Introduction

Mercenary Fighters is a 1988 action adventure film by director Riki Shelach Nissimoff.

Outline

The president of an African country wants to boost his economy with a new dam. He ignores the protests of the tribes in the flooded region, so they declare rebellion. To avoid bad publicity, the president does not use his army, but hires four international mercenaries to find tribe leader Kuruba and smother the protest. However, after learning about the tribes’ motivation, Vietnam veterans T.J. and Cliff realise how they are being used and reconsider.

Cast

• Peter Fonda … Virelli.
• Reb Brown … T.J. Christian.
• Ron O’Neal … Cliff Taylor (as Ron O’Neil).
• James Mitchum … Wilson Jeffords.
• Robert DoQui … Colonel Kyemba (as Robert Do Qui).
• Jerry Biggs … Mac Jeffords.
• Joanna Weinberg … Nurse Ruth Warwick.
• Henry Cele … Jaunde.
• Lourens Cilliers … Sanchez (as Laurens Cilliers).
• Graham Clarke … Wichinski.
• Robert Whitehead … Pardoux.
• Jonathan Rands … Deke Johannsen.
• Vusi Dibekwane … Kyemba’s 2IC (as Vusi Dibakwane).

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Riki Shelach Nissimoff … (as Riki Shelach).
• Producer(s):
  • Yoram Globus … producer.
  • Menahem Golan … producer.
  • Avi Lerner … executive producer.
• Writer(s):
  • Bud Schaetzle … (screenplay).
  • Dean Tschetter … (screenplay).
  • Andrew Deutsch … (screenplay).
  • Bud Schaetzle … (story).
  • Dean Tschetter … (story).
  • Terry Asbury … (additional dialogue).
• Music:
  • Howard Morgan.
• Cinematography:
  • Daniel Schneor … director of photography.
• Editor(s):
  • Mike Campbell … (as Michael Campbell).
  • Dean Goodhill.
• Production:
  • The Cannon Group.
• Distributor(s):
  • Cannon Film Distributors (1988) (USA) (theatrical).
  • Astral Films (1988) (Canada) (theatrical).
  • Astral Video (1988) (Canada) (VHS).
  • Image Entertainment (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc).
  • MTC Video (1988) (Greece) (VHS).
  • Media Home Entertainment (1988) (USA) (VHS).
  • Cannon Video (1989) (UK) (VHS).
  • Cannon/VMP (1989) (West Germany) (VHS).
  • HGV Video Productions (1989) (Canada) (VHS).
  • Vestron Video International (1989) (Belgium) (VHS).
  • Video Treasures (1989) (USA) (VHS).
  • Warner Home Video (1989) (Japan) (VHS).
  • Asian Cine Vision (2009) (USA) (DVD) (on ‘Black Soul Dynamite’ compilation).
  • MGM Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (dvdr).
  • América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS).
  • Astral Video (1988) (Canada) (VHS) (Québec).
  • Code Red DVD (2022) (USA) (Blu-ray).
• Release Date: February 1988 (US).
• Rating: 18.
• Running Time: 93 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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