Field of Fire (film)

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

Premise

A man leads a platoon on a rescue mission.

Cast

David Carradine
Joe Mari Avellana
Don Barnes
Ed Lottimer

Production

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

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

Reception

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

^ "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

Field of Fire at Letterbox DVD
Field of Fire at IMDb

[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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