One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tani, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island.
Stunts
Sho Kosugi's actual ninjutsu makes everything else look fake.
Acting
Van Damme as Soviet villain Andrei — blessedly unhinged.
Director
Eric Karson
Sho Kosugi
Ken Tani
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Andrei
Doran Clark
Patricia Parker
Bruce French
Father Joseph Bedelia
Vladimir Skomarovsky
Col. Vladimir Klimenko
William Bassett
Dean Rickert
Kane Kosugi
Brian Tani
Shane Kosugi
Denny Tani
Jan Tříska
Capt. Valery
Gene Davis
Steve Henderson
Eric Karson
CIA chief
Josie Coppini
Russian ambassador
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sho Kosugi was a genuine ninjutsu master; his fight choreography was largely improvised on set.
Shot during the final years of the Cold War, the film treats Malta as neutral ground while both superpowers scheme — a perfect 1988 time capsule.
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