Platoon Leader / Soldier Boyz (1988-1995)

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Kino InternationalKino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming double-feature release of Louis Morneau's Soldier Boyz (1995) and Aaron Norris' Platoon Leader (1988). The release will be available for purchase on December 12.

Platoon Leader a.k.a. Nam

Synopsis: West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the GIs officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals. Also starring Robert F. Lyons, Michael DeLorenzo, Jesse Dabson, and Rick Fitts.

Soldier Boyz

Synopsis: Veteren Howard Toliver (Dudikoff) works at a prison for extremely dangerous juvenile offenders. Recruited to rescue a wealthy girl being held captive in Vietnam, he assembles a team composed of some of the most violent inmates, many of whom are enemies. After battling their way through the jungle, they lay siege to the fortress of the brutal warlord Vinh Moc (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), who has the hostage hidden away. Will they work together, or allow their rivalries to consume them?

Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW TRANSFER for Platoon Leader
Reversible Blu-ray Art
Theatrical Trailers for Platoon Leader, Soldier Boyz, Avenging Force, River of Death and Delta Force 2

Doesn't seem to be thread for this. Anybody else excited for this release? I'm really excited for Platoon Leader in high definition, Soldier Boyz is a nice bonus.

I'm a big Dudikoff fan so I saw Platoon Leader in the theater and loved it. It was starting to seem like it would never get a Blu-ray release, it never even came out on DVD. I've held on to a few vhs copies, which never looked very good. But big thanks to Kino for delivering more Dudikoff on Blu!

Also Looking forward to revisiting Soldier Boyz. As far as non-Cannon straight to video Dudikoff films go, it's one of his better ones.