Original subtitles

(Ransom grunting)

- The wire is too dense. Yeah.

(wire snipping)

- Get down.

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

- That was close.

- Relax, it's time.

- [Radek] It's getting tight.

- It was tight to begin with.

They still got seven minutes to go.

- For months I've been waiting to get that goddamn depot,

and I don't wanna take no risks.

- You've no need to worry, Colonel Radek.

Where your Air Force has failed, my Strike Commandos won't.

They'll see you through.

(owl hooting)

- [Sambello] That's it. Thank you.

You know, when I used to steal watermelon down in Alabama,

I used to have to climb fences, not cut them.

- Shut up and pass the shears.

The charge.

Are the mains hooked up, Sambello?

- All set. - Get down.

Okay, let's move.

He's coming around again.

Christ, he never stops.

Ready?

Okay, now.

(insects chirping)

- [Soldier] Just say the word, sir.

(upbeat music)

(woman speaking in foreign language)

(door opening)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

(soldier speaking in foreign language)

(Ransom speaking in foreign language)

(soldier groans)

- Four minutes yet, sir.

- Yeah.

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

He's cheating.

(gun firing) (man groaning)

(door slamming)

- Three minutes, Major.

- You're only here as an observer, Colonel.

So this time it will be Ransom who will give us the signal.

He's a pro. No point in fretting.

- Two minutes, Colonel.

- Shit.

(gun firing)

(whistle blowing)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

(gun firing)

(whistle blowing)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

(guns firing)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

- Hold on, you.

- Major, the depot at all costs, remember? At all costs.

(guns firing)

Hit it.

(bomb exploding)

- What happened, Mike?

- I don't know. Let's get out of here.

(bombs exploding)

(Sambello groans)

Sambello! Dirty sons of bitches!

Shit! (bombs exploding)

(Ransom groaning)

(fire roaring)

- Oh God. They're all dead.

- [Radek] That's the risk they ran.

- [Harriman] They had another minute to go.

- The mission, Major. Above all, the mission.

Your team did an excellent job.

The Strike Commandos will always be remembered.

They were heroes.

(fire crackling)

(upbeat music)

(upbeat music)

(child laughing)

(Ransom panting)

(all screaming)

(all roaring)

- I like the American. He's American, our savior.

(water splashing) (villagers chanting)

- He's American.

- [All] American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

- Go to him.

(men speaking in foreign language)

- [All] American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

American. American.

(men speaking in foreign language)

- You are American. You are our master.

Kill him.

(man speaking in foreign language)

Listen to me. Kill him.

- Stop it.

(gun firing)

- A filthy prisoner, kill him.

He is the evil you must destroy.

- He's the enemy, fine.

But now you've defeated him and he's your prisoner.

Why should I shoot an unarmed marked man in cold blood?

- All that is evil must be wiped out.

(owl hooting)

That man is a demon, and I never take a demon as a prisoner.

He's your enemy, American. He hates and he kills.

He's the devil. We want you to kill this evil.

- No.

(woman speaking in foreign language)

(gun firing)

(all speaking in foreign language)

(owl hooting)

- They're disappointed. You failed them.

They were hoping you would be their savior.

- Savior?

- 'Cause you're American. It's a great power.

They knew you'd come sooner or later.

That's why your gesture,

your humanity towards the enemy, has let them down.

(speaking in foreign language)

- This place is so-

- It was a place of worship not long ago.

Now only violence reigns here.

Founded by Father Francois, a truly wonderful man.

Would you like a drop of this?

- No, thank you.

- It's not bourbon, but it gives you the feeling.

- You enjoy it, old man.

- Thank you.

We've been under constant attack here.

Every day the Vietcong.

The women abused. The men deported or killed.

That is until the arrival of the Russians.

- The Russians? What the hell you talking about, old man?

- Two officers, monsieur. A man and a woman.

And the man is the incarnation of Lucifer.

It was he who killed Father Francois.

They call him Jakoda.

- All right then. I'll take some, but I can't take all of you.

The old and the sick ones are gonna have to stay behind.

Then when I get to the American lines,

I'll send back some choppers,

and pick up the rest of you, okay?

- Okay. You take this, it's your gun.

- And you take this.

- Let's go.

- American. American. - Bye.

(upbeat music)

All right, keep moving, go on. Go on.

All right, keep moving, keep moving.

Come on, come on, move. - Hurry, hurry.

(upbeat music)

- I don't see anybody. - What?

(upbeat music)

(all screaming)

- American. Look, a radio.

If it works you can contact your people.

If it works, you're very lucky.

- [Ransom] They're almost indestructible.

(soldiers yelling)

- [Drill Sergeant] You look like a bunch of ruptured ducks.

Move it, Private.

(car engine roaring)

(muffled chatter)

- Colonel sir, I'm getting Ransom, from Strike Command.

- You what? What the hell you talking about?

- Really am, sir. Michael Ransom.

He's using Code Four. Bad signal.

Comes and goes. Hard to tell where he's calling from, sir.

- [Ransom] Answer, God dammit.

- [Soldier] I'm getting him.

- Strike One to SAT Eagle. Strike One to SAT Eagle.

I'm in the blue zone.

About 20 clicks east of Old Delta point.

- [Soldier] Gotcha, Strike One. Where are the rest of you?

- The rest of Strike Command demands vengeance.

Sarafinnian, Sambello, Kain, Dirty.

- [Soldier] What the hell you saying, Ransom?

- They all demand justice.

(helicopter engine roaring)

- [Controller] Helicopter 1-0-2-5,

security clearing for a Major Harriman on main pad.

Helicopter 1-0-2-5,

security clearing for a Major Harriman on main pad.

(helicopter engine roaring)

(door closing)

- One of them is still alive.

- Ransom, the best in the group. The most highly trained.

- Well, this Ransom's gonna have to justify his position

in a zone so far away from our lines.

He's got 20 goddamned Vietnamese with him,

without any authority.

- I should think you're the one

who has to justify to Ransom.

- Major, I don't have to justify crap.

You see, Ransom's still under my command.

I could have him shot for desertion.

How about a drink, Major?

- Don't underestimate the man, Colonel.

Ransom's no ordinary soldier.

He's a war machine and is on the war path, and you know why.

- That's pretty frightening.

Do you think he can still get to the rendezvous point?

We gave him 24 hours.

That place is just crawling with Vietcong.

- I wanna be there and command the operation.

- All right Major,

you'll be in charge of the helicopter squad.

And Major,

this Ransom, is he really that good?

- There's no one who can touch him

in your whole damned army.

- [Radek] Dismissed.

- [Harriman] No one.

(upbeat music)

- I gotcha! - No, no, it's me.

American, will you take me to America with you?

- This country's at war now. I can't leave until it's over.

- I wanna come with you when there's peace.

Father Francois told me about a wonderful place

where Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck live.

- [Ransom] Disneyland.

- Father Francois told me

that to see it all it takes a whole month.

- It sure can.

They have popcorn and ice cream growing on trees.

A kid can get all the ice cream and candy he wants.

All secret wishes come true there.

Anything you want can be granted to you

by the Genie from the magic lamp.

I'm here to serve you, little master.

Command and I will obey. (laughs)

- American, take me with you, please.

- Lao, go back to sleep. Hurry now.

- He promised me he would take me to America

when the war's over.

- You heard what I said, Lao. It's late.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight, Lao.

(soft music)

- You give him false hope. Lao is a very sensitive child.

This is not your war really.

After all, when the war is finished you'll go away,

while we will have to stay here, poor as before.

Maybe poorer. It's not right to fool children.

(helicopter engine roaring)

- [Controller] Operation Recoup, 30 seconds to take off.

Start Logan's identification.

- Logan Copter One ready. - Copter Two ready.

- Copter Three ready. - Copter Four ready.

- [Captain] Copter Five ready.

- [Controller] Logan Copter Six, come in.

- [Captain] Logan Copter Six ready, sorry sir.

(birds singing)

- You two, scout. And don't get lost.

(guns firing)

Get down!

(guns firing)

I said get down!

(guns firing)

Damn, they'll get all of us now.

SAT Eagle, this is Strike One. SAT Eagle, this is Strike One.

You're gonna have to move up the rendezvous,

move up the rendezvous.

Move up the rendezvous. SAT Eagle, over.

- Major, we're picking something up from Strike One.

Did you hear?

- Yeah, there's a lot of interference though.

I think we better hurry to the rendezvous point.

- Right on, sir.

(helicopter engine roaring)

- American, look, the river. There are many of them.

They are the ones who shoot at us.

- I need some explosives.

- Give here, look.

I stole this when I was in the French Army in 1955.

And that's not all, I stole the captain's woman too.

Hot damn. (chuckles)

- You got any more of those?

Listen, you're gonna have to hold them off, okay?

And double back to the village.

- Yeah.

- I'm gonna go down and try to blow up that tugboat.

- But watch yourself though.

- I Will.

- Come on, let's go. Hurry, hurry, hurry.

- May God protect you.

- You too, Lao.

(child speaking in foreign language)

(upbeat music)

(gun firing)

(Lao shrieking)

(both speaking in foreign language)

(pistol firing) (man gasping)

(gun firing) (man groaning)

(guns firing)

(grenade exploding) (soldiers groaning)

(guns firing)

(grenade exploding) (men groaning)

(gun firing)

(men speaking in foreign language)

(men laughing)

(guns firing)

- Bonjour.

(grenade exploding) (men groaning)

(man speaking in foreign language)

(gun firing) (men groaning)

(upbeat music)

(man speaking in foreign language)

(boat engine roaring)

(grenades exploding)

- Those were my French hand grenades.

Yeah, that's the way to go.

(helicopter engine roaring)

- SAT Eagle here, SAT Eagle.

Got five minutes to rendezvous with Strike Command.

Strike One should ease into point five perfectly on schedule.

- Proceed to coordinates 26 and 58.

Pick up operation will be in exactly seven minutes,

or all will be returned to base.

Just seven minutes.

- Hurry.

(all speaking in foreign language)

(birds singing) (Le Duo sighing)

- [Lao] Mr. Le Duc, come.

(upbeat music)

(Le Duc groaning)

- Do you remember me, French one?

And now you can join your friend, Father Francois.

(Le Duc choking)

- The jungle's full of Vietcong. We can't stay here.

We're like easy targets.

- All right, then you've got to get back to the village.

I'm gonna try and keep them on me,

and then head back to the rendezvous.

Choppers will be here soon,

and I'll go in the village to get you. Now get outta here, move.

(upbeat music)

(upbeat music)

- Colonel, Major Harriman's arrived at the rendezvous point.

There's no sign of Ransom, sir.

There's signs of heavy combat in the area though.

- Heavy combat in the area? Get them back in there.

Listen you bunch of army ants, this is Black Fox,

ordering all flying locusts return to base.

Do you hear me? Return to base.

This is Black Fox. Retreat at once, over.

- Received, Black Fox.

To all locust units, immediate return to base.

(helicopter engine roaring)

- This is SAT Eagle in Unit One.

We shall continue search for Commando Mike Ransom, out.

- But, sir.

- You just follow my orders.

I'm your commanding officer on this trip. Got it?

- Yes, sir.

- SAT Eagle. I'm ordering you back to base, Harriman.

Do you hear me? Get your ass back to base!

- [Major] Can't make you out, Black Fox.

Too much interference.

Hope you can hear me, I'm still looking for Mike Ransom.

Take care.

- That son of a bitch.

(upbeat music)

(birds singing)

(Jakoda roaring)

(upbeat music)

(soldier groaning)

(soldier choking)

(upbeat music)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

(gun firing)

(Jakoda speaking in foreign language)

(soldier groaning)

(guns firing)

(helicopter engine roaring)

(upbeat music)

(man groaning)

(gun firing)

- [Female Soldier] Hurry.

(grenade exploding)

- Up higher.

(upbeat music)

Come on.

(helicopter engine roaring)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

(comm link beeping)

- [Major] SAT Eagle to Strike One, can you hear me, Ransom?

Come in, come in.

- SAT Eagle, this is Strike One.

SAT Eagle, this is Strike One.

You're coming in loud and clear.

Repeat, you're coming in loud and clear.

- Ransom, you mother, where the hell are you?

- [Ransom] I'm about two clicks east

from the rendezvous, Major.

The place is crawling with Charlies.

My only cover is beyond a rice field,

but I'd be a sitting duck if I crossed it.

- You'll have to make a run for it.

We can't pick you up in the jungle.

We can be there in less than two minutes. Heads up, Ransom.

(upbeat music)

(soldier speaking in foreign language)

- Commander, heading in your direction.

Use mortars, use mortars.

(soldier speaking in foreign language)

(upbeat music)

(soldier speaking in foreign language)

(guns firing)

(bombs exploding)

- [Ransom] Shoot, you bastards, shoot!

(bombs exploding)

(Ransom screaming)

(helicopter engine roaring)

- Look there. It's Ransom.

Start heading down. Faster, down, down.

(guns firing)

Ransom, get your ass in here quick.

(guns firing)

Hurry.

We'll cover you, get in. Get in.

(helicopter engine roaring)

- [Drill Sergeant] Boy, knees up. Knees up.

Stop swinging your butts. You're soldiers, not hookers.

(car engine roaring)

- Ransom, don't do anything reckless.

Colonel Radek is now your direct superior officer.

- That son of a bitch killed my buddies.

Then he pulled the choppers from the village.

Those people saved my life.

I oughta bust his-

- Michael, you're a good soldier,

and I don't wanna see you get shafted with a court martial

for some nervous outburst.

Come on.

- How did the press get in here?

- Did you ever try to keep them out, sir?

- [Press Man] There he is, Sergeant Ransom.

(reporters chattering)

- Hey, you guys got the wrong man.

- Look over this way. - Look up.

- Okay, but what's this all about?

- Well, your single handed action in the rescue.

We heard you lost your complete squad.

Can you tell us something about it?

- Excuse me, gentlemen.

- Gentlemen of the press, I present this brave soldier,

Sergeant Michael Ransom for a Silver Star.

One of the bravest men in my regimen.

And soldiers like him can help us win this war.

Congratulations.

(upbeat music)

- Russian officers in Vietnam?

What're those fly faces doing here,

and where the hell are they?

- Here, more or less.

I think they have a base linked to point seven of Saiyong.

- We need proof, Ransom. Without proof we can't take action.

- I'll get you all the proof you want.

Just send me back in there with a squad.

- Not a squad. No helicopters.

Nothing, soldier. Let's make that very clear.

- [Ransom] Then what is it we can do, Colonel?

- Photographs of those Russian officers.

- All right, on the condition

that you liberate the Vietnamese that saved me.

- You got four days, Ransom. You're completely on your own.

Four days.

- The camera.

- There'll be no help from me, Ransom.

- I'm getting used to that.

(upbeat music)

(boat engine roaring)

(radio chattering)

(Radek exhaling)

(upbeat music)

(boat engine roaring)

- Just beyond that bridge. - Okay.

(guns firing) It's a trap, get down!

(guns firing)

(grenade exploding)

(upbeat music)

(water flowing)

(birds singing)

(soft music)

(Ransom sobbing)

- [Lao] American.

(Lao groaning)

American.

American. They came.

There were many of them.

There was a big man with a white woman.

They wore red stars. Jakoda was his name.

American, tell me about Disneyland.

- They got tons of popcorn there.

And all you gotta do is go climb the tree to go eat it.

And there's cotton candy, mountains of it.

And chocolate milk, and malted...

And there's a genie, a magic genie.

And he can't wait to grant your wishes.

(Ransom sobbing)

Jakoda!

(upbeat music)

(birds singing)

(man groaning)

Bring me to Jakoda.

- Yeah, there Jakoda. Jakoda there.

(upbeat music)

Jakoda,Jakoda.

- Where?

- [Soldier] In there.

- Bullshit, there's nobody in there.

- Jakoda, over there. Over there.

Jakoda.

(upbeat music)

(soldier groaning)

(upbeat music)

(gun cocking)

- Jakoda! (gun firing)

Jakoda! (gun firing)

Jakoda! (gun firing)

- [Jakoda] You looking for me, Americanski?

- Back off!

I'm full of plastique, and I'll blow us all to hell.

You got to the count of five.

One, two, three, four, fi-

- You can start counting again,

but I will cut his throat before you can throw the bomb.

- Throw it, man. Blow all these bastards to freaking hell.

- Excellent, courageous. The boy is a real hero.

Blow us all up. Be my guest, Americanski. (laughs)

- I'm gonna kill you, Jakoda.

(water dripping)

Who else is here?

How many more prisoners are there?

- Jakoda, he killed the rest of us. I'm the only one left.

And now I think I know why they kept me alive.

It was because of you.

- Because of me?

- You're tough. Instead, I was the first to give in.

Martin Boomer is Martin the Fainthearted. A coward.

I tried to resist. I just can't stand physical pain.

I never could.

I was always even afraid to go to the dentist.

You understand?

- Yeah. (chuckles)

- So that's why they put us together,

'cause we're opposites.

They figure I'll convince you.

- Convince me of what?

- Get them out.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Relax, rice ball, relax.

Damn, bitch.

(cell door closing)

(fire roaring)

- Well, Martin, how did you behave today?

Like a hero? Shame on you.

That's against your nature. You shouldn't do that.

- Please, Jakoda. Just kill me.

Don't torture me again. Please.

- That's more like you, Martin.

But a little punishing will do you good.

- Leave him alone, you bastard.

- Don't be so impatient, Ransom. Your turn will come.

Let's hear the daily broadcast.

And you listen close, Ransom. Start reading, you.

(upbeat music)

Read.

- This is Private Martin Boomer.

I'm sure many of you American service men out there

recognize my voice.

The voice of truth. Not that of our imperialist rulers.

But soon another one of our former fighting men,

known to all of you, shall take my place,

to remind you that we are fighting a useless and unjust war.

Our country has sent us far away from home

to die in a battle that we can never win.

Lay down your arms, friends, before it's too late.

The highly decorated hero I now present to you

has already done so, Sergeant Michael Ransom.

- They've taken him prisoner.

- Damn, they'll go to work on him. Brainwash him.

It's gonna hurt morale if they get him to sing.

This goddamned war gets worse and worse.

- We've got to do everything we can to free him.

We can attack that base he was talking about.

- Saiyong? It's pointless.

I've already sent a recon group in there.

They didn't spot a thing. The enemy pulled back.

That Ransom was right.

Those goddamn Russians are behind this whole deal.

Now they'll torture his ass,

he'll talk, and there'll be more deserters.

- Ransom will stand up to it, and you know he will.

He'd rather get killed than give in.

I admit Ransom's run out of luck, Colonel,

but it's worth a try. Let me go look for him.

- He hasn't a chance in hell.

(Ransom groaning) (electricity crackling)

(woman speaking in foreign language)

(Ransom grunting)

- [Jakoda] Ransom tell us what you know.

Talk, Ransom, talk. For you long to do it, Ransom.

Ransom, Ransom.

(upbeat music)

(Martin whimpering)

(Ransom groaning)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

- Shit!

Sons of bitches.

(Jakoda groaning)

(upbeat music)

(water pouring)

(Ransom screaming)

(Ransom groaning)

- Damn. Okay, Martin.

- I made it. This time I screwed him. Jakoda.

He said to read. I didn't read.

I didn't read.

I'm now like you, aren't I?

- You're great, Martin.

- Honest? - Yeah. A real hero.

You bastards! He's dead!

You killed him! He's dead!

- This isn't torture anymore, Jakoda.

You can't leave him in a cell with a rotting corpse.

It's inhuman.

- Ransom is strong. He can take physical pain.

It's the mental stress we are after.

With both, we will achieve our aim.

And we both have the same aim, don't we?

(birds singing)

(dramatic music)

(Ransom gagging)

- Oh, God, take him away!

(Ransom sobbing)

Take him away.

(soft music)

- I've convinced Jakoda to leave you in my hands.

The war is over now. It's only a matter of days.

Your voice on the radio

will only help to allow your inevitable defeat.

And afterwards you will be free.

Do you understand you'll be free, Michael.

- American soldiers, I'm one of you.

My name is Michael Ransom.

I know the war isn't going very well right now.

And so that's the reason I'm telling you guys

to hang in there. - Stop it.

And fight like hell! - Get away from there.

- And show these bastards who the hell we are.

(men groaning)

- Help, comrades. - Shut up, you.

Come on, you're coming with me. Move.

(man groaning)

- [Olga] Stop! It will be worse for you.

(man screaming)

- For now it's worse for him. Move it.

- Wait. - Wait for what?

- [Olga] You'll never get through.

(upbeat music)

(man groaning)

- Cut that out.

(both panting)

(gun firing) (man groaning)

- Stop. I'm afraid.

- So am I.

(grenade exploding)

- [Olga] Stop it. Michael, you're hurting me.

- [Michael] Good.

- Americanski bastard!

(boots clopping)

(upbeat music)

- Come on.

- Let go. - Shut up and move.

(Olga groans)

(upbeat music)

- This way.

- They'll kill us both. - Come on.

- Come on.

(guns firing)

(man screaming)

(Ransom screaming)

(soldier screaming)

- Over here. Hurry up!

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

(fire roaring)

(speaking in foreign language) - Bullshit.

(guns firing) (Olga whimpering)

- Let's get out of here.

(Ransom screams) (gun firing)

(man screaming)

- Hurry, hurry.

- Come on. Go, go, go.

Hurry!

(fuel exploding)

(Olga whimpering)

(upbeat music)

(man speaking in foreign language)

- Jesus. You scared the shit outta me.

(upbeat music)

- [Jakoda] Here.

- Get up. Get up, move.

- No, no. - Relax.

The worst that can happen to you

is that you'll get shot by your own men.

(Ransom laughing)

How do you say goodbye in Russian? Auf wiedersehen.

(upbeat music)

- We split up here.

- My squad, follow me.

(upbeat music)

(Olga muffling)

(Ransom shouting)

(man groaning)

(man speaking in foreign language)

(birds singing)

(soldiers shouting)

- Major, it's incredible. Goddamn incredible.

Your boy, Ransom, made a clean getaway.

By God, we can be proud of him.

A true American hero.

And I'm personally gonna go out

and pick his ass up and congratulate him.

Soldier.

(car engine roaring)

- Are you hungry?

There's a lot of greens, if you like.

- What are you going to do with me?

- I don't know yet.

You're the living proof that the Russians are in this area.

(branches snapping) (Olga gasping)

(soldiers speaking in foreign language)

(upbeat music)

(man groaning)

(guns firing)

(Ransom yelling) (guns firing)

(helicopter engine roaring)

(upbeat music)

(Ransom yelling)

(gun firing) (soldiers screaming)

They're closing in, and I gotta move out.

And that means you too.

So don't cry and don't shout, okay?

- Watch out.

(Ransom groans)

(upbeat music)

(helicopter engine roaring)

(insects chirping)

(Olga panting)

- I can't go any longer.

- Come on, it's just a little bit further.

I know you can do it, come on.

- No one's going to pick you up here.

- Colonel Radek is.

- He's going to kill you, he said.

- You're nuts.

- Radek killed your buddies. Radek caused your capture.

We wanted a decorated soldier, and he sacrificed you.

Who better than you?

- You're lying, you're just making this up.

You just want me to let you go.

- Radek's working for the KGB, you thickheaded hero.

(plane engine roaring)

- Come on.

- They're down there, Colonel. See them?

Right on schedule.

- [Radek] Go down.

Weapons ready, gunner? - Yes, sir.

- Kill him. Eliminate him. - Beg your pardon?

- I said shoot him!

(helicopter engine roaring)

(gun firing)

(Olga yelping)

(gun firing)

(helicopter engine roaring) (guns firing)

- We've been hit. Pressure's going down.

- Turn this son of a bitch around and head back. Move it.

(helicopter engine roaring)

(birds chirping)

(upbeat music)

(wind howling)

(man speaking in foreign language)

- Hi, Charlie.

(man groaning)

(upbeat music)

(gun firing) (men groaning)

(upbeat music)

(both groaning)

- Ah, shut up!

(man groaning)

Our Father, who art in heaven-

(grenades exploding)

(birds chirping)

(rocket exploding)

(gun firing) (soldier groaning)

- Not bad, Americanski, but not good enough.

Come on, get up, and see what you can do with your fists.

Just me and you, pussy cat.

(upbeat music)

Come on.

- Yeah.

(both grunting)

- Come on, hit me. Is that all you've got?

(both grunting)

Nice.

(both grunting)

I break your back.

(both screaming)

Hey, hero, remember the Vietnamese village,

with that boy called Lao?

Nice boy, wasn't he?

That's why I decided to save him for last.

He had such fragile bones.

(Ransom yelling)

(fists thudding)

Americanski! (water splashing)

(Ransom yells)

(alarm blaring)

(bombs exploding)

- [Lao] American, will you take me to America with you?

I wanna come with you when there's peace.

Father Francois told me about a wonderful place

where Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck live.

American, take me with you please.

(door opening)

- Radek! Radek!

(gun firing) (Ransom screams)

You traitor! Radek!

(gun firing)

Come out, you traitor! Where are you!

- Ransom.

- Where is he?

- He's disappeared.

- He's our enemy. That dirty dog's gotta pay.

- I know, but there's not a damn thing we can do about it.

- The war is over, and Radek's fled.

- Where? - No one knows where.

- I'm gonna get that son of a bitch.

I'm gonna kill him if it's the last thing I ever do.

(plane engine roaring)

(wind howling)

- [Announcer] Philippine Airlines

announces flight number 4-7-0 from this address to Honolulu.

Philippine airlines announces flight 4-7-0-

(plane engine roaring)

- It's good to see you. - Thanks. What's new?

- Not here, boy. Not here, let's go.

(bell chiming)

(people chattering)

(men speaking in foreign language)

- Where is he?

- Here in Manila.

He plays the business man, import, export, the usual.

But the place is crawling with Soviet agents.

(cocks cawing)

- [Ransom] Radek's a traitor.

Aren't they doing anything about it?

- [Major] We're in the Philippines, not the U.S.

- [Ransom] Well, can't they extradite him?

- [Major] Oh Christ, the Russian embassy

would give him asylum in two minutes.

- [Ransom] Come on Major, screw the Russians.

Let's get in there and pull him out.

- Hey, easy, easy, keep it down.

Now listen, Ransom, I can't cover for you or protect you.

The war is over. So you're on your own.

(crowd chattering)

- It's not over for me yet.

I still got one more bastard to get rid of.

Then I'll call it quits.

(upbeat music)

(typewriter keys clacking)

Mister Radek?

- I'm afraid he's very busy. Who should I say is calling?

- Ransom. Michael Ransom.

- What did you put there?

- It's a bomb.

Don't worry, you got around two minutes yet.

If you don't make too many vibrations.

(girl panting)

(grenade exploding)

- Go check that out. You too, go ahead.

(upbeat music)

(gun cocking)

- Yes, Michael Ransom.

I recognized him and he asked for you.

- Ransom.

(gun firing) (man groaning)

- There are guns in there. Hurry, hurry.

(upbeat music)

(gun firing)

(men chattering) (gun cocking)

- Go to the other side. Go on, go on.

(men chattering)

Where is he?

- Right here.

(gun firing)

- Come on guys, let's move it. Get him.

(upbeat music)

(gun firing) (men groaning)

- Come get me, you son of a bitch. Come on.

(upbeat music)

(gun firing)

(upbeat music)

(gun firing) (man groaning)

(gun cocking)

Ransom!

(Ransom yelling)

(grenade exploding)

- Die, die!

(gun clattering)

(birds chirping)

- Americanski. You're going to pay for what you did.

I'm going to kill you for this.

I've been waiting for this moment, Americanski.

(Jakoda groans)

(both groaning)

- Ah, shut up.

(grenade exploding)

- [Jakoda] Americanski!

- These Russian dentists make some pretty good dentures.

Goddamn. (laughs)

(upbeat music)

Any similarity between persons living and dead,

especially dead, (laughs) is purely accidental.

Yeah, very accidental. Like one in a million, maybe.

(upbeat music)