Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
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| Production | Gideon Amir | Producer |
| Production | Robert MacDonald | Casting |
| Writing | Paul De Mielche | Screenplay |
| Editing | Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Directing | Sam Firstenberg | Director |
| Editing | Marcel Mindlin | Editor |
| Production | Perry Bullington | Casting |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Production | Ken Metcalfe | Casting |
| Writing | James R. Silke | Screenplay |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Camera | Hanania Baer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Avi Kleinberger | Story |
| Writing | Gideon Amir | Story |
| Production | Avi Kleinberger | Producer |
| Editing | Peter Lee-Thompson | Editor |
| Editing | Marcus Manton | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Linn | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Andy Horvitch | Editor |
| Art | Adrian Gorton | Production Design |
| Editing | Daniel Wetherbee | Editor |
| Production | Ken Metcalfe | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Totoy Cerna | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey M. Bansmer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Editha Sanchez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Artieda | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunt Double |
