the plot of RAMBO FIRST BLOOD PART II to the letter. If only it was as well made as the Stallone film then it might be worth watching but alas it is not. The acting is awful, not even genre vets Pleasence, Pigozzi, Monty or Vanni can lift this film. The script doesn't help, in that it is littered with pathetic humour that wouldn't fit in a CARRY ON movie, a good example being when hero O'Keefe races through the Russian / Vietnamese camp on a motorcycle and runs over one of the enemy, one gets stuck on the front of the bike and the heroes throw him off with the cheesy line "no hitchhikers" or something banal like that. Just avoid it at all costs

Details

Country:

Italy Philippines India

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

20 August 1988 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Double Target

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flora Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1