Missing in Action
The war's not over until the last man comes home.
1984 | 101m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Zito |
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| Writer: | Lance Hool, James Bruner, John Crowther |
| Staring: |
| American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 16, 1984 |
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| Director: | Joseph Zito |
| Writer: | Lance Hool, James Bruner, John Crowther |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Thriller, War |
| Keywords | vietnam veteran, martial arts, patriotism, prisoner of war, vietnam, vietnam war, jungle, rescue mission, one man army, special forces, nostalgic, war |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $22,812,411
Budget: $2,550,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chuck Norris | Col. James Braddock |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Tuck |
| David Tress | Sen. Porter |
| Lenore Kasdorf | Ann |
| James Hong | Gen. Trau |
| Pierrino Mascarino | Jacques |
| Erich Anderson | Masucci |
| Joseph Carberry | Carter |
| Bella Flores | Madame Pearl |
| Sergio Kato | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Joonee Gamboa | Bartender |
| Avi Kleinberger | Dalton |
| Ernie Ortega | Vinh |
| Willie Williams | Randall |
| Ric Segreto | G.I. |
| Gil Arceo | First Vietnamese Businessman |
| Roger Dantes | Second Vietnamese Businessman |
| Sabatini Fernandez | Dinh |
| Renato Morado | Mike |
| James Crumrine | Gibson |
| Jeff Mason | Barnes |
| Stephen Barbers | Moore |
| Jessie Cuneta | Street Hawker |
| Augusto Victa | Tran's Aide |
| Protacio Dee | Yang |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph Zito | Director |
| Steve Bing | Characters |
| Lance Hool | Story |
| Larry Levinson | Characters |
| Ken Dufva | Foley |
| Lee Nowak | Script Supervisor |
| Gideon Amir | Line Producer, First Assistant Director |
| Daniel Loewenthal | Editor |
| James Bruner | Screenplay |
| Jerry Ross | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ladislav Wilheim | Production Design |
| Ira Spiegel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Toto Castillo | Art Direction |
| Steven Eaton | Property Master |
| Celso de la Cruz | Set Decoration |
| Dessie Markovsky | Dialogue Editor |
| John Wilkinson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Arthur Silver | Characters |
| Joel Goodman | Editor |
| Jay Chattaway | Original Music Composer |
| John Crowther | Story |
| Hari Ryatt | Dialogue Editor |
| S. Phillip Sparks | First Assistant Camera |
| Stanley B. Gill | Sound Recordist |
| Nancy Cone | Costume Design |
| Bob Good | Gaffer |
| Yoni Hamenachem | Still Photographer |
| Ed Callahan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Fred Wasser | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jack K. Tillar | Music Editor |
| Pamela Basker | Casting |
| Jessie Cuneta | Location Manager |
| Richard D. Rogers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Skip Cook | Key Grip |
| Barbara Pokras | Music Editor |
| Richard Candib | Sound Effects Editor |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| João Fernandes | Director of Photography |
| Fern Champion | Casting |
| Aaron Norris | Stunt Coordinator |
| Dean Raphael Ferrandini | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | Stunts |
| BJ Davis | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lance Hool | Executive Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 27 | 64 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 887 | 947 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 647 | 754 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 597 | 686 |
Ah, Colonel Braddock. I heard much about you. Welcome to the People's Republic of Vietnam. Chuck Norris is Col. James Braddock, a survivor of a Vietnam Prisoner of War camp who many years later decides to return to find proof - and liberate - American soldiers still being held against their will. ... As the 1980s boom for martial artists becoming filmic action stars gathered apace, Chuck Norris carved his own spot upon the testosterone fuelled wave. Much like a lot of films of its ilk, Missing in Action is of course daft, violent, jingoistic but also crucially it's a whole bunch of fun. This naturally comes down to expectation levels for a production of this type, park the brain and enjoy the cheese and carnage. It's a bit disappointing to find that we don't get to see much of Norris' martial artistry, it' s more a case of gun play and standard fists and kicks taking the lead in this one. The story is hardly taxing and many scenes just serve to show some flesh and pecs, but with M. Emmet Walsh along for the ride as an ebullient side-kick, there's enough here for the undemanding action film fan to enjoy. 5/10
Not an all too bad Rambo-esque copycat from the folks at Canon. Chuck Norris makes for a charismatic hero although the plot felt choppy. But the fight scenes were at least passable and in the end I had a fun time, which is all I can ask from 1980s action schlock. **3.25/5** ...