Field of Fire (film) explained

Field of Fire is a 1991 American film directed by Cirio H. Santiago for Roger Corman starring David Carradine. It is 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]

External links

• Field of Fire at Letterbox DVD

Notes and References

1. News: 6 February 1990 . The Indianapolis News . 3 . People.
2. News: Vietnam action. Omaha World-Herald. 18 February 1990. 14.
3. http://www.comeuppancereviews.net/2010/09/field-of-fire-1991.html Review of film
4. Book: 146. 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.