Summaries

Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese. Led by his father (a retired Marine Colonel) and supported by a rich businessman whose son is also a P.O.W., the group engages in a dangerous and violent adventure trying to rescue the P.O.W.s, and at the same time, re-direct their lives.—Luis Alvarez

A Marine Colonel who was dismissed because he wouldn't give up on the notion that his son, who's an M.I.A. in Vietnam is still alive. Nearly ten years after his son went missing, he obtains evidence of where he might be, a P.O.W. camp. So with financial backing from the father of another P.O.W., he recruits some men who served with his son. With photos he obtained, he makes a replica of the camp and they work out a rescue operation. But the government tries to stop them, and when they are about to go, their weapons are confiscated. So they have to find other weapons.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • 1970s
  • vietnam
  • vietnam war
  • post traumatic stress disorder
  • missing in action
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Dec 15, 1983
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Hanalei, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
Production companies Paramount Pictures Milius-Feitshans

Box office

Budget $14500000
Gross US & Canada $30503151
Opening weekend US & Canada $3144367
Gross worldwide $30503151

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 45m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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