For America, the Vietnam War is over. Johnny doesn't see it that way. This Special Forces soldier battles vicious Vietcong, a sadistic Russian advisor and his own peacenik girlfriend as he embarks on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Practical Effects
Every explosion was someone's entire paycheck and it shows.
Acting
Robert Patrick trying to out-intense a script that fights him at every turn.
Production
Philippines standing in for Vietnam with aggressive confidence.
Director
Cirio H. Santiago
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was shot back-to-back with 'Behind Enemy Lines' using the same locations and crew in just two weeks. Santiago made over 50 films in the Philippines, essentially inventing a regional exploitation empire.
The film's 'Russian advisor' villain reflects lingering Cold War paranoia grafted onto Vietnam revisionism—Americans could still win if not for those meddling Soviets. It's revisionist history for people who found Rambo too subtle.
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