A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
Cast
Gene Hackman
Col. Cal Rhodes
Fred Ward
Wilkes
Robert Stack
MacGregor
Patrick Swayze
Kevin Scott
Harold Sylvester
Johnson
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Sailor
Tim Thomerson
Charts
Lau Nga-Lai
Lai Fun
Kwan Hi Lim
Jiang
Kelly Junkerman
Paul MacGregor
Todd Allen
Frank Rhodes
Gail Strickland
Helen Rhodes
Reb Brown
Blaster
Jane Kaczmarek
Mrs. Wilkes
Gloria Stroock
Mrs. MacGregor
Jeremy Kemp
Ferryman
Debi Parker
Mai Ling
Charles Aidman
Sen. Hastings
Constance Forslund
Mrs. Charts
Jan Tříska
Gericault
Michael Dudikoff
Blaster's Assistant
Emmett Dennis III
Medic #1
Charles Faust
G.I. #1
Dave Austin
G.I. #2
Le Tuan
Guard #1
James Edgcomb
CIA Agent
Ken Farmer
Jail Guard
Tad Horino
Mr. Ky
Bruce Paul Barbour
Helicopter Pilot
Steve Solberg
P.O.W. #1
Laurence Neber
P.O.W. #2
Don Mantooth
P.O.W. #3
Jerry Supiran
Frank at 9
Brett Johnson
Kid #1
Barret Oliver
Kid #2
Marcello Krakoff
Kid #3
Justin Bayly
Kid #4
Kevin Brando
Kid #5
Angela Lee Sloan
Kid #6
Juan Fernández
Orderly
Darwyn Carson
Secretary
Nancy Linari
Reporter
David Dangler
Reporter
Joseph Dypwick
American Soldiers
William S. Hamilton
American Soldiers
Napoleon Hendrix
American Soldiers
Chip Lally
American Soldiers
Michael P. May
American Soldiers
Tom Randa
American Soldiers
Larry Charles White
American Soldiers
Michael Endoso
Son (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
Reporter (uncredited)
Rorion Gracie
Reporter (uncredited)
Scott Perry
Father of POW (uncredited)
Tom Willett
Reporter (uncredited)
Crew
Ted Kotcheff
Director, Executive Producer
Joe Gayton
Screenplay
Wings Hauser
Story, Associate Producer
Mark Melnick
Editor
Christopher Koefoed
Assistant Editor
Stephen H. Burum
Director of Photography
Ric Waite
Additional Director of Photography
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
Richard H. Prince
Second Assistant Director
Pamela M. Eilerson
Second Assistant Director
John Milius
Producer
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
Burton Elias
Associate Producer
James L. Schoppe
Production Design
Douglas Ryan
Camera Operator
Thomas Laughridge
Camera Operator
Michael St. Hilaire
Camera Operator
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
Baird Steptoe
First Assistant Camera
Kim Guthrie
First Assistant Camera
Jerry D. Good
Second Assistant Camera
Jack N. Green
Second Assistant Camera
Michael G. Riba
Second Assistant Camera
Michael R. Marquette
Second Assistant Camera
Martin G. Beazell
Second Assistant Camera
John Hennessey
Dolly Grip
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
George L. Little
Costume Supervisor
Violet N. Cane
Costume Supervisor
Dan Chichester
Costumer
Lynda Gurasich
Hairstylist
Dorothy Byrne
Hairstylist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Michael Westmore
Makeup Artist
Conrad E. Palmisano
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Frank M. Holgate
Second Unit Director of Photography
Michele Sharp
Sound Effects Editor
Fred Stafford
Sound Effects Editor
Bub Asman
Sound Effects Editor
Tony Garber
Sound Effects Editor
Stan Siegel
Sound Effects Editor
Juno J. Ellis
Assistant Sound Editor
Darren T. Holmes
Assistant Sound Editor
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Tyler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John L. Mack
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joe Kenworthy
Sound Mixer
Eric Tomlinson
Scoring Mixer
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Dale Henry
Transportation Coordinator
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
George Gaines
Set Decoration
Cal DiValerio
Construction Coordinator
Bruce W. Talamon
Still Photographer
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Douglas T. Madison
Property Master
Karl A. Wickman
Pilot
James W. Gavin
Pilot
Ross Reynolds
Pilot
Tom May
Key Grip
Tim Griffith
Gaffer
Mel Dellar
Unit Production Manager
Dan Curry
Title Designer
Eric Myers
Unit Publicist
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Art Direction
Greig McRitchie
Orchestrator
