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A former Vietnam War lieutenant reforms his old team in order to help a revolutionary's sister overthrow a ruthless dictator.A former Vietnam War lieutenant reforms his old team in order to help a revolutionary's sister overthrow a ruthless dictator.A former Vietnam War lieutenant reforms his old team in order to help a revolutionary's sister overthrow a ruthless dictator.
Michael Joseph DeSare
- Major Tenny
- (as Michael Joseph De Sare)
Thomas G. Waites
- Gill
- (as T. G. Waites)
Cris Aguilar
- Sing Lau
- (as Cristito 'Kris' Aguilar)
Protacio Dee
- General Ho
- (as Protacio 'Tony' Dee)
Craig Judd
- Screaming P.O.W.
- (as Craig Walter Judd)
David Pegram
- Armodo
- (as David Tamayo Pegram)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaAlthough the Simpsons character of McBain predates this film, The Simpsons (1989) were forced to drop the character's name for a number of years, due to difficulties created by the release of an action film called "McBain." The Simpsons kept the character in the show, but referred to him by his "actual" name, Rainer Wolfcastle, until the difficulties with the film "McBain" passed.
- GoofsGeneral Epper wears the insignia of a General of the Army, a ceremonial rank which was last awarded to Omar Bradley prior to the Korean War.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Cinema Snob: Bad Movie Cinema Snob: McBain (2010)
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Not That Bad, But Not That Great!
Christopher Walken is Robert McBain - a P.O.W. who was once rescued by a soldier named Santos. After Santos' death, McBain returns the favor to Santos by helping his country do battle with their president and his army.
The beginning of this film was basically the best scene put into this film. The rest carries on a little boring, but not awful. The title itself is suppost to convince you that McBain is like John Rambo of FIRST BLOOD. Watch carefully! The other characters portrayed in this film are actually more heroic than him. So a thing that could improve this film would be a different title and a little more action.
What worked for me in this film were the action scenes that did keep my eyes glued to the screen. Some low-budget films can do that to you. Just watch and see!
McBain is not that bad, but then again, not that great. If you want some real action films, try FIRST BLOOD or DIE HARD.
The beginning of this film was basically the best scene put into this film. The rest carries on a little boring, but not awful. The title itself is suppost to convince you that McBain is like John Rambo of FIRST BLOOD. Watch carefully! The other characters portrayed in this film are actually more heroic than him. So a thing that could improve this film would be a different title and a little more action.
What worked for me in this film were the action scenes that did keep my eyes glued to the screen. Some low-budget films can do that to you. Just watch and see!
McBain is not that bad, but then again, not that great. If you want some real action films, try FIRST BLOOD or DIE HARD.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $456,127
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $320,000
- Sep 22, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $456,127
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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