The plot concerns a small group of people who are forced to flee from their base (which happens to be a Mission) in an old school bus when the VC launch a vicious assault upon it. Along the way they are joined by a group of three battle hardened American Special Forces soldiers and together they desperately fight to make it to safety.
Practical Effects
Real decommissioned bus takes real punishment
Stunts
Filipino stuntmen earning every bruise
Production
Shot in Philippines doubling for Vietnam on a shoestring
Director
Ferdinando Baldi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ferdinando Baldi made Django (1966) and Comin' at Ya! (1981), bringing his signature spaghetti western chaos to Vietnam. The bus was reportedly a real decommissioned school bus that broke down constantly.
Shot during the Philippines' exploitation film boom, where cheap labor and locations attracted B-movie producers worldwide. Filipino stuntmen performed death-defying work for pennies compared to Hollywood standards.
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