Original subtitles

(gentle music)

(suspenseful music)

(speaking foreign language)

- Tiger Lily here, you receiving me?

- Yeah come in.

- We're on stand-by.

- [Danny] Yes sir.

- Objective is the local Cong HQ.

Good luck. - Thanks.

15 seconds count down.

Check and 10, nine, eight, seven, six

five, four, three, two, one and fire.

(guns firing)

- Die lousy Cong, die.

- That's the objective.

Get down!

(guns firing) (explosions booming)

(speaking foreign language)

- Hey, where you going, get outside.

I said outside.

Okay Danny, blow it all to hell.

(suspenseful music)

Come on.

(explosion booming)

(low music)

Come on move, move.

- Tiger Lily calling Peter Pan.

Tiger Lily calling Peter Pan.

Come in Peter pan.

Tiger Lily calling Peter Pan.

Come in Peter pan.

Sergeant there's nobody answering the call.

- Keep trying.

Give me that.

Peter Pan, Peter Pan, are you receiving us?

Well come get us.

Are you receiving us?

Peter Pan can you hear me?

- We see you.

- Yeah, very happy.

(guns firing)

Go.

- I'll cover you.

- Steel.

- Calling base, Sergeant's been hit.

The situation's pretty bad.

They seem to be hitting us with everything they got.

Should I take off now?

- Can't you wait a minute?

- Steel get up.

Come on I'll help you.

- [Steel] Get going, I'm a dead duck.

- Come on.

- Get the lead out you guys.

- Come on, look out.

- Steel, Steel.

- Go. - Why is Danny here?

- Let's go, let's go.

- Danny's bleeding.

- Get going.

- Go, get the fucking hell out.

- Steel, don't leave me here.

Come back.

Come back!

- Why haven't we got Danny?

- Be cool.

He's dead.

- They killed him?

- He's been shot.

- Danny!

- Steel!

Don't leave me here!

- Danny!

- Steel!

- Danny!

- Hey Steel, you all right?

- How'd you manage to find me?

- A cab fare friend of mine.

He saw you as they were taking you away.

He said you really wrecked the bar.

- I don't remember.

Let's go.

Pull over here for a minute.

- [Lady] Why.

- Something I wanna take a look at.

That's it.

This won't take long.

When I was over there, this view used to blow my mind.

I...

(soft music)

Come on.

- [Lady] Doctor Russel wants to see you.

- [Steel] Who?

- [Lady] The psychiatrist at the Veteran's Administration.

That's where I'm taking you.

- [Steel] You think I'm crazy?

- [Lady] Disabilitated is the correct term I believe.

- [Steel] Sounds real pretty,

but it doesn't mean a damn thing.

- [Lady] Steel, you gotta quit letting go like that.

- [Steel] And you've got to quit preaching at me.

- You can't go on this way.

I'm your wife.

I love you.

But you can't spend the rest of your life in bars

beating up all the cowards that stayed home

while you were in the Army.

It's been 10 years and most of us

have forgotten about Vietnam.

- I haven't.

- I know.

But here's where you've got to fight a war Steel,

for your family, money, for your job.

If you don't look out, you'll lose this war too.

Remember you've got a son who needs you to set an example,

remember him?

- Do you?

(soft music)

- The hijackers demands include of United States

support in Central America.

Endeavors to recover the hostages seem likely to prolong

difficult negotiations.

Here are the names of those being held,

Lieutenant Thomas--

- [Lady] The news is always bad.

- 2nd Lieutenant Lawrence Zaboski, Corporeal Daniel Danneo,

Sergeant David Conelly, and Master Segeant--

- Danny.

- [Reporters] The kidnapping of the five

ex-Vietnam prisoners of war in the Caribbean

by GGA terrorists is now into the 48th hour.

(door bell buzzing)

- Good morning, I'm Hoskins of the Acme Agency.

May I come in?

- Yeah sure.

- Is it too early?

- Too early for what?

- To see over the house.

If I'm going to evaluate for a mortgage

I'm going to have to see what it consists of

and what it contains.

- This is my house so get out.

- Your house-- - Out.

- If that's how you want it.

Listen, I don't intend losing my five grand,

with all do respect, all right?

- I must speak to Major Briggs, it's urgent.

Just say that it's Steel's wife.

No nothing else, it's very urgent.

All right, I'll hold on.

(phone chiming)

- What is it?

- [Secretary] Major, I have Steven Logan's wife on the line.

- Did you say I was in?

- [Secretary] Yes sir.

- All right I'll talk.

How are you?

- My husband's vanished without a trace.

He took a loan out on the house, he felt so guilty.

- What's that mean.

- Oh you know, as debt to Danny.

- It'll be impossible to save him.

No one knows where the hostages are held.

- I'm sure my husband will do it.

- We gotta stop him.

That's very important.

- [Lady] Yes you must, I'm scared.

- Well trust me.

I'll do what I can.

By the way where is he now?

- [Lady] I told you he disappeared and I can't find him.

Please do something.

- Okay, I'll keep you informed.

- [Lady] Thank you Major, I'm most grateful.

- Where to sir? - The Pentagon.

(soft music)

- Stop it Sparky.

Richard.

There's a stranger walking towards the house.

(door bell chiming)

- Steel, hey. - Richard, quite a while huh.

- Come on in.

- You're a pretty good cook ma'am if I may say so, really.

- Thank you Steel.

- Just taste her apple pie.

He's a real connoisseur.

- [Woman] Well I must bake him some.

- Why the visit?

Would ya, could you leave us for a while please?

- Sure if you like.

- You came about Danny didn't you?

- Yeah.

- I've had nightmares too.

- [Woman] Richard.

- You wouldn't go.

- [Woman] What's all the secrecy?

- [Richard] He wants me to help him rescue Danny.

- [Woman] Oh don't go, it'll be madness.

- [Richard] I didn't say anything yet.

- [Woman] I beg you not to go.

- [Richard] You want me to abandon Danny again?

- [Woman] I don't want you to abandon us.

Isn't it enough that your son has leukemia.

- [Richard] Don't make me feel guilty.

- [Woman] What else can I do?

(woman crying)

Tell him he has to go, send him away.

I want you here.

He's a threat to us all.

Make him go.

- Hello there. - Hi.

- My name's Steve Logan, what's yours?

- Preppy.

- That's a nickname, they call me Steel.

- That's bread all right.

- So you saw him huh?

Okay, let's go get Danny.

(jet engines roaring)

- [Announcer] American announces flight 248

for Miami-Los Angeles gate number six.

(speaking foreign language)

- Taxi.

Hey taxi.

(muffled chatter)

(knocking at door) - Come in.

- There are two guys asking for you Mister Mark.

- What are they like?

- Two Americans, they say they know you,

but they look mean.

- Tell them to wait, I'll check in the mirror.

- All right sir.

(suspenseful music)

- Looking for these?

Miami's getting tired of waiting.

(fighting impacts and cries)

- Hi Mark, everything okay?

- You're crazy.

You need arms, you need equipment and you need more men.

No way am I coming along on this, no sir.

No way.

- You're as responsible as we are for Danny's capture

so listen carefully, whether you like it or not Mark,

you're coming along with us.

- Okay, you guys do some gambling now.

Here's some chips.

There's somebody I gotta phone.

I gotta organize my life.

- After all we are blood brothers right?

- Yeah.

- I hope so.

(muffled chatter)

Hit me.

Well?

- He won't let me through.

- Let's go.

- I kept the plane waiting for you so hurry.

- Thanks. - Okay.

(muffled plane announcement sounding)

(fighting impacts and cries)

(muffled chatter)

- Do you know of a gringo living here,

curly hair blonde?

- Y'all ask somebody over there the other side.

- Thanks. - You're welcome.

- You know an American who has a head of curly blonde hair?

(woman laughing)

(woman whispering)

(gentle music)

- The song of a lovesick salad.

It's as sad as any lovers ballad.

Whatever the truth may be, it's a very strange malady.

My love for you is a story still untold,

miles apart you're no more there to hold.

My love for you is torturing my mind

but for me that could be a blessing 'cause

you are my kind.

(audience applauding)

(upbeat music)

- Come on girls, come we've got a show to do.

Come on, hurry and get set up.

- Hello Travis.

- What the fuck do you want?

How the hell did you find me?

I bet it was you, you bastard.

- No it was me.

Danny's been kidnapped.

- Why should I care?

- I see.

Tell me about General Julio Ortega.

- Where'd you hear that name?

- He seems to collect your veterans pension now.

How come?

- That's the least of it, I could tell you things.

I'm a prisoner in this country.

He took my passport.

I don't enjoy having to wear a dress.

I was caught smuggling drugs.

- Now he's blackmailing you, forcing you to do that.

Ever been to his quarters alone?

- At the Loma Parda Base.

- The base he commands?

- Uh huh.

- [Guard] Out.

- [Steel] General Ortega is expecting me.

(speaking foreign language)

(men laughing)

- Come in Travis you're early.

- Yes I have things for you.

- Get ready.

- Yes, I will.

Your men make fun of me.

- What does this mean?

He's yours now.

- [Travis] Move you son of a bitch, go on.

(suspenseful music)

- What loot.

Hurry.

There.

(speaking foreign language)

- Come on, come on, move it.

- You'll never ruin anyone again.

- No, no, no, no, please no.

- Shut up you swine.

(gun firing)

- Okay we're heading up.

(suspenseful music)

- How nice to see you Briggs.

Now General Gonzales doesn't know that you are in the CIA.

- Leave it to me.

- Let me introduce General Gonzales, Chief of Staff.

Major Briggs who is here on a visit

in an unofficial capacity on behalf of the US government.

- There are four American soldiers here in this country.

- Well I understand your problem,

but we may just have a solution.

Your troops will have to move back.

Let's hope this will explain the difficulty

surrounding the operation.

We disapprove of it as much as you do,

because we did not authorize these four men

who have formed their own platoon with the intention

of rescuing a friend and fellow Vietnam veteran.

I know these men they were under my command

on the Vietnam front.

And they can do the job.

If they are unsuccessful

you can ensure that they'll be eliminated.

If on the other hand they succeed, we'll shoot them.

Agreed? - Agreed.

(soft music)

- See that, ain't it something?

In two hours we should be in San Pedro.

We'll land with the hostages.

- That would be all right.

If we weren't just about to run out of fuel.

- We better land.

- We can, we gotta find a spot.

That might work.

Hold on tight.

- A fishing boat spotted them here.

They won't have enough fuel left

to get beyond this area the island of San Pedro, here.

(suspenseful music)

(low music)

- Hey man, go check down below.

- Okay.

(man gasping)

- So talk, where are the hostages?

Speak.

- On the northern side that the disused sugar factory.

- You see.

Let's go.

Inside.

(gun firing)

- Look down there.

Yeah it looks like the helicopter we're looking for.

Go down.

- Empty.

- Aaron calling base, Aaron calling base.

I found the helicopter now we go on looking.

Over and out.

- How much longer Major Briggs?

- About an hour more or less.

- We'll have to return to the base to refuel.

- How much time we're gonna lose?

- We'll have to spend the night there.

We can't come out again before dawn.

- Aaron calling base, we're coming back in.

(speaking foreign language)

- [Steel] Get out of here.

- Hey what are you doing?

Put me down.

- That'll teach ya to squawk like a chicken.

Don't worry, you'll get it back.

- Any sign of them?

- Well the long wait has started.

They've stolen a truck so

at least we know where they're going.

- One of the terrorists caught at the airport

has spoken at last.

He said they're headed for the sugar refinery

where the hostages are held.

Should we intervene at this point?

- I guess your soldiers would enjoy it

better than football

(dramatic music)

- Look over there.

That's the sugar factory.

Seems kind of calm.

- See any sentries?

- Sure a couple of them at least.

- Two huh.

Richard. - Yeah.

- Come over here. - What is it?

- Do you think you could go find us a boat.

We can take the hostages in the truck down to here

on the river.

If we haven't shown by noon tomorrow,

go back to Preppy and give him my love.

We attack after dark.

- [POW] Water.

Please give me some water, I'm desperately thirsty.

- They're worse than Vietcong.

- Well at least they're soldiers.

These guys are terrorists.

- Lousy bastard.

- Shut up, don't provoke them.

- Be careful not to insult them.

- They wouldn't hesitate to kill any of us.

- What happened.

- It's impossible to escape.

(dramatic music)

(speaking foreign language)

(suspenseful music)

(man groaning)

- [Steel] I'm here to free you.

- How?

- Where is Danny Danneo?

(siren sounding)

(speaking foreign language)

- Where is Danny Danneo?

- Over here Sarge.

- Danny, Danny Danneo.

- You want to know who kidnapped and brought us here,

he did that traitor.

(gun firing)

- You're a terrorist. - No a patriot.

We are fighting to free the oppressed people

from your capitalist imperialism.

- Who fed you that shit.

- I've had a lot of time.

You can learn a lot in 12 years

when you're abandoned by your friends,

your country, you start to think.

Stephen Elliott Logan known as Steel,

Army number 1870507, Master Sergeant of US Marine Corps

invader of Vietnam.

I accuse you of being a war criminal and a spy.

How do you plead?

- Not guilty.

- But you are.

You don't stand a chance,

unless you give me the names of the others.

- Leave me alone.

I don't know you anymore.

- But you do know me Sergeant Logan.

You left me behind there.

How many are out there?

How many, how many?

Fuck you.

(guns firing)

(suspenseful music)

(explosion booming.

- They're attacking. - Let's go guys.

Free Steel.

- How many, how many?

Speak or I'll kill you.

(guns firing)

- Come on.

Hurry, hurry!

Hurry!

Get in the truck.

- Come on, move, what're you waiting for.

- Come on get in.

- Where's Danny?

- He's been killed, drive.

(intense music)

- Drive.

Can't you go any faster?

Come on, put your foot down.

We gotta get them.

Let's go.

What's the matter with this thing?

Can't this thing go any faster?

Come on, let's go.

- Why're you slowing down?

- We can't go any faster.

- That's all we needed.

The radiator's boiling away.

Everybody out.

Let's go.

Marco's with you.

If it'll start I'll drive it down.

If not I'll run like hell.

See you at the boat if there is one.

- All right.

- Hello, yes, yes.

They've done it.

In a few hours it'll all be over.

- Good.

(sinister music)

- Stop.

Get rid of that tree.

(explosion booming)

Hurry up, get it up!

Let's go!

Halt.

- Can we talk?

- No.

Take him prisoner.

- Danny, I'm warning you.

Well.

(explosion booming)

(guns firing)

- Get after him, come on let's go, come on!

You over there.

(explosion booming)

- [Man] Hey Danny get up.

They're headed for the river.

- What river?

The recon, that's a long way.

Where are the Vietcong?

- [Man] What're you talking about comrade?

Are you feeling all right?

- Sergeant, where are you?

Where are the others?

Who are you?

I don't know you.

- You don't.

- Helicopters coming back to pick me up.

No he didn't abandon me after all.

Yes you came back at last.

- You're crazy, you must die.

(guns firing)

- Brother, brother.

(men laughing)

- All of you get in the boat.

See him?

- No.

- Richard! - Richard!

- Look. - Look.

(men signaling chopper)

- There's a boat down there.

Looks like the hostages.

Shall we go down and see if we can do anything for them?

- [Briggs] No they're not the ones I'm after.

There's the truck.

Blow it off the face of the earth.

(guns firing)

- Damn you.

Damn you!

- They're getting away sir.

- God damn it.

Don't lose them.

They got to die.

(guns firing)

- They're sniping us, get out.

(truck exploding)

(sinister music)

(dramatic music)

(speaking foreign language)

- Put those hands on your heads.

Your idea I believe Major Briggs.

Put the body on the front of the Jeep.

Hey come on there, move it.

You used us to find them because we're expendable.

It was a marvelous idea.

Congratulations.

- Uh huh.

- Okay the magazine.

It will verify the date.

You can't kill us now.

Here start taking pictures.

A nice souvenir shot.

You are life insurance for us.

Smile, smile.

(dramatic music)

- [Narrator] Steve Logan known to everyone as Steel

went back to his wife and son, gave up drinking,

and settled into a steady job.

Richard Benson adopted a Vietnamese orphan

after the death of his beloved Preppy.

Mark Wright went back to his casino

where he had no more interference from racketeers.

Travis Miller wasn't so fortunate.

After an unhappy relationship he committed suicide.

(suspenseful music)