The Human Shield

19911991
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1h 28m

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4.4/10

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Action Drama War

An ex-Marine who was hired to train Iraqi soldiers to fight Iran returns to Iraq as a CIA agent to free his brother, who has been imprisoned there by a renegade general.An ex-Marine who was hired to train Iraqi soldiers to fight Iran returns to Iraq as a CIA agent to free his brother, who has been imprisoned there by a renegade general.An ex-Marine who was hired to train Iraqi soldiers to fight Iran returns to Iraq as a CIA agent to free his brother, who has been imprisoned there by a renegade general.

IMDb RATING

4.4/10

509

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

85,496

11,559

Director
- Ted Post
Writers
- Mike Werb(story)
- Mann Rubin(story)
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Trivia
This was reportedly the first fictional film to deal with the Persian Gulf War.

Goofs
Some of the chemical symbols in the chemical plant are not used in the Middle East.

Quotes
Tanzi: Insults here can only be washed away with blood.

Alternate versions
German version was cut by 3 seconds to secure a "Not under 16" rating.

Connections
Referenced in Short Cuts - Oikopolkuja (1993)

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brotherly love can fight terrorism

The first film to be made that references the Gulf War, THE HUMAN SHIELD finds Dudikoff heading to the Middle East when his brother is taken prisoner just as he's about to leave Iraq with his wife and daughter. Like any good brother, Dudikoff gets mad and decides to kick butt in his quest to free his little brother. Sneaking his way into the country, Dudikoff sets out to track down the diabolical dictator who headed the abduction and provide a good example of family values. Though I haven't seen the film in a while, I remember it moving pretty well and containing some decent action scenes, and I recall the climactic fight between big brother and big bad guy (in the big bad guy's stronghold, of course) to be pretty exciting.

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