''Eye of the Eagle'' (also known as ''The Lost Command'') is a 1987

action-thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed and produced by

Cirio H. Santiago Cirio Hermoso Santiago (January 18, 1936 – September 26, 2008) was a prolific Filipino film producer, director and writer. He used the screen names Cirio Santiago, Cirio H. Santiago and Leonard Hermes. Life and career Santiago was born on Janu ...

, written by Joseph Zucohero, and starring Brett Baxter,

Cec Verrell Cec Verrell is an American actress who starred in many television programmes. Filmography * 2001 ''Nice Guys Finish Dead'' as Shauna * 1999 '' ER'' - (TV series) (1 episode) as Mrs. Casey * 1999 '' Air America'' (1999) - (TV series) (1 episode) ...

, William Steis, Ed Crick and

Robert Patrick Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and honorable authority figures, he is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparke ...

. It was followed in 1989 by '' Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy''.

Plot

Sgt. Rick Stratton sets out to stop a band of renegades known as the Lost Command who are terrorizing South Vietnam.

Cast

*Brett Baxter Clark as Sgt. Stratton *

as Cpl. Johnny Ransom *Ed Crick as Sgt. Bo Rattner *William Steis as Capt. Carter *

as Chris Chandler *

Rey Malonzo Reynaldo Malonzo or Rey Malonzo is a former Filipino actor, film director and politician in the Philippines. He was a famous action star doing mostly martial arts in his films during the 1970s up to the 1980s. Film career In the 1970s, Malonz ...

as Cpl. Willy Leung *

Mike Monty Mike Monty (October 23, 1936 – August 4, 2006) was an American character actor, born in 1936 in Chattanooga, Tennessee as Michael O'Donoghue but he changed his name to Mike Monty late in life. Career He left the United States for Italy i ...

as Col. Stark *

Vic Diaz Victor Sunico Diaz'', popularly known as Vic Diaz, (July 29, 1932 – September 15, 2006) was a Filipino character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He was also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The ...

as Col. Trang *Henry Strzalkowski as Cpl Weasel Watkins *Willie Williams as Gimme Five * Nick Nicholson as Pfc. Crazy Dog *David Light as Sgt. Maddox *Mel Davidson as Cpl. Beller *Jim Moss as Sgt. Warden *Tony Beso as Lol Pot *Jerry Hart as Doctor *David Anderson as Special Forces Officer *Steve Rogers as Sgt. Rattner's Men

Reception

Timothy Young of mondo-esoterica.net recommended it as "An action packed trashy war film that ticks almost all the necessary boxes" and called it "One for fans of low budget action and exploitation films." Criticonline.com's review reads, "If you like war action films, EYE OF THE EAGLE is a good way to spend 82 minutes." Eric Reifschneider of bloodbrothersfilms.com gave the film a negative review of 1/5, writing, "All aspects of this film are just downright poor, from its writing, to its editing, to its acting."

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References

1987 films 1980s action films 1987 direct-to-video films Vietnam War films 1987 action films American action thriller films Philippine action thriller films Direct-to-video action films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Cirio H. Santiago 1980s American films {{1980s-action-film-stub