MegaForce

MegaForce (1982)

There has never been a superhero like ACE HUNTER!

MegaForce is an elite multi-national military unit that does the jobs that individual governments won't. When the peaceful Republic of Sardun in under threat from their more aggressive neighbor, the beautiful Major Zara and General Byrne-White see the help of Ace Hunter and MegaForce.

Date of release
1982-06-25
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (88)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Director
Hal Needham

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $5.7M
  • Budget: $20M
  • Earned 0.3× its budget
  • Filmed in: Las Vegas Valley
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Megaforce is a 1982 action film directed by former stuntman Hal Needham and written by James Whittaker, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham, and André Morgan based on a story by Robert S. Kachler. The film starred Barry Bostwick, Persis Khambatta, Michael Beck, Edward Mulhare, George Furth, Evan C. Kim, Ralph Wilcox, Robert Fuller, and Henry Silva. The film was poorly received by critics, bombed at the box office, and was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture.

Production

The film was part of a $50 million slate of film production from Golden Harvest aimed at breaking into the Western market. Other movies included High Road to China and The Protector.

It's like no other movie ever made before. And the machines we've built are extraordinary. There's one other thing. Although there's a lot of action, you don't see anyone get killed. I think people are beginning to get sick of that kind of thing. What we've tried to do here is make an entertaining film with some believable heroes the public can cheer for.

Barry Bostwick was cast in the lead as Ace Hunter after the producers saw him on stage in The Pirates of Penzance in Los Angeles. Producer Al Ruddy said he and Needham had talked to one other actor earlier in the development stage, when the script was more serious. However, then Ruddy "decided I didn't want to do another Dogs of War type movie. I wanted this to be more camp, more of a spoof, but still believable.

It was the first time Bostwick had received top billing in a film. He signed a three-picture deal covering possible sequels. He kept the beard he wore for Penzance to "develop a particular look for this guy. That way if I want to do other pictures I can just shave it off to look different. Anyway it's dead right for this character."

"We use high technology weapons of the most advanced design", said Bostwick. "They're still on the drawing board but they will be in use by the time the movie is out a year later."

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