Hell on the Battleground
1987Movie1 h 22 min
Summary
Vietnam: The battle-tested Seargents Casey and Lance have to accompany a young Lieutenant and a group of newly arrived teenage soldiers on a practice trip in the jungle. But the trip turns bloody serious when they are discovered by Russian scouts and have half a company follows hot on their heels.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Background watch
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 39
IMDb3.6
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −26 min on the typical 108
typical 10882Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1987
April 1, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
ActionWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more12 people
- William SmithColonel Meredith
- Fritz MatthewsSgt. Jack Casey
- Ted PriorSgt. Bill Lance
- CHChet HoodLieutenant Hayes
- JJJohnnie Johnson IIIPvt. Johnson
- David James CampbellPvt. Kelly (as David Campbell)
- SHSean HoltonJohnny Boy
- ADAlyson DavisDonna
- IVIngrid VoldKaren
- JVJack VogelMitchell
- Troy FrominHawkins
- DHDouglas HarterRussian Soldier (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- David A. Prior Director, Writer
- Kimberley Casey Assistant Director
Production · 3
- Marc Winters Executive Producer
- David Winters Executive Producer
- Fritz Matthews Producer
Camera · 1
- Stephen Ashley Blake Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Todd Felker Editor
Sound · 3
- Mark Mancina Original Music Composer
- Tim James Music
- Steve McClintock Music
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