A Spetsnaz commando is sent on a covert mission by his Soviet superiors to infiltrate a rebel army and assassinate its leader.A Spetsnaz commando is sent on a covert mission by his Soviet superiors to infiltrate a rebel army and assassinate its leader.A Spetsnaz commando is sent on a covert mission by his Soviet superiors to infiltrate a rebel army and assassinate its leader.
- Guerilla Officer
- (as Vuzi Dibukwana)
- Guerilla
- (as Thapeld Mofokeng)
- Occupation Soldier
- (as Tulio Moneta)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe filmmakers used a real bushmen tribe and Regopstaan was their 95-year-old leader who only agreed to be in the movie if his tribe could follow him everywhere.
- GoofsWhen Lt. Nikolai Rachenko is lifting the truck out of the ground in the final battle, he props his gun up leaning on the truck. As he lifts, the gun noticeably slides off; in the next shot, it's standing up again.
- Quotes
Dewey Ferguson: Man, what I'd give for a bacon-cheeseburger right now. Wash it down with an icecold glass of beer. Fuckin' A.
Kallunda: When we arrive at Porto Silva, there will be a celebration, and much feasting. Beer too.
Dewey Ferguson: Fuckin' A!
Lt. Nikolai: Do the americans all swear so much as you do?
Dewey Ferguson: As a matter of fact, in America, an american can swear whenever, wherever, however much he or she fuckin' well pleases! It's a little something we call freedom of speech, which I'm sure you russians aren't real familiar with!
Lt. Nikolai: We are free to swear.
Dewey Ferguson: Well yippee dee *fuck*! Guess I've got you bastards figured out totally wrong after all! I'll take the first watch. Shit!
[He walks away]
Dewey Ferguson: Shit! Shit! Shit!
Lt. Nikolai: Noisy little fuck.
- Crazy creditsSound effects of various weapons firing and exploding are heard over the Little Richard song the plays during the closing credits.
- Alternate versionsTo secure a FSK-18 rating, the German video release is cut in two scenes. The first cut was made at the torture scene not showing a needle stab in the neck of the victim. The second cut was made, where Dolph Lundgren shoots off the arm of a Cuban soldier. Since being removed from the index list in 2011, current German video releases since then are now completely uncensored.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Cyprus Tigers (1990)
- SoundtracksJenny, Jenny
Performed by Little Richard
Words & Music by Enotris Johnson (as Johnson) & Little Richard (as Penniman)
Courtesy of Specialty Records
The only thing that really annoys me is letting Americans or Slavic emigrants to communicate in Russian - the result (= accent) is horrible, providing films undue undertones.
But still, both the script and Lundgren's performance have earned my 6 points; M. Emmet Walsh's part is even more catchy. Just forget the past black-and-white East-West collisions and enjoy it as a proper action film with constant (and at times complex) fight between good and evil, friendship and betrayal.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,192,440
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,972,994
- Apr 23, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $4,192,440
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1