Off Limits (I) (1988)

R   |    |  Action, Drama, Thriller

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McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even... See full summary »

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3 February 2000 | TGG-1
Pretty good thriller
I watched this film on Sky movies the other night, it is called Saigon here in the UK. It is of course set in Saigon and I think if you took this cop thriller and set it in LA or New York it would just be another average cop film. What makes it different is the setting and the backdrop of the Vietnam conflict. I must admit though I guessed the murderers identity about halfway through the film. It was also refreshing for the guy not to get the girl as it were! A decent if a quite forgotten film.

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Trivia

The sequence with Elgin Flowers in his bunker was shot in three different locations.

Quotes

Buck McGriff: How many times did you fuck her Maurice?
Maurice: 'bout 8 10 times, I'm a 'ho tamin' mutherfucka. That bitch wont work for a week at least.
Buck McGriff: Bullshit! She hasn't got the clap Maurice and you can't piss without a painkiller. Ohh I'm sick of this shit!
Maurice: Hey don't ...

Goofs

In an early scene McGriff and Perkins are driving through what is supposed to be the bar district in Saigon, but the names of two famous bars from Patpong, Bangkok, Thailand are clearly visible, "Pussy Galore" and "King's Castle".

Alternate Versions

Although the cinema version was intact the UK video was cut by 22 secs to edit shots of a man caressing a woman's breasts with a riding crop as she is tied to a bed. The cuts were waived for the 2007 DVD.

Soundtracks

Pretty Ballerina
Written by Michael Brown
Performed by The Left Banke
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects
A division of PolyGram Records Inc.

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

Details

Release Date:

11 March 1988

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,796,111 13 March 1988

Gross USA:

$7,242,035

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,242,035

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