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

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directed and produced by Cirio H. Santiago, written by Joseph Zucchero, and starring Brett Baxter, Cec Verrell, William Steis, Ed Crick and

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. 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

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Cast

*Brett Baxter Clark as Sgt. Stratton *

as Cpl. Johnny Ransom *Ed Crick as Sgt. Bo Rattner *William Steis as Capt. Carter * Cec Verrell as Chris Chandler *

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as Cpl. Willy Leung * Mike Monty as Col. Stark *

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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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* * 1987 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 English-language action films {{1980s-US-film-stub