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Zone Troopers

They Take War To A New Dimension.
1985 | 86m | English

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American soldiers, led by The Sarge, are stuck behind Nazi enemy lines. As they make their way across the Italian countryside, they come across an alien spaceship that has crash-landed in the woods. The alien pilot is dead, but one of the ship's passengers is on the loose. As the GIs hunt down the alien by splitting into smaller groups, they're not only tracked by the Nazis, but also a whole host of other aliens come to save their stranded party.
Release Date: Oct 01, 1985
Director: Danny Bilson
Writer: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
Genres: Adventure, Action, Science Fiction, War
Keywords italy, spacecraft, world war ii, nazi, hand grenade, ufo, alien, soldier, behind enemy lines, american g.i.
Production Companies Empire Pictures, Charles Band Productions, Altar Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Tim Thomerson The Sarge
Tim Van Patten Joey
Art LaFleur Mittens
Biff Manard Dolan
William Paulson The Alien
Peter Boom Col. Manheim
Max Turilli SS Sgt. Zeller
Eugene Brell The Radioman
John Leamer The Lieutenant
Bruce McGuire The Medic
Alviero Martin The Fuhrer
Name Job
Richard Band Original Music Composer
Mac Ahlberg Director of Photography
Ted Nicolaou Editor
Rita Forzano Casting
John Carl Buechler Special Effects Makeup Artist
Sergio Mioni Stunt Coordinator
Stefano Maria Mioni Stunts
Claudio Pacifico Stunts
Danny Bilson Writer, Director
Paul De Meo Writer
Jill M. Ohanneson Costume Design
Erna Valentini Makeup Artist
Manlio Rocchetti Makeup Artist
Luigi Rocchetti Makeup Artist
Vittoria Guaita Costume Design
Philip Dean Foreman Production Design
Giovanni Natalucci Art Direction
Luciano Sacripanti First Assistant Director
Riccardo Mioni Stunts
Name Title
Charles Band Executive Producer
Roberto Bessi Producer
Michael Wolf Associate Producer
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CharlesTatum
6.0

This sci-fi/war film is a perfect example of the word "average." This is average in every way. Tim Thomerson is the Sarge in charge of a squad during WWII in Europe. His men are ambushed and only three others survive: Timothy Van Patten, Art LaFleur, and Biff Manard. Van Patten is an aw-shuckser ... who reads pulp sci-fi comics. LaFleur is the tough corporal, and Manard is the combat reporter. The group knows they are behind enemy lines, but they do not know where because all of their compasses are out of whack, due to some strange happenings in the nearby forest. LaFleur and Manard are captured by the Nazis and discover an alien as their fellow prisoner. At the same time, Thomerson and Van Patten stumble upon a crashed space ship. Thomerson destroys the craft, they rescue their comrades, and the five now try to get the alien home. A group of aliens lands to get their own back, but refuse to help our soldiers, who are being chased by the Germans. The film is less than an hour and a half, but it still feels padded by about twenty minutes. The alien they find looks nothing like its rescuers, which made me think they were going to drag in a subplot about warring alien sides as well...no such luck. The four leads are immensely likable, and you find yourself cheering for them. The film makers take themselves a little too seriously, but make up for it with the cast and very good filming locations. A special mention about the special effects: they suck. The creature effects are awful, as are anything involving the aliens' weapons, which deteriorate down to weak glowing animation. The only impressive effect comes from the set department, who build a huge crashed space ship that looks big and is totally convincing. Also, listen for Richard Band's musical score, which sounds suspiciously like a few bars from the themes in "Star Wars." "Zone Troopers" is a harmless, goofy film that has a good cast and a good idea, but no way to make this really outstanding. Close, but no edible Lucky Strike cigarette (the alien eats tobacco for food), and I do not recommend this film.

Jul 15, 2023