P.O.W. the Escape

Original title: Behind Enemy Lines

1986
R
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

808

YOUR RATING

David Carradine in P.O.W. the Escape (1986)

Action Adventure Drama War

Col. Cooper leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong.Col. Cooper leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong.Col. Cooper leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong.

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

808

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Despite having a credited composer, the film features almost exclusively recycled scores from other Cannon releases. Most notable The Delta Force.

Goofs
During the ambush in the opening sequence one of the Vietnamese soldiers is clearly played by an African-American.

Quotes
[After being hit in the face by Sparks]
Col. James Cooper: I'm getting too old for this shit!

Connections
Featured in RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop: Destination Delta City (2023)

User reviews13

Review

Featured review

6/10

Forgettable but entertaining Cannon Films action flick

Silly cash-grab by Cannon Films to milk their success with Chuck Norris' Vietnam action flick MISSING IN ACTION. Set in the waning days of the Vietnam War, David Carradine plays a Colonel tasked with rescuing a group of P. O. W.s being held at a secret camp. The rescue does not go as planned, and the team finds themselves prisoners, now needing to escape. The great Mako plays the evil commanding officer of the P. O. W. Camp, who goes head-to-head with Carradine. It's all very dumb and is hardly Colonel Nicholson and Saito from THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, but it's breezy and has pretty much non-stop action and explosions once it gets going. P. O. W. THE ESCAPE is not a serious film and nothing to go out of your way to see unless you're a fan of cheesy Cannon Films of this ilk (i.e. AMERICAN NINJA, THE DELTA FORCE, PLATOON LEDER, etc.).