- Backed by the Pentagon: Like many other Vietnam War movies shot in the Philippines, this series received assistance from the U.S. Armed Forces, who lent the military vehicles used in the movies.
- California Doubling: Vietnam was played by the Philippines in the first (which was actually the second - see Sequel First) and third films, and by Mexico and the Caribbean (specifically St. Kitt's) for the second/first.
- Fatal Method Acting: During a production shoot on location in the Philippines for the third film, a Philippine Air Force helicopter hired by The Cannon Group crashed into Manila Bay killing four Filipino soldiers and wounding five other people, including a member of the film crew.
- Sequel First: Missing in Action 2: The Beginning was actually produced (under the title Battlerage) before Missing in Action, but Cannon decided the latter was a case of an Even Better Sequel and released that one first. This is why the writing credits for the first film have a "Based on characters created by..." credit.
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