Missing in Action (1984)
The war's not over until the last man comes home.
Director: Joseph Zito · Writers: Lance Hool, James Bruner, John Crowther
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.
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Trailer
Director
Joseph Zito
Cast
Chuck Norris
Col. James Braddock 
M. Emmet Walsh
Tuck 
David Tress
Sen. Porter 
Lenore Kasdorf
Ann 
James Hong
Gen. Trau 
Pierrino Mascarino
Jacques 
Erich Anderson
Masucci 
Joseph Carberry
Carter 
Bella Flores
Madame Pearl 
Sergio Kato
Bouncer (uncredited) 
Joonee Gamboa
Bartender
Avi Kleinberger
Dalton User Reviews (2)
Ah, Colonel Braddock. I heard much about you. Welcome to the People's Republic of Vietnam. Chuck Norris is Col. James Braddock, a survivor of a Vietnam Prisoner of War camp who many years later decides to return to find proof - and liberate - American soldiers still being held against their will. As the 1980s boom for martial artists becoming filmic action stars gathered apace, Chuck Norris carved his own spot upon the testosterone fuelled wave. Much like a lot of films of its ilk, Missing in Action is of course daft, violent, jingoistic but also crucially it's a whole bunch of fun. This naturally comes down to expectation levels for a production of this type, park the brain and enjoy the cheese and carnage. It's a bit disappointing to find that we don't get to see much of Norris' martial artistry, it' s more a case of gun play and standard fists and kicks taking the lead in this o…
Not an all too bad Rambo-esque copycat from the folks at Canon. Chuck Norris makes for a charismatic hero although the plot felt choppy. But the fight scenes were at least passable and in the end I had a fun time, which is all I can ask from 1980s action schlock. **3.25/5**
