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Chuck Norris in 'Missing in Action'
Real Name : James Thomas Braddock
Belonging Force : U.S Army Special Force
Class : Colonel
Speciality : Karate, Helicopter and Airplane control.
Family : Lin Tan Cang & Van Tan Cang

In the Vietnam war, Braddock commanded the special force. The prize of 20,000 dollars was bet him. He is a person feared from the north Vietnamese army most. He succeeded in the escape from the prison camp in 1983. Afterwards, He returns to the United States and he retires service. He lives in Washington as of 1988.
In 1946, : James Braddock was born.
In 1954, : North latitude 17 divided into the south and north Vietnam by Geneva international conference.
In 1960, : National Liberation Front was born, The Vietnam war was begun.
In 1964, : The U.S.Army intervenes the Vietnam war.
In 1972, : Braddock succeeded in the escape though he was imprisoned to the prison camp of the north Vietnamese army with the companion.
In 1975, : The Fall of Saigon...Braddock was detention for eight months on the suspicion of the war crime.
In 1976 - 1983, : Missing In Action...Braddock was imprisoned to the prison camp again.
In 1983, : Braddock succeeds from the prison camp in the escape, and returns home to the United States.
In 1984, : Braddock returned to Vietnam again, and succeeded in the rescue of MIA.
In 1988, : Braddock sneaked into Vietnam to rescue the wife and children. Braddock succeeded in the rescue of the son and a lot of children though his wife was murdered.


Title : Missing in Action
Year : 1984
Release Date : 18 November 1984
Country : USA(The Cannon Group)
Filming Locations : Philippines
Detailed Introduction : The Internet Movie Database
Production Company : The Cannon Group
Distributor Company : Cannon Film Distributors
Distributor Company : MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Photo Gallery : "Missing in Action" Photo Gallery

Tagline : "The war's not over until the last man comes home."
Synopsis : Colonel James Braddock is an American officer who spent seven years in a North Vietnamese POW camp, then escaped 10 years ago. After the bloodiest war, Braddock accompanies a government investigation team that goes to Ho Chi Minh City to check out reports of Americans still held prisoner. Braddock gets the evidence then travels to Thailand, where he meets Tuck, an old Army buddy turned black market kingpin. Together, they launch a mission deep into the jungle to free the American POWs from General Trau.
Cast
Chuck Norris .... Col. James Braddock
M. Emmet Walsh .... Jack Tucker
David Tress .... Sen. Maxwell Porter
Lenore Kasdorf .... Ann Fitzgerald
James Hong .... Gen. Trau
Ernie Ortega .... Vinh
Pierrino Mascarino .... Jacques
Erich Anderson .... Masucci
Joseph Carberry .... Carter
Avi Kleinberger .... Dalton
Willie Williams .... Randall
Ric Segreto .... GI
Bella Flores .... Madame Pearl
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
Kim Marriner .... Newscaster
Deanna Crowe .... Newscaster
Jessie Cuneta .... Street Hawker
Juliet D. Lei .... Bar Girl
Joonee Gamboa .... Bartender
Augusto Victa .... Tran's Aide
Protacio Dee .... Yang
Omar Camar .... Bouncer
Jack Perez .... Bouncer
Richard Bean .... Extra (uncredited)
Najid Jadali .... Extra (uncredited)
Rudy Nash .... Extra (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Van Damme .... Car Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Joseph Zito .... Director
Arthur Silver .... Writer (characters)
Larry Levinson .... Writer (characters)
Steve Bing .... Writer (characters)
James Bruner .... Writer (screenplay)
John Crowther .... Writer (story)
Lance Hool .... Writer (story)
Yoram Globus .... Producer
Menahem Golan .... Producer
Lance Hool .... Executive Producer
Avi Kleinberger .... Associate Producer
Ken Metcalfe .... Associate Producer
Jay Chattaway .... Music

Title : Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Year : 1985
Release Date : 1 March 1985
Country : USA(Cannon Films)
Filming Locations : Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Detailed Introduction : The Internet Movie Database
Production Company : Cannon Films
Distributor Company : Cannon Film Distributors
Distributor Company : MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Photo Gallery : "Missing in Action 2: The Beginning" Photo Gallery

Tagline : "An American hero's story continues,,,"
Synopsis : Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Cast
Chuck Norris .... Colonel James Braddock
Soon-Tek Oh .... Colonel Yin
Steven Williams .... Captain David Nester
Bennett Ohta .... Captain Ho
Cosie Costa .... Mazilli
Joe Michael Terry .... Opelka
John Wesley .... Frankie
David Chung .... Dou Chou
Professor Toru Tanaka .... Lao
John Otrin .... Soldier
Christopher Cary .... Emerson
Joseph Hieu .... Guard
Dean Raphael Ferrandini .... Kirtle
Pierre Issot .... Francois
Mischa Hausserman .... Kelly
Randon Lo .... Hooker
Michiyo Tanaka .... Hooker
Andrea Lowe .... Hooker
Nancy Martin .... Hooker
Crew
Lance Hool .... Director
Arthur Silver .... Writer
Larry Levinson .... Writer
Steve Bing .... Writer
Yoram Globus .... Producer
Menahem Golan .... Producer
Mark F. Hill .... Producer: location
Christopher Pearce .... Associate Producer
Brian May .... Music

Title : Braddock: Missing in Action III
Year : 1988
Release Date : 22 January 1988
Country : USA(The Cannon Group)
Filming Locations : Philippines
Detailed Introduction : The Internet Movie Database
Production Company : Golan-Globus Productions
Distributor Company : The Cannon Group
Distributor Company : MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Photo Gallery : "Braddock: Missing in Action III" Photo Gallery

Tagline : "He's fighting for everyone who can't fight back."
Synopsis : Colonel James Braddock has a Vietnamese wife who was supposed to leave Vietnam with him when they evacuate. But she loses her papers and wasn't allowed in the embassy. Braddock went looking for her and her friend took the bracelet Braddock gave his wife and was in an explosion. When Braddock finds the body with bracelet, he assumes it's his wife so he leaves Vietnam. 12 years later a Reverend in Vietnam who was visiting the States approaches Braddock telling him that his wife is alive and that he has a son. Braddock doesn't believe him at first but when a man at the CIA asks him to meet with him, Braddock realizes it's true. So he tries to get them out. So he contacts a friend in Thailand to get what he needs. As they are about to leave, the CIA tries to stop him but Braddock gets away, gets his equipment and heads to Vietnam. When he arrives he goes to the orphanage for Amerasian children.
Cast
Chuck Norris .... Col. James Braddock
Aki Aleong .... Gen. Quoc
Roland Harrah III .... Van Tan Cang
Miki Kim .... Lin Tan Cang
Yehuda Efroni .... Rev. Polanski
Ron Barker .... Mik
Floyd Levine .... Gen. Duncan
Jack Rader .... Littlejohn
Melinda Betron .... Thuy
Rick Prieto .... CIA Agent
Jan Michael Shultz .... CIA Agent
Keith David .... Embassy Gate Captain
Robert Jochheim .... Embassy Guard
Thuy Lien Samora .... Embassy Secretary
Pita Liboro .... Lin's Friend
Jeff Habberstad .... U.S. Helicopter Pilot
Howard Jackson .... U.S. Helicopter Pilot
Crew
Aaron Norris .... Director
James Bruner .... Writer
Chuck Norris .... Writer
Arthur Silver .... Writer(characters)
Larry Levinson .... Writer(characters)
Steve Bing .... Writer(characters)
Yoram Globus .... Producer
Menahem Golan .... Producer
Michael Hartman .... Associate Producer
Michael R. Sloan .... Associate Producer
Jay Chattaway .... Music

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