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* VocalDissonance: During the final battle, Van's voice changes from a little boy to that of a teenager when he yells "DADDY!" when running to Braddock.
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From the decade of action films – that is, TheEighties – the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]), each starring Creator/ChuckNorris in the role of Colonel James Braddock, a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam veteran]].
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From the decade of action films – that is, TheEighties – the ''Missing In in Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]), each starring Creator/ChuckNorris in the role of Colonel James Braddock, a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam veteran]].
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In the decade of action films – that is, TheEighties – the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]), all starring Creator/ChuckNorris in the role of Colonel James Braddock, a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam veteran]].
Not to be confused with NeverFoundTheBody, which is the actual missing-in-action trope.
Not to be confused with NeverFoundTheBody, which is the actual missing-in-action trope.
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Not to be confused with NeverFoundTheBody,
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Not to be confused with NeverFoundTheBody, the actual missing-in-action trope.
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In the decade of action films, the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]) starring Creator/ChuckNorris playing the role of Colonel James Braddock, a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam Veteran]].
In the decade of action films, the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]) starring Creator/ChuckNorris playing the role of Colonel James Braddock, a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam Veteran]].
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!!Films in the series:
* ''Missing in Action'' (1984)
* ''Missing in Action 2: The Beginning'' (1985)
* ''Braddock: Missing in Action III'' (1988)
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* ''Missing in Action'' (1984)
* ''Missing in Action 2: The Beginning'' (1985)
* ''Braddock: Missing in Action III'' (1988)
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Vietnam was played by the Philippines in the first (which was actually the second - see SequelFirst) and third films, and by Mexico and the ''Caribbean'' (specifically St. Kitt's) for the second/first.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The series, along with ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII'', popularized the myth that American prisoners of war were [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_POW/MIA_issue deliberately left behind in Vietnam ]], but covered up by both the American and Vietnamese government.
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* BadassBeard: Braddock.
* BadassMoustache: Braddock, in the prologues of MIA 2 and MIA 3.
* BadassMoustache: Braddock, in the prologues of MIA 2 and MIA 3.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Said almost verbatim by one of Braddock's men after Yin's cabin is decimated by a pair of grenades. Soon after they leave, Yin emerges unscathed from a trapdoor in the floor.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Said almost verbatim by one of Braddock's men after Yin's cabin is decimated by a pair of grenades. Soon after they leave, Yin emerges unscathed from a trapdoor in the floor. Subverted however, both because they see a body part they believe to be Yin's... and because Braddock stays behind to make sure he's dead.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Said almost verbatim by one of Braddock's men after Yin's cabin is decimated by a pair of grenades. Soon after they leave, Yin emerges unscathed from a trapdoor in the floor.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The premise of the film, as with the film it ripped off (''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''), was inspired by a conspiracy theory - widely believed in the 1980s - that there were many American soldiers from the Vietnam War who were still being kept prisoner and tortured by the Vietnamese. After several Congressional investigations into the matter in the decades since, it's now generally believed to be a myth.
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* RatedMForManly: As any movie with Creator/ChuckNorris in it.
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* DissapearedDad: Braddock was this to his son until his return to Vietnam.
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* DissapearedDad: Braddock was this to his son until his return to Vietnam.
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* BigNo: Braddock and his son [[spoiler: when General Quoc guns down Lin.]]
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* BigNo: Braddock and his son Van [[spoiler: when General Quoc guns down Lin.]]Lin]] and during their ColdBloodedTorture.
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* BigNo: Braddock and his son [[spoiler: when General Quoc guns down Lin.]]
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* EvilLaugh: General Quoc.Quoc, during his ColdBloodedTorture of Braddock and his son.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Gen. Quoc inflicts this on Braddock and his son.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When General Quoc first appears, he [[spoiler: guns down Lin in cold blood]] and later [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures Braddock and his son]]. [[FromBadToWorse He gets worse from there]].
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* JumpingOnAGrenade: Braddock is so BadAss he jumps ''holding'' a couple of grenades, surviving the subsequent explosion without loss of limbs.
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* HellishCopter: You know [[spoiler:Gen. Quoc]] is doomed when he decides to give Braddock and the orphans chase in an attack chopper.
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In the decade of action films, the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]) starring Creator/ChuckNorris playing the role of Colonel James Braddock, a [[TheVietnamViet Vietnam Veteran]].
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In the decade of action films, the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]) starring Creator/ChuckNorris playing the role of Colonel James Braddock, a [[TheVietnamViet [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam Veteran]].
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In the decade of action films, the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]) starring Creator/ChuckNorris playing the role of Colonel James Braddock, a {{Vietnam}} vet.
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In the decade of action films, the ''Missing In Action'' series is a trilogy of action films (one a prequel and the other a sequel [[CanonDiscontinuity of sorts]]) starring Creator/ChuckNorris playing the role of Colonel James Braddock, a {{Vietnam}} vet.
[[TheVietnamViet Vietnam Veteran]].
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* [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Knife Always Works]]: [[spoiler: Gen. Trau]] dies when Braddock lands his knife into his stomach.
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* [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Knife Always Works]]: ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: [[spoiler: Gen. Trau]] dies when Braddock lands his knife into his stomach.
