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Missing in Action (1984)

Where Missing in Action says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Vietnam story shot entirely in the Philippines, with no scene-level location on record

Scenes and places

Braddock arrives in Saigon

Braddock returns to Vietnam with a US Senate delegation and meets General Tran face to face. Tran greets him coolly; the old enemies size each other up.

Set in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) — The US delegation arrives and is welcomed by General Tran. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The POW talks

At the talks Tran presents sworn statements accusing Braddock of war crimes and calls him a common criminal. Braddock answers back instead of staying quiet.

Set in Meeting hall, Saigon — US and Vietnamese officials meet over the missing American servicemen. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The hotel and the nightcap

State Department aide Ann Fitzgerald invites Braddock up for a nightcap. He uses the moment to slip away to look around Saigon on his own, ignoring the rule against leaving without an escort.

Set in Hotel, Saigon — The delegation is lodged under guard. Google Maps · Apple Maps

General Tran's villa

Braddock confronts a man in the dark and demands to know where the American prisoners are held. The answer gives him a location in the Delta region to chase.

Set in General Tran's residence, Saigon — A private house in Saigon. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Bangkok: Tucker's bar

Braddock tracks down his old friend Jack Tucker and asks to rent his boat for a rescue run back into Vietnam. Tucker grumbles but finally agrees because he owes Braddock.

Set in Bangkok — A bar on Patpong Road, Bangkok, run by an old army buddy. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Tucker's boat and the raft

Tucker shows off his disguised boat and Braddock lines up an armored assault raft and weapons. They push off from the dock together.

Set in Waterfront, Bangkok — A dock where Tucker's boat and gear are kept. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The riverside prison camp

Braddock and Tucker reach the camp where American prisoners are held.

Set in Prisoner camp by a river, Vietnam — A prison camp on a riverbank, location not given.

The river road and jungle firefight

A column of prisoners is freed and a jungle firefight follows.

Set in River road and jungle, Vietnam — A road along the river and the jungle around it.

Back at the Saigon hall

Set in Meeting hall, Saigon — The talks hall in Saigon. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Quezon Province, Philippines — Province-level filming area; scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Laguna Province, Philippines — Province-level filming area; scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Cavite Province, Philippines — Province-level filming area; scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Colonel James Braddock — A retired Army Special Forces colonel who escaped a Vietnamese prison camp and returns to look for more American prisoners.
• Jack Tucker — An old army buddy of Braddock's who runs a boat out of Bangkok.
• Ann Fitzgerald — A State Department aide travelling with the delegation.