John Slade is hired to rescue a journalist named Frank Morris from a Sandinista prison in Nicaragua. He teams with Marta, a local woman, to carry out this mission, but then he's captured, tortured, and forced to deal with the fact that he's been betrayed.
Practical Effects
Glorious pre-CGI fireballs and demolished shacks.
Direction
Castellari's signature slow-mo death ballet.
Director
Enzo G. Castellari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frank Zagarino was a bodybuilder before acting; his physique did most of the dialogue work.
Shot in the Philippines doubling for Nicaragua, continuing 80s cinema's grand tradition of confusing Southeast Asian locations.
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