A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.
Stunts
Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao doing their own death-defying wire work.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI explosions that actually blow people backward for real.
Direction
Sammo juggling three roles: director, star, and fight choreographer.
Director
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Tung Ming-Sun
Yuen Biao
Man Yen 'Rat' Chieh
Joyce Godenzi
Cambodian Guerrilla Leader
Yuen Wah
Vietnamese General
Lam Ching-Ying
Lieutenant Colonel Lam
Yasuaki Kurata
Vietnamese Captain
Dick Wei
Vietnamese Captain
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
Vietnamese Captain
Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin
Szeto Chun
Susan Ha Chi-Chun
Liu Shun-Ying
Corey Yuen
Woo Dik-Chu
Yuen Woo-Ping
Yam Yan-Hei
Billy Lau Nam-Kwong
Chin Dai-Hoi
Chiu Man-Yan
Cambodian Guerrilla
Cheung Kwok-Keung
Chin Dai-Gong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sammo Hung allegedly injured his leg during filming but kept shooting because Hong Kong production waits for no one.
This was Hong Kong's attempt to capture the American Vietnam War blockbuster market—imagine The Dirty Dozen but everyone's doing flying kicks.
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