Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Aaron Norris

Writers:

James Bruner (writer)
Chuck Norris (writer)

Release Date:

2 March 1988 (France)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

He's fighting for everyone who can't fight back.

Plot:

When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam...

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Kung Fu | Electrocution | Neck Breaking Scene | Psychotronic

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 22

3:30 PM

AMC

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	Col. James Braddock
Aki Aleong	...	Gen. Quoc
Roland Harrah III	...	Van Tan Cang
Miki Kim	...	Lin Tan Cang
Yehuda Efroni	...	Rev. Polanski
Ron Barker	...	Mik
Floyd Levine	...	Gen. Duncan
Jack Rader	...	Littlejohn
Melinda Betron	...	Thuy
Rick Prieto	...	CIA Agent (as Richard Prieto)
Jan Michael Shultz	...	CIA Agent (as Jan Schultz)
Keith David	...	Embassy Gate Captain
Robert Jochheim	...	Embassy Guard
Thuy Lin Samora	...	Embassy Secretary
Pita Liboro	...	Lin's Friend

Runtime:

101 min | Sweden:88 min (VHS version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | West Germany:16 (video premiere) (heavily cut) | West Germany:18 (TV rating) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1988) (2006) | France:-12 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Trivia:

During this production shoot on location in the Philipines, a Philipine Air Force helicopter hired by the Cannon Film Group, crashed into Manila Bay killing four Filipino soldiers and wounding five other people. Curiously enough, this accident occurred the same day the "Twilight Zone Tragedy" verdict was handed down in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Goofs:

Continuity: In Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985), Col Braddock is depicted as an Air Cavalry helicopter pilot, wearing the distinctive Cavalry cowboy hat with crossed sabers. Here, his uniform depicts him as paratrooper, with the 101st Airborne Division patch, jump wings, and Airborne tab.

Quotes:

Mik: Vietnam - I never thought I'd be coming back - I guess we never really CAN leave, can we?

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Soundtrack:

In Your Eyes

This is a great comedy!

It's been a long time since I've laughed so hard at a movie. In the last ten minutes Chuck Norris takes on a soldier kungfu style, then survives a grenade that blows up at his feet and takes on a helicopter. All the while these retarded soldiers are watching and claiming they can't cross the border... even though they do as soon as the bady is killed.

Oh yeah, and what about that soldier who keeps spouting "I kill you!". Man oh man.

I recommend this only to people who are entertained by the "it's so bad it's good" genre.