The plot concerns a mercenary named Michael Gold (Lee) who is sent to convince Dr. Braun (Borgnine), a laser specialist, to defect to the United States before the KGB acquire him and use both his talent and a stolen diamond to create a nuclear weapon. Dr. Braun is captured by the KGB and Gold is sent on a mission to rescue both him and the diamond. He has to enlist the help of Dr. Braun's daughter Alissa (Debi A. Monahan), whom he eventually falls for. The pair confront Col. Kalishnakov (Graham Clarke), whom they kill by hitting him with a truck in the climax of this story.
After Brandon Lee's untimely death in an accident on the set of The Crow, movies such as Laser Mission saw a surge in video sales.[5]
Reception and legacyedit
From contemporary reviews, Variety described the film as a "lively, well-made actioner with humor" that had both Brandon Lee and Debi Monahan left to "struggle with a mediocre script."[6] Jon Casimir of The Sydney Morning Herald did not like the film finding the acting poor, with the plot and action scenes unconvincing.[7] Pat Gillespie of The Age found the direction clumsy but said that Lee's and action films fans would find the film entertaining.[3]
From retrospective reviews, Jim Vorel and Kenneth Lowe of Paste Magazine did not like it and found the continuity disorienting.[8] Dan Colón of Talk Film Society said the film is great for those with an appetite for action orientated B movies.[9]
Kind. (1991). "Laser Mission (West German)". Variety's Film Reviews 1989-1990. Vol. 21. R. R. Bowker. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "November 22, 1989". ISBN0-8352-3089-9.
Excerpts of RiffTrax's treatment on official YouTube channel
Official video trailer
December 08, 2023
laser, mission, west, german, action, film, directed, beau, davis, film, stars, brandon, ernest, borgnine, werner, pochath, film, released, under, title, soldier, fortune, this, werner, pochath, final, film, appearance, before, death, april, 1993, directed, by. Laser Mission is a West German action film directed by Beau J Davis 1 The film stars Brandon Lee Ernest Borgnine and Werner Pochath The film was released under the title Soldier of Fortune This was Werner Pochath s final film appearance before his death on April 18 1993 Laser MissionDirected byBeau DavisScreenplay byPhillip GuteridgeStory byDavid A FrankProduced byClaus CzaikaStarringBrandon Lee Ernest Borgnine Debi Monahan Werner PochathCinematographyHans Kuhle Jr Edited byE SelaveMusic byDavid KnopflerProductioncompaniesZimuth INterfilm IMV Vertrieb Intl Medien amp Karat Film Intl Release dateNovember 1989 West Germany Running time84 minutesCountryWest GermanyLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Box office 5 Reception and legacy 6 References 6 1 Sources 7 External linksPlot editThe plot concerns a mercenary named Michael Gold Lee who is sent to convince Dr Braun Borgnine a laser specialist to defect to the United States before the KGB acquire him and use both his talent and a stolen diamond to create a nuclear weapon Dr Braun is captured by the KGB and Gold is sent on a mission to rescue both him and the diamond He has to enlist the help of Dr Braun s daughter Alissa Debi A Monahan whom he eventually falls for The pair confront Col Kalishnakov Graham Clarke whom they kill by hitting him with a truck in the climax of this story Cast editBrandon Lee as Michael Gold Debi A Monahan as Alissa Ernest Borgnine as Prof Braun Graham Clark as Col Kalishnakov Trevor Williamson as The FootRelease editIn the United States the film was released on home video in 1990 by Turner Home Entertainment 2 The film was released in Australia directly on video in 1994 3 Box office editIn the US the film was a financial success 2 4 After Brandon Lee s untimely death in an accident on the set of The Crow movies such as Laser Mission saw a surge in video sales 5 Reception and legacy editFrom contemporary reviews Variety described the film as a lively well made actioner with humor that had both Brandon Lee and Debi Monahan left to struggle with a mediocre script 6 Jon Casimir of The Sydney Morning Herald did not like the film finding the acting poor with the plot and action scenes unconvincing 7 Pat Gillespie of The Age found the direction clumsy but said that Lee s and action films fans would find the film entertaining 3 From retrospective reviews Jim Vorel and Kenneth Lowe of Paste Magazine did not like it and found the continuity disorienting 8 Dan Colon of Talk Film Society said the film is great for those with an appetite for action orientated B movies 9 RiffTrax spoofed the film on October 3 2011 10 References edit Turner Classic Movies a b Hartl John 17 August 1990 Chong s Far Out Man is en route to rental stores York Daily Record Vol 229 a b Gillespie Pat 28 July 1994 Basinger and a bevy of bad guys The Age Alvarez Max J Big names look for bright lights in videoland chicagotribune com Retrieved 2019 04 23 Hunt Dennis May 9 1993 A Resurgence of Interest in Films of Brandon Lee Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2010 12 03 Kind 1991 Casimir Jon 1 August 1994 Sly gets the joke in action spoof The Sydney Morning Herald Vol 48 957 Bad Movie Diaries Laser Mission 1989 pastemagazine com 18 June 2019 Retrieved 2019 07 20 Schlock Value Laser Mission 1989 Talk Film Society Retrieved 2019 07 20 RiffTrax Sources edit Kind 1991 Laser Mission West German Variety s Film Reviews 1989 1990 Vol 21 R R Bowker There are no page numbers in this book This entry is found under the header November 22 1989 ISBN 0 8352 3089 9 External links editLaser Mission at IMDb Laser Mission at AllMovie Laser Mission at the TCM Movie Database Laser Mission at Rotten Tomatoes Excerpts of RiffTrax s treatment on official YouTube channel Official video trailer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laser Mission amp oldid 1184434273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
