Training exercise becomes nightmare when soldiers realize they're not alone—and nobody's coming to save them.
A group of elite soldiers, including one woman, sign up for the ultimate training mission. The group parachutes onto a remote island, where their objective is to reach the safety zone before the "opposing force" captures them. Everything does not go as expected, and the training mission turns into the real thing.
Acting
Tom Skerritt doing maximum Skerritt with minimum script.
Practical Effects
Gritty island location work that outshines the budget.
Director
Eric Karson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lisa Eichhorn was a respected stage actress who took this role specifically to break into action films; she later called it 'a learning experience in what not to do.'
Released during peak Reagan-era military fetishization, the film's cynical view of command structure accidentally mirrored real scandals like Iran-Contra.
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