Well, it was aimed at kids, and Needham isn't a war-film movie director. He's a stunt coordinator by trade.

Awfully cheesy which makes it just as good as it was then. It's lame and I love it! It's just fun!
"No talking from things that don't talk!" - Jaye Tyler

My memory had failed me. This was awful.
You can't palm off a second-rater on me. You gotta remember I was in the pink!

Just started watching this. Saw it about 30 years back. A delicious slices of '80s cheese, if I remember correctly.
And don't forget;
the good guys always win, even in the eighties
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You can't palm off a second-rater on me. You gotta remember I was in the pink!

Erin Gray sure did look amazing in that uniform, though, innit?
I agree that wasn't a good look for a dude. I imagine there might be some gay guys in our age group who thought the same way about Gerard that I do about Erin Gray, though.

When I was a kid, my sister and I watched this religiously. It's one of those movies you know is cheesy even when you're 10, but for some reason it still works for you.
I watched it recently for the nostalgia trip. Wow, you are so right. I can't believe anyone thought this was a good idea. Corniest part of the movie was when he did that spin move to get on the C-130 followed up by the uber-cool thumb kiss.
Amy
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I swear to GodI swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!