Missing in Action (film)

Movie
German title	Missing in action
Original title	Missing in action
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1984
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Joseph Zito
script	John Crowther
production	Yoram Globe Menahem Golan
music	Jay Chattaway
camera	João Fernandes
cut	Joel Goodman Daniel Loewenthal
occupation
Chuck Norris : James Braddock M. Emmet Walsh : Tuck Lenore Kasdorf : Ann James Hong : General Trau Ernie Ortega : Vinh

Missing in Action is a 1984 American action film directed by Joseph Zito and produced by Cannon Films . The film was the first cooperation between the film company and Chuck Norris , which was followed by more into the 1990s.

The film was followed by a prequel released in 1985 entitled Missing in Action 2 - The Return and in 1988 the sequel Missing in Action 3 - Braddock .

action

Colonel James Braddock, who escaped from a prison camp during the Vietnam War , returns to Vietnam 10 years later . He finds out that American soldiers are still being held captive in the jungle and decides to free them on his own. After fierce fighting with Vietnamese soldiers, he succeeds in freeing four American prisoners of war.

criticism

“The story is peppered with racist slogans to persevere and determined by clear political partisanship, suggesting to the viewer that the end justifies the means. An inhuman work. "

- Lexicon of international film

background

The film opened in the United States on November 16, 1984 and grossed around $ 22.8 million. Around 530,000 viewers saw the film in Germany.

The film was actually produced after the film Missing in Action 2 - The Return , but was the first of the two to be released, which is why Missing in Action 2 - The Return is not a sequel, but a prequel . Responsible for this was the film company Warner Bros. , which did not want to publish the original first part after test screenings, which is why producer Menahem Golan allegedly changed the intended order of publication on his own initiative.

The shooting took place entirely in the Philippines and was characterized by difficult weather conditions, as the shooting took place in the middle of the rainy season. The cost of production was about $ 2.5 million.

The following year, director Zito shot Invasion USA for Cannon Films , in which Chuck Norris also played the leading role.

Web links

• Missing in Action in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Missing in Action at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Missing in Action in the online film database
• Missing in Action in the German dubbing index
• Comparison of the cut versions FSK 16 VHS - US LD by Missing in Action at Schnittberichte.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, Hille 2013, p. 149.
2. ↑ Missing in Action. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 16, 2017 .  
3. ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 151.
4. ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 152.
5. ^ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 166.
6. ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 156.
7. ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 164.