Isaac Hayes as a mercenary? The Shaft himself kicking dictator butt in '88? I'm already in.
A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighboring dictator who has designs on his country.
Acting
Isaac Hayes somehow keeps his dignity intact.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI explosions that actually destroy real things.
Costume
Dictator chic that screams 'generic Middle Eastern villain.'
Director
José Antonio de la Loma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spanish director José Antonio de la Loma shot this back-to-back with similar action cheapies to maximize tax incentives.
This film arrived as the Iran-Contra scandal dominated headlines, making its mercenary-heroes-save-the-Middle-East plot accidentally topical and deeply uncomfortable.
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