Field of Fire (film)
Appearance
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
[edit]A man leads a platoon on a rescue mission.
Cast
[edit]- David Carradine
- Joe Mari Avellana
- Don Barnes
- Ed Lottimer
Production
[edit]Filming took place in the Philippines.[1][2]
Footage from the film was later reused in Santiago's 1993 film Kill Zone.
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "People". The Indianapolis News. 6 February 1990. p. 3.
- ^ "Vietnam action". Omaha World-Herald. 18 February 1990. p. 14.
- ^ Review of film at Comeuppance Reviews
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Field of Fire at Letterbox DVD
- Field of Fire at IMDb