Oliver Reed hams it up as a coke baron general while Lisa Rinna's perm fights for survival.
When the DEA director arrests the drug-dealing son of a South American general and cocaine baron, the dictator orders a plane of college students, among them the DEA director's daughter, to be hijacked and flown to his country, where he holds them under threat of torture and death unless his son is released within 72 hours.
Acting
Oliver Reed visibly drunk, giving 110% anyway.
Production
South Africa standing in for fictional Latin America.
Costume
Lisa Rinna's truly spectacular 1988 mall hair.
Director
Cedric Sundstrom
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cedric Sundstrom directed this between American Ninja sequels; the 1980s South African film industry was a tax-shelter haven for B-movies.
This was Lisa Rinna's first credited film role—she'd later become a soap opera staple and Real Housewives chaos agent.
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