My review was written in May 1987 after watching the film on Lightning video cassette.
"Nightforce" a/k/a "Night fighters" during lensing, is a desultory action picture covering the corny territory of youngsters going south of the border on a mission to save their friend. Plot line was handled better in previous films "Toy Soldiers" and "Let's Get Harry".
Linda Blair is cast once again as a tough young babe, who insists on going on a commando raid with her male buddies when her best pal Christy (Claudia Udy) is kidnapped by terrorists. Her father, a U. S. senator (Cameron Mitchell), has opposed any negotiation with terrorists in his legislation and similarly the government's "hands are tied". Led by Christy's boyfriend Steve (James Van Patten), the youngsters head for Central America.
They're getting nowhere fast when a good samaritan Vietnam vet Richard Lynch protects them against Mexican baddies and volunteers to help out. Pic sags miserably during an uneventful middle section, followed by a corny climax (Christy has become militant and picks up a gun to shoot one of her tormentors).
Okay stunt work and Udy's randomly inserted nude scenes are the main diversions here, while Blair capably sings a theme song over the opening and closing credits.
