396:: "An American soldier fell in love over there in Vietnam, but the Army wouldn't let him marry her. He went back and tried to get her over because he knew she was pregnant. Finally, she had the baby over there and died. So the next 14 years he spent trying to locate (the child) and get him out of the country. But finally he did it, and there were tears and everything then. It really hit you". Norris wrote the script with James Bruner.
1215:
473:
Norris said he was "frustrated", with the job Cannon Films did with marketing the film: "I was ready to break my contract because it was the best of the series. We had a big meeting, and I told them that if they didn't do a better job marketing my films in the U.S., I was going to take them to court
310:
After they escape
Braddock takes the children on foot and find a Vietnamese airstrip. Braddock silently takes out the guards and hijacks a C-47 Dakota plane. The plane is then attacked by Vietnamese guards causing fuel to leak out of the plane, eventually crashing just outside the Cambodian-Thailand
534:
wrote: "We could say this is mind-bogglingly insulting, lowest-common-denominator-style filmmaking, that it's gratuitously racist and violent and just plain dumb, but then wouldn't that be stating the obvious? But what response would be fitting and adequate and not be obvious? Keening? Shrieking? A
315:
gunship thinking he has
Braddock all to himself, two US helicopters on the side of the Thai border confront Quoc's gunship. Taunting each other to cross, Braddock and his son Van fire at Quoc's ship, hitting the pilot. The gunship crashes, killing Quoc. The US troops pour over the border and bridge
294:
Later, Braddock overpowers his guards, frees Van, and heads for the mission that is run by
Polanski. Quoc anticipates the move and takes all the mission children into captivity, along with Van and Polanski, and Braddock sets out to free them all from Quoc by going to his weapons cache that he had
498:
said: "Chuck Norris manages to pull off a strangely timely and involving story about getting a bunch of
Amerasian kids out of Vietnam within the confines of his usual 1-man army action meller parameters. Not to say this is emotional stuff, just up a notch from past chapters that have managed to
491:
wrote: "Wearing a worried expression beneath a week's worth of beard, Braddock knocks off what remains of the
Vietnamese Army, already pretty well decimated by their earlier encounters ... As that general remarks before he meets the fate of all of Braddock's adversaries, 'This has gone on long
290:
Reverend
Polanski leads Braddock to Lin and Van. Attempting to flee the country, Braddock, Lin and Van are captured by the soldiers of the sadistic Vietnamese General Quoc. Quoc kills Lin on the spot, and has his soldiers take Braddock and Van to a compound to be tortured.
311:
border. Braddock then raids the border station where Thai and US troops are watching on the other side, cheering
Braddock on. When Braddock kills all the opposing troops, more pour in. Braddock is injured by a grenade. When General Quoc then flies in on a Vietnamese
282:
At first, Braddock does not believe it, but when cold-blooded CIA boss
Littlejohn tells Braddock to disregard that information, that is when Braddock knows it is true. Braddock heads back into Vietnam through parachute deployment and with the help of an Australian
29:
519:
called the film "a by-the-numbers filmed atrocity. One can just imagine a game caller saying: 'Under the 'I', 17 Amerasian children tortured; under the 'N', 49 Vietnamese soldiers blown to kingdom come'. It all adds up to the movie game of
278:
veteran, had believed his Asian wife Lin Tan Cang to be dead since the war ended in 1975, but he hears from a missionary, Reverend
Polanski, that Lin is not only alive, but that she and Braddock have a 12-year-old son named Van Tan Cang.
303:. He raids the camp killing the guards and loading up one of the trucks with all the children including his son, Van and the Reverend. Soon after escaping they are followed and attacked by a Vietnamese-captured US
388:
children: "In
Vietnam there are 15,000 Amerasian children who are trapped there, considered outcasts, living a strictly non-existent life. So I started reading up on the subject and got emotionally involved".
404:
Filming was to start 1 December 1986 with Joseph Zito who directed the original film to direct, but due to creative and personal differences with Chuck Norris, Zito left the production. In March,
1259:
513:
gave the film 2 stars out of 4 and wrote: "It's a passable action film, though like most of Norris' vehicles, it's an almost completely colorless one". Leonard Klady of the
1349:
1344:
1175:
1329:
1304:
1334:
1274:
959:
435:
1319:
1314:
1042:
921:
1324:
1254:
1249:
412:
after going through several other directors. Aaron Norris would go on to direct six more films with his brother, as well as helping him run
466:
The movie debuted at No. 5 at the box office with $ 2,210,401 in the opening weekend. It was the least financially successful film in the
1007:
124:
1309:
408:
was attached to direct. Eventually Aaron Norris wound up making his directorial debut on the film. Norris later said that Aaron saved
246:
569:
1244:
1132:
1110:
1299:
1279:
544:
1339:
1294:
1284:
1079:
713:
Cook, Bruce (Feb 3, 1988). "THE ONE-MAN ARMY'S BACK: CHUCK NORRIS' LATEST FILM SHOWS THE SOFT SIDE OF A TOUGH GUY".
1289:
1269:
1264:
1035:
914:
1182:
1062:
549:
240:
384:
film. Norris says that he was not interested in doing a third film until his brother Aaron told him about the
1139:
771:
482:
287:
pilot. After parachute descent, Braddock outruns Vietnamese Navy patrol boats with a jet-powered speedboat.
826:
729:
299:
battle rifle with an underslung 6-shot rotary grenade launcher and attachments including a spring-loaded
1218:
1028:
975:
951:
907:
672:
231:
656:
Smith, Sid (Aug 26, 1990). "It's serious stuff Don't ever tell Norris he makes 'cartoon-level' films".
426:
414:
296:
1239:
1162:
1115:
991:
848:
530:
1193:
793:
776:
494:
487:
888:
877:
755:
Lipper, Hal (Aug 26, 1988). "Chuck Norris // He wants emotion to add punch to his characters".
380:
Norris had a long-term deal with Cannon Films. They were in financial trouble and wanted a new
872:
831:
734:
677:
515:
338:
111:
1199:
983:
463:
put Cannon on the New York Stock Exchange, as Cannon Films was in the state of bankruptcy.
262:, who co-wrote the screenplay with James Bruner. The film was directed by Norris' brother,
894:
883:
810:
574:
509:
611:
Cook, Bruce (Jan 29, 1988). "IN 'BRADDOCK', NORRIS KICKS OUT OVER WAR'S LOST CHILDREN".
1105:
999:
1233:
422:
142:
81:
1156:
1051:
931:
347:
326:
263:
259:
152:
98:
85:
54:
42:
899:
1188:
1168:
430:
405:
362:
312:
275:
28:
967:
525:
500:
332:
103:
71:
504:
442:
Norris thought that it was the best film he ever made prior to its release.
385:
304:
521:
866:
673:"Copter Being Used for Chuck Norris Movie Crashes in Philippines; 4 Die"
392:
Norris was particularly affected by a segment he saw on the ABC TV show
433:. There would also be a fatal helicopter crash in a later Norris film,
300:
251:
596:
Bob Thomas (Aug 31, 1988). "WORK, DETERMINATION HELPED CHUCK NORRIS".
421:
On May 30, 1987, four military and police officers were killed in an
235:
827:"'Braddock: Missing in Action III' Is a By-the-Numbers Action Film"
846:
Hinson, Hal (January 22, 1988). "Missing Everything but Action".
698:
Beck, Marilyn (Jan 5, 1988). "Norris set to star in 'Scorpion'".
808:
Kehr, Dave (January 22, 1988). "'Missing III' keeps it simple".
284:
1024:
1020:
903:
295:
hidden a few days prior. He equips himself with a modified
570:"In 'Braddock', Norris Kicks Out Over War's Lost Children"
1149:
1124:
1098:
1071:
215:
207:
199:
191:
181:
158:
148:
138:
130:
120:
91:
77:
60:
48:
38:
21:
791:"Film Reviews: Braddock: Missing In Action III".
316:and help the wounded Braddock and the children.
254:. It is the third and final installment in the
1176:Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America
1036:
915:
8:
1260:Films about the Central Intelligence Agency
626:"Ron Howard directing Dudley Moore movie".
1043:
1029:
1021:
922:
908:
900:
499:attract mostly a redneck following at the
27:
18:
645:(Home ed.). Mar 8, 1987. p. 39.
630:(FIN ed.). Nov 3, 1986. p. B1.
1350:English-language action adventure films
960:Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
615:(SPORTS FINAL, CN ed.). p. K.
561:
436:Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
1345:Films with screenplays by Chuck Norris
535:full-fledged, spread-eagle tantrum?"
7:
770:Goodman, Walter (January 22, 1988).
1008:Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
825:Klady, Leonard (January 22, 1988).
474:because my career is on the line".
461:Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
359:Jack Rader as CIA Agent Littlejohn
344:Yehuda Efroni as Reverend Polanski
247:Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
16:1988 film directed by Aaron Norris
14:
1214:
1213:
1330:Films produced by Menahem Golan
1305:American action adventure films
1133:Chuck Norris: Bring On the Pain
1111:United Fighting Arts Federation
1088:Braddock: Missing in Action III
944:Braddock: Missing in Action III
890:Braddock: Missing in Action III
879:Braddock: Missing in Action III
868:Braddock: Missing in Action III
797:. January 27, 1988. p. 10.
660:(FINAL, C ed.). p. 8.
524:, which ought to be a felony".
429:accident during filming in the
227:Braddock: Missing in Action III
22:Braddock: Missing in Action III
1335:Films produced by Yoram Globus
1275:Films directed by Aaron Norris
772:"Film: 'Missing In Action III"
545:List of American films of 1988
1:
1320:Films scored by Jay Chattaway
1315:Films shot in the Philippines
356:Ron Barker as "Mik" Mikalchek
244:, following the second film,
1325:1988 directorial debut films
1255:1980s English-language films
1250:1980s action adventure films
728:Mathews, Jack (1988-01-26).
702:(CITY ed.). p. 4D.
258:film series. The film stars
759:(CITY ed.). p. 7.
671:Murphy, Dean (1987-05-31).
1366:
167:January 22, 1988
1310:American action war films
1209:
1183:Chuck Norris vs Communism
1058:
938:
329:as Colonel James Braddock
33:Theatrical release poster
26:
550:Chuck Norris filmography
353:Miki Kim as Lin Tan Cang
274:Colonel James Braddock,
1140:Chuck Norris Superkicks
715:Philadelphia Daily News
598:St. Louis Post–Dispatch
365:as Embassy Gate Captain
1245:1980s action war films
1300:American sequel films
1280:Films set in Thailand
297:Heckler & Koch G3
232:action adventure film
1340:1980s American films
814:. Section 7, Page L.
757:St. Petersburg Times
730:"WEEKEND BOX OFFICE"
700:St. Petersburg Times
427:Philippine Air Force
415:Walker, Texas Ranger
219:$ 7,193,901 (U.S.A.)
1295:War adventure films
1116:World Combat League
849:The Washington Post
641:"THE MOVIE CHART".
531:The Washington Post
230:is a 1988 American
1285:Golan-Globus films
1194:Chuck Norris facts
1072:Films written only
930:Films directed by
777:The New York Times
488:The New York Times
425:helicopter of the
1290:Vietnam War films
1270:Films set in 1987
1265:Films set in 1975
1227:
1226:
1018:
1017:
832:Los Angeles Times
735:Los Angeles Times
678:Los Angeles Times
643:Los Angeles Times
516:Los Angeles Times
478:Critical response
468:Missing in Action
457:Missing in Action
455:Norris said that
382:Missing in Action
350:as General Duncan
339:Roland Harrah III
256:Missing in Action
241:Missing in Action
223:
222:
134:Michael J. Duthie
112:Roland Harrah III
1357:
1217:
1216:
1200:Karate Kommandos
1045:
1038:
1031:
1022:
924:
917:
910:
901:
854:
853:
843:
837:
836:
835:. Part VI, p. 4.
822:
816:
815:
805:
799:
798:
788:
782:
781:
767:
761:
760:
752:
746:
745:
743:
742:
725:
719:
718:
710:
704:
703:
695:
689:
688:
686:
685:
668:
662:
661:
653:
647:
646:
638:
632:
631:
623:
617:
616:
608:
602:
601:
593:
587:
586:
584:
583:
566:
174:
172:
66:by Arthur Silver
31:
19:
1365:
1364:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1355:
1354:
1230:
1229:
1228:
1223:
1205:
1145:
1120:
1094:
1080:Invasion U.S.A.
1067:
1054:
1049:
1019:
1014:
934:
928:
895:Rotten Tomatoes
884:Box Office Mojo
863:
858:
857:
845:
844:
840:
824:
823:
819:
811:Chicago Tribune
807:
806:
802:
790:
789:
785:
769:
768:
764:
754:
753:
749:
740:
738:
727:
726:
722:
712:
711:
707:
697:
696:
692:
683:
681:
670:
669:
665:
658:Chicago Tribune
655:
654:
650:
640:
639:
635:
625:
624:
620:
613:Chicago Tribune
610:
609:
605:
595:
594:
590:
581:
579:
575:Chicago Tribune
568:
567:
563:
558:
541:
510:Chicago Tribune
480:
453:
448:
402:
378:
373:
368:
341:as Van Tan Cang
335:as General Quoc
322:
272:
184:
177:
170:
168:
161:
116:
84:
69:
67:
65:
53:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1363:
1361:
1353:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1232:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1166:
1160:
1153:
1151:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1136:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1106:Kickstart Kids
1102:
1100:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1084:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1048:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1025:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1012:
1004:
1000:Forest Warrior
996:
988:
980:
972:
964:
956:
952:Platoon Leader
948:
939:
936:
935:
929:
927:
926:
919:
912:
904:
898:
897:
886:
875:
862:
861:External links
859:
856:
855:
838:
817:
800:
783:
762:
747:
720:
705:
690:
663:
648:
633:
618:
603:
588:
560:
559:
557:
554:
553:
552:
547:
540:
537:
483:Walter Goodman
479:
476:
452:
449:
447:
444:
401:
398:
377:
374:
372:
369:
367:
366:
360:
357:
354:
351:
345:
342:
336:
330:
323:
321:
318:
271:
268:
250:, which was a
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
185:
182:
179:
178:
176:
175:
164:
162:
159:
156:
155:
150:
149:Distributed by
146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
125:João Fernandes
122:
121:Cinematography
118:
117:
115:
114:
109:
106:
101:
95:
93:
89:
88:
79:
75:
74:
68:Larry Levinson
62:
58:
57:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1362:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1220:
1212:
1211:
1208:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1099:Organizations
1097:
1090:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1060:
1057:
1053:
1046:
1041:
1039:
1034:
1032:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1002:
1001:
997:
994:
993:
989:
986:
985:
981:
978:
977:
973:
970:
969:
965:
962:
961:
957:
954:
953:
949:
946:
945:
941:
940:
937:
933:
925:
920:
918:
913:
911:
906:
905:
902:
896:
892:
891:
887:
885:
881:
880:
876:
874:
870:
869:
865:
864:
860:
852:. p. B7.
851:
850:
842:
839:
834:
833:
828:
821:
818:
813:
812:
804:
801:
796:
795:
787:
784:
780:. p. C9.
779:
778:
773:
766:
763:
758:
751:
748:
737:
736:
731:
724:
721:
717:. p. 39.
716:
709:
706:
701:
694:
691:
680:
679:
674:
667:
664:
659:
652:
649:
644:
637:
634:
629:
622:
619:
614:
607:
604:
599:
592:
589:
577:
576:
571:
565:
562:
555:
551:
548:
546:
543:
542:
538:
536:
533:
532:
527:
523:
518:
517:
512:
511:
506:
502:
497:
496:
490:
489:
484:
477:
475:
471:
470:film series.
469:
464:
462:
458:
450:
445:
443:
440:
438:
437:
432:
428:
424:
419:
417:
416:
411:
407:
399:
397:
395:
390:
387:
383:
375:
370:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
325:
324:
319:
317:
314:
308:
306:
302:
298:
292:
288:
286:
280:
277:
269:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
248:
243:
242:
237:
233:
229:
228:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
195:United States
194:
190:
186:
180:
166:
165:
163:
157:
154:
151:
147:
144:
143:Jay Chattaway
141:
137:
133:
129:
126:
123:
119:
113:
110:
108:Yehuda Efroni
107:
105:
102:
100:
97:
96:
94:
90:
87:
83:
82:Menahem Golan
80:
76:
73:
63:
59:
56:
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1198:
1181:
1174:
1157:Aaron Norris
1138:
1131:
1087:
1086:
1078:
1052:Chuck Norris
1006:
998:
990:
982:
974:
966:
958:
950:
943:
942:
932:Aaron Norris
889:
878:
867:
847:
841:
830:
820:
809:
803:
792:
786:
775:
765:
756:
750:
739:. Retrieved
733:
723:
714:
708:
699:
693:
682:. Retrieved
676:
666:
657:
651:
642:
636:
628:Toronto Star
627:
621:
612:
606:
600:. p. 6.
597:
591:
580:. Retrieved
578:. 1988-01-29
573:
564:
529:
514:
508:
493:
486:
481:
472:
467:
465:
460:
456:
454:
441:
434:
420:
413:
409:
403:
393:
391:
381:
379:
348:Floyd Levine
327:Chuck Norris
309:
293:
289:
281:
273:
264:Aaron Norris
260:Chuck Norris
255:
245:
239:
226:
225:
224:
183:Running time
160:Release date
153:Cannon Films
99:Chuck Norris
86:Yoram Globus
55:Chuck Norris
52:James Bruner
43:Aaron Norris
1189:Chun Kuk Do
1169:Eric Norris
1163:Mike Norris
1125:Video games
1063:Filmography
431:Philippines
406:Jack Smight
376:Development
363:Keith David
313:Mil-24 Hind
276:Vietnam War
211:$ 9 million
187:103 minutes
78:Produced by
39:Directed by
1240:1988 films
1234:Categories
968:The Hitman
741:2011-03-21
684:2010-12-04
582:2010-12-03
556:References
526:Hal Hinson
492:enough'".
451:Box office
371:Production
333:Aki Aleong
216:Box office
171:1988-01-22
104:Aki Aleong
72:Steve Bing
64:Characters
49:Written by
1159:(brother)
984:Hellbound
976:Sidekicks
522:J-I-N-G-O
505:Dave Kehr
446:Reception
386:Amerasian
305:UH-1 Huey
131:Edited by
1219:Category
539:See also
410:Braddock
234:, and a
200:Language
139:Music by
92:Starring
61:Based on
1150:Related
992:Top Dog
794:Variety
507:of the
495:Variety
400:Filming
301:bayonet
252:prequel
203:English
192:Country
169: (
1091:(1988)
1083:(1985)
1011:(2005)
1003:(1996)
995:(1995)
987:(1994)
979:(1992)
971:(1991)
963:(1990)
955:(1988)
947:(1988)
423:AUH-76
236:sequel
208:Budget
70:&
1171:(son)
1165:(son)
394:20/20
873:IMDb
501:b.o.
459:and
320:Cast
285:C-47
270:Plot
893:at
882:at
871:at
528:of
485:of
238:to
1236::
829:.
774:.
732:.
675:.
572:.
503:"
439:.
418:.
307:.
266:.
1044:e
1037:t
1030:v
923:e
916:t
909:v
744:.
687:.
585:.
173:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
