The Human Shield

The Human Shield
The Human Shield
Directed by	Ted Post
Written by	Mann Rubin
Starring	Michael Dudikoff
Distributed by	Cannon Films
Release date	1991;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Human Shield is a 1991 low-budget American film from B-movie film studio Cannon Films. It was directed by Ted Post and written by Mann Rubin and^[1] stars Michael Dudikoff and Tommy Hinkley. It is about a former government agent who must save his diabetic brother from Iraqi abductors.^[2]

Plot

In 1985, during the Iran–Iraq War, Colonel Doug Matthews (Michael Dudikoff), is a U.S. Marine hired to help train Iraqi troops to fight off the Iranians. He arrives somewhere in the northern part of Iraq only to discover that stormtroopers are killing people in the nearby village. Doug disagrees with this and attacks Dallai, the leader of the Iraqi troops, but loses. Five years later, in August, at Baghdad Airport, the news reports that Iraq has invaded Kuwait and that all foreign nationals are to be evacuated. Ben Matthews (Tommy Hinkley), Doug's diabetic brother, who is a teacher, is taken away from his wife and child by Iraqi guards for interrogation and is held hostage to lure Doug in to a trap.

Cast

Michael Dudikoff as Colonel Doug Matthews
Tommy Hinkley as Ben Matthews
Hanna Azoulay Hasfari as Lila Haddilh
Steve Inwood as Ali Dallal
Uri Gavriel as Tanzi
Avi Keidar as Sager
Gil Dagon as David
Michael Shillo as Joe Albalo
Roberto Pollack as Bashir
Irving Kaplan as Sid Cromwell
Gilat Ankori as Laura Matthews
Megan Lawson as Laura's Baby
Michael Eleazar as Iraqi Officer
Avi Cohen as Blackmarketeer
Gilya Stern as Stewardess

Reception

Emanuel Levy of Variety magazine called it " a lame, small-budget actioner that exploits its political context without delivering the expected thrills of the genre." ^[3]

References

^ Barnes, Mike (2013-10-17). "Screenwriter Mann Rubin Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
^ "The Human Shield (1992) - Ted Post | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ Levy, Emanuel (1 June 1992). "The Human Shield". Variety.

External links

The Human Shield at IMDb
The Human Shield at Rotten Tomatoes

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[thr-1] Barnes, Mike (2013-10-17). "Screenwriter Mann Rubin Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-03.

[2] "The Human Shield (1992) - Ted Post | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

[3] Levy, Emanuel (1 June 1992). "The Human Shield". Variety.

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