Afganistan – The Last War Bus | ACTION | Classic Film
Afganistan – The Last War Bus – A group of soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. Their only hope for survival is to board a specially-designed bus. Afganistan – The Last War Bus (1989) Director: Pierluigi Ciriaci Writer: Dardano Sacchetti Stars: Mark Gregory, John Vernon, Savina Gersak Genre: Action, War Country: Italy, United States Language: English Release Date: March 15, 1989 (Italy) Filming Locations: Yugoslavia Storyline: Johnny Hondo is an American mercenary who is assigned by one of his late father’s colleagues to travel on a top-secret mission in Russian-occupied Afghanistan to locate and free an American officer and get out of the country with secret documents hidden on a disused bus located in the rural terrain. Assisted by a young Afghan boy, Johnny travels through hostile territory, shooting up one Russian camp after another before locating the bus and finding American prisoners held by a hostile Afghan warlord to get out of the country with the mysterious documents intact. Reviews: A truly fantastic film that, for once, is not about World War II. Apparently, this is Mark Gregory’s last role in the Bronx Warrior film series and also features the fantastic John Vernon. Mark Gregory plays a stormtrooper who leaves Afghanistan on a mission to rescue an American soldier. During the trip back to Montana, he is informed that his father is dying and that he must return to Afghanistan to retrieve gold from the Shah of Persia. I don’t know how he ended up in Afghanistan, hahaha. The soundtrack is really nice and I think this is Mark Gregory’s best role, who in this movie is really good, so it’s not too trite. Obviously, it’s still trite, but the supporting cast is excellent, with other famous actors in this type of movie. In this movie, his father dies and he is on a mission to retrieve the gold and return to Afghanistan, where he must fight the Afghans and the Russians. I highly recommend it, it is an over the top but quite interesting Italian war movie, which certainly deserves to be seen on video. The film is pretty solid for its genre and I think it deserves more attention. The first time I saw it I was surprised at how good it was, it’s very good, see it if you can. Credit to : Artflix – Movie Classics
