Braddock: Missing in Action III

1988
R
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

7.5K

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Chuck Norris and Roland Harrah III in Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)

Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.

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Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

7.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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
The signage seen in the Bangkok, Thailand scenes are written in Chinese characters. Also, the motor vehicles seen in the film are left-hand drive; vehicles sold in Thailand are right-hand drive.

Quotes
Littlejohn: Braddock! I'm warning you, don't step on any toes.
Col. James Braddock: I don't step on toes, Littlejohn, I step on necks.

Alternate versions
German Video-Release (rated 16) was cut in many places to reduce violence (bullets impacting, the torture, wife's headshot front view, neck-breaks and more). Uncut Version was never released on Video but was to be seen one time on Free-Tv in 1996

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Action Jackson/Prison/The Toy from Water the Hills/Satisfaction/Braddock: Missing in Action III/A Month in the Country (1988)

Soundtracks
Freedom Again
Composed by Ron Bloom
Performed by Ron Bloom
For TMF Communications
Lead vocals by Lenny McDaniel

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A little rehashed but not entirely bad

In the wake of "Rambo 3" and a bunch of police action thrillers with Vietnam War veterans or references and homages to the war as well as the recent hits of Oliver Stone and Stanley Kubrick, "Braddock: Missing In Action 3" doesn't have a shot in accomplishing anything original since similar material has already been done way too many times before during the second half of the 1980's. However, Chuck Norris' starring role as the Vietnam War veteran who goes on another deadly mission to rescue more POW's prevents this film from being a complete downer but doesn't prevent it from becoming too routine.