Plot: The British security forces get wind of a significant terrorist plot against an unknown target on British soil. In an effort to discover the nefarious goings on, the SAS (Special Air Service) send one of their men undercover. Staging a bust up between their man- Lewis Collins (The Professionals) and a couple of foreign special service soldiers, Collins is booted out and subsequently recruited by the terrorists/peace rally folk. Now inside, it's up to Collins to shag and spy his way to the top.
Think Bond, but without the suave.
There are some stand out scenes, including a rescue by the SAS and a siege (a la Iranian Embassy 1980).
AWESOME!
Line of the film: 'Dead soldiers...Live Bastards!'
Budget: $6,000,000
Gross: $2,666,873 (due to some bad press before the release)
Fun Fact: Collins actually auditioned for the role of James Bond in 1982, but was deemed "too aggressive" (one wonders what Bond would have been like with a pair of balls in the 80's). Ingrid Pitt (Dr Zhivago, Where Eagles Dare) also makes an appearance. A sequel, to be set in the Falklands was scraped.
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