''Bulletproof'' is a 1988 American

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directed by

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and starring

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Plot

A clan of terrorists, of all backgrounds and types, seize the "Thunderblast" top-secret super tank, hiding it in Mexico. The task of recovering it is entrusted to "Bulletproof" Frank McBain, a former secret agent and current cop.

Cast

Production

In an interview from 2020 Steve Carver says the production was plagued by shutdowns because production company CineTel had financial problems.

Home Media

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released the

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onto

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in 2002. Then on November 12, 2013,

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released the film on DVD with 3 other films. The DVD set is called the "Action-Packed 4 Movie Marathon, Volume 2".

References

External links

* * * 1988 films American action films Cold War films Fiction about tanks CineTel Films films 1988 action films Films about terrorism Films directed by Steve Carver 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-action-film-stub