Double Target is a 1987 film directed by Bruno Mattei. The film was released theatrically in West Germany as Der Kampfgigant in 1987.[3]
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| Directed by | Bruno Mattei |
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| Produced by | Franco Gaudenzi[2] |
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| Cinematography | Riccardo Grassetti[1] |
| Edited by | Bruno Mattei[1] |
| Music by | Stefano Mainetti[1] |
Production company | Flora Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
Plot
editThe film starts with terrorists who attack American military bases in several Southeast Asian states. Ex-GI Bob Ross is smuggled into Vietnam by the CIA, where he is supposed to put the masterminds of the attacks out of action. In return, the secret service frees Bob's son who was born there from a re-education camp and brings him home to America. After heavy fighting with Viet Cong soldiers and Russian special forces, Ross also returns victorious to the United States.
Release
editDouble Target was released theatrically in West Germany on June 11, 1987.[3] It was later released in the United Kingdom on the home video label Avatar in August 1987 as Double Target.[4]
Reception
editFrom contemporary reviews, the German film almanac Fischer Film Almanach stated that the film was another hybrid of the other bad Vietnam-themed films made after Rambo.[3] In a retrospective review, Daniel R. Budnik wrote in his book on 1980s action films that Double Target is "entertaining but a little too long" and that the film "alternates between Sense and No Sense, the way many Mattei films do."[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Double Target (1987)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema italiano. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Budnik 2017, p. 142.
- ^ a b c Mues 1988, p. 171.
- ^ Hayward 1988, p. 155.
- ^ Budnik 2017, p. 143.
Sources
edit- Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786497416.
- Hayward, Anthony (1988). "Video Releases". Film Review 1988-9. Columbus Books. ISBN 0-86287-939-6.
- Mues, Ingeborg, ed. (1988). Fischer Film Almanach . 1988 (in German). Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag. ISBN 359624479X.