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Field of Fire (film)

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Field of Fire is a 1991 American film directed by Cirio H. Santiago for Roger Corman starring David Carradine. It is also known as Battle Gear.

Premise

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A man leads a platoon on a rescue mission.

Cast

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Production

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Filming took place in the Philippines.[1][2]

Footage from the film was later reused in Santiago's 1993 film Kill Zone.

Reception

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Comeuppance Reviews called it "generic Vietnam stuff with all the standard moments and no surprises and nothing memorable."[3]

Another review called it "an efficiently crafted film.. a competent rescue mission film giving the audience all the expected motifs within the genre such as suspense and tension within the rescue team."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "People". The Indianapolis News. 6 February 1990. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Vietnam action". Omaha World-Herald. 18 February 1990. p. 14.
  3. ^ Review of film at Comeuppance Reviews
  4. ^ Vietnam war films : over 600 feature, made-for-TV, pilot, and short movies, 1939-1992, from the United States, Vietnam, France, Belgium, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Great Britain, and other countries. 1994. p. 146.
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