Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War. McBain agrees to help, recruits his old war buddies, raises some cash by killing a few drug dealers, then leads an attack to topple the Colombian government.
Acting
Walken's unhinged intensity carrying every scene he's in
Practical Effects
Gloriously messy practical explosions and gunfire
Production
Philippines standing in for Colombia with zero shame
Director
James Glickenhaus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'McBain' was later used in The Simpsons as a parody action franchise starring Rainier Wolfcastle, directly inspired by this film's over-the-top machismo.
Director James Glickenhaus specialized in this exact flavor of low-budget, politically oblivious action cinema—see also The Exterminator and Shakedown.
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