Zone Troopers (1985)

PG10/01/1985Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, War1h 26m

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They Take War To A New Dimension.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

A review by Charles Tatum

6.0

Written by Charles Tatum on Jul 15, 2023

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 capture...