Attack Force Z (1982)
Actor(s):
John Phillip Law, Mel Gibson, Sam Neill, Chris Haywood, John Waters
Director(s):
Tim Burstall
Label: Image Entertainment
Publisher(s):
Image Entertainment
Studio: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
MPN: IMED3383D
Format(s): Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Rating: Unrated
List Price: $9.97
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Editorial Reviews
Description
Mel Gibson commands an elite military team dispatched during W.W.II to locate and rescue the survivors of a shot-down plane, stranded on a South Pacific island occupied by Japanese. One of the castaways, a defecting Japanese official, holds the secret to ending the war, and must be saved at all costs! Boasting a top notch cast, Attack Force Z is a fast-moving, action-packed World War II adventure story in the tradition of The Guns of Navarone and The Dirty Dozen. All-star cast includes Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Lethal Weapon). John Phillip Law (Danger: Diabolik, Golden Voyage of Sinbad), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Triangle), Chris Haywood (The Man from Snowy River, Muriel's Wedding) and John Waters (Breaker Morant, Summerfield) .
Amazon.com
Volunteers from all branches of the Allied forces made up the Australian 2 Special Force Unit, which carried out a total of 284 missions during World War II. Tight, suspenseful Attack Force Z effectively dramatizes one such sortie. Five tough commandos attempt to rescue the survivors of a downed American plane on a Japanese-held island in the southwest Pacific. Their leader is Captain P.G. Kelly, played by a youthful Mel Gibson. It's Kelly's first time in charge, and his fellow commandos, especially renegade Lieutenant J.A. Veitch (John Phillip Law, the cute Soviet sailor in The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!), won't let him forget it. Kelly and Veitch's conflict raises both the mission's and the movie's tension quotient. Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) gives a thoughtful performance as Sergeant D.J. Costello, the oldest and wisest of the troop. But the film's most compelling characters are the inhabitants of the island, Chinese villagers forced to become resistance fighters to defend their way of life against the Japanese invaders. Without them, Attack Force Z wouldn't have a chance. Handsome, unflappable Lin Chan-Lang (Koo Chuan Hsiung), a martial-arts expert, is their natural leader. Even Lin's children get into the act, including his brave and beautiful eldest daughter, Chien Hua (Sylvia Chang), whose presence lends the film a welcome element of romance. --Laura Mirsky
Customer Reviews
A solid cult classic
Not one of Mel Gibson's or Sam Neil's best work, but definetly memorable.
A worthy addition to anyone's WW2 or action movie move collection.
Attack Force Z DVD
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A Happy Find
I have searched for this movie for the past three of four years to complete my mom's Mel Gibson movie collection! I was ecstatic to find it not only in stock but at a reasonable price! It will make a lovely Christmas present. Momma will be thrilled. =)
Old Favorite comes back....
As a teenager I watched this on Beta. Of course when the DVD came out I had to have this classic movie. I must say - it did not disapoint. The action was fantastic. The plot very well made. The characters completely believable. I really enjoyed watching the movie and I highly recommend it to all WW2 movie fans. A notch below saving private ryan.
Finally on DVD!
This was one of the first movies I remember seeing on TV when we got cable. Love the movie, very underrated. Remember seeing Mel Gibson on a talk show saying how much he didn't like making this movie, but I thank him anyways...
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