Braddock: Missing in Action III
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| Braddock: Missing in Action III | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aaron Norris |
| Produced by | Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
| Written by | Arthur Silver & Larry Levinson & Steve Bing (characters) James Bruner & Chuck Norris (screenplay) |
| Starring | Chuck Norris Aki Aleong Roland Harrah III Miki Kim Ron Barker Keith David |
| Music by | Jay Chattaway |
| Cinematography | João Fernandes |
| Editing by | Ken Bornstein Michael J. Duthie |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
| Release date(s) | January 22, 1988 (USA) |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Gross revenue | $6,193,901 (USA) |
| Preceded by | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning |
| Followed by | Missing in Action 4 |
| IMDb profile | |
Braddock: Missing in Action III is a 1988 action/adventure sequel to Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, starring Chuck Norris. It was directed by Aaron Norris and written by James Bruner and Chuck Norris.
[edit] Plot
Colonel James Braddock (Chuck Norris), Vietnam veteran, had believed his Asian wife Lin Tan Cang (Miki Kim) to be dead since the war, but he hears from a missionary, Reverend Polanski (Yehuda Efroni), that Lin is not only alive, but has a 12-year-old son named Van Tan Cang (Roland Harrah III), who is Braddock's son.
At first, Braddock doesn't believe it, but when cold-blooded CIA boss Littlejohn (Jack Rader) tells Braddock to disregard that information, that's when Braddock knows it's true. Braddock heads back into Vietnam. Reverend Polanski leads Braddock to Lin and Van. Attempting to flee the country, Braddock, Lin, and Van are captured by the soldiers of General Quoc (Aki Aleong). Quoc kills Lin on the spot, and has his soldiers take Braddock and Van to a compound to be tortured.
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. Braddock then sets out to free them by going to his weapons cache that he had hidden a few days prior. He equips what appears to be a Heckler and Koch G3 assault rifle with grenade launcher attachments. 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 American Huey. When they escape Braddock takes the children on foot and find a Vietnamese airstrip. Braddock silently takes out the guards and hijacks the plane. The plane was then assaulted by Vietnamese guards causing fuel to leak out of the plane. The plane crashes just outside the Cambodian-Thailand boarder. Braddock then raids the border where American and Thailand troops are watching on the other side cheering Braddock on. When all the troops that Braddock had killed more pour in. Braddock is injured by a grenade. General Quoc then flies in on a Vietnamese gunship thinking he has Braddock all to himself, two American helicopters confront Quoc's gunship. Taunting each other to cross, Braddock and his son Van fire at Quoc's ship hitting the pilot and the Gunship crashes, killing Quoc. Then all the American troops pour over the border and bridge and help the wounded Braddock and the children.
