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Vietnam ghosts, jungle heat, and a disgraced army man named Larry Bingo out for vengeance.

HEATED VENGEANCE

Q: What is Heated Vengeance about?

Heated Vengeance follows Vietnam veteran Joe Hoffman as he returns to the Golden Triangle to find his lost love, only to face an old enemy, Larry Bingo, now a drug runner seeking revenge.

Lt. Hoffman thought the Vietnam war was over. He was wrong.

1985 · 1h 30m · R · Action / Adventure · IMDB TMDB

Lt. Joe Hoffman (Hatch) is a Vietnam veteran who, many years after the end of the war, decides to go back to the "Golden Triangle" to find his lost love, Michelle Twassoon (Mitchell-Collins). She was an interpreter during the war, and they fell in love. They even had a precocious, squeaky-voiced son together. But trouble looms for Hoffman in the form of Larry Bingo (Max) - yes, LARRY BINGO is his name. He's a disgraced army dude who was kicked out of the service for raping one of the locals back during the war. Now he's a drug runner along with his compatriots Snake (Pollard) and Bandit (Dye). Coincidentally, they run into Hoffman now, in the present day, and, seeing as how Hoffman was Bingo's commanding officer, and was largely responsible for his dishonorable discharge, Bingo now wants revenge.

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Quick Answer

What is Heated Vengeance about?

Heated Vengeance is a 1985 American action-adventure film directed by Edward D. Murphy about a Vietnam veteran returning to the Golden Triangle to find his lost love, only to face a vengeful ex-soldier turned drug runner.

Programmer's Pick

When your villain is named Larry Bingo, you know subtlety isn't on the menu. Heated Vengeance serves up jungle-stained action, Vietnam flashbacks, and a healthy dose of pulpy excess—plus Richard Hatch getting dragged back into the fray for love and a little payback.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Years after the Vietnam War, Lt. Joe Hoffman can't shake the past, so he heads back to the infamous Golden Triangle in search of his former interpreter and lost love, Michelle. But the jungle isn't just filled with memories—it's crawling with present dangers. Chief among them is Larry Bingo, a disgraced ex-soldier with a bone to pick and a new career in the drug trade, who blames Hoffman for his dishonorable discharge. With Bingo and his unsavory crew running into Joe by chance, old wartime wounds are reopened and jungle justice is back on the menu. It's a steamy, gun-smoked reunion where revenge and survival are never far apart.

Details & Specs

Director: Edward D. Murphy
Writer: Edward D. Murphy
Release: 1985
Runtime: 1h 30m
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Genres: Action, Adventure
Also Known As: Vendetta, Vingança Sangrenta, Cambodscha Connection, The Jungle, Sangrienta venganza, Vietnam: Sangue e Vingança

Cast & Crew

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Director: Edward D. Murphy Writer: Edward D. Murphy

Richard Hatch Joe Hoffman JC Jolina Collins Michelle

Michael J. Pollard Snake

Dennis Patrick Charlie Pope

Mills Watson Tucker

Cameron Dye Bandit RM Ron Max Larry Bingo

Robert Walker Jr. Cleaver

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