The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

TV Movie
1985
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

2.7K

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Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)

Action War

During WW2, American General Worden orders Major Reisman to pick 12 soldiers from the military prison for the dangerous mission of killing a Nazi General.During WW2, American General Worden orders Major Reisman to pick 12 soldiers from the military prison for the dangerous mission of killing a Nazi General.During WW2, American General Worden orders Major Reisman to pick 12 soldiers from the military prison for the dangerous mission of killing a Nazi General.

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Television movie debut for Lee Marvin. This is despite appearing in a number of television series episodes and the movie The Killers (1964), which was originally made for television but ended up being released theatrically because it was thought to be too violent for TV.

Goofs
The Uniform Code of Military Justice did not take effect until 1951 yet it is mentioned several times in the movie.

Quotes
Arlen Dregors: [telling his story] We were on patrol in this village. There we five men. Officers. They had this young girl trapped. They each took their turns with her. None of us did nothin' to stop 'em. You see, they were white officers, we were negro soldiers. When they finished, they got into their Jeep and... just drove away. Something just happened inside me.
Maj. John Reisman: You hit a lieutenant in the back of the head at 220 yards. That's a nice shot.
Arlen Dregors: The Army didn't think so.
Maj. John Reisman: But they're prejudiced. I'm not.

Connections
Edited from The Dirty Dozen (1967)

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Featured review

5/10

Stick with the original

Flat and unconvincing follow-up to the original where Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) is ordered to lead another group of convicts into France to take out a German SS general who is planning to eliminate the Fuhrer.

Besides Marvin reprising his role here, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Jaeckel also return "nearly" two decades after the original came out.

It's almost impossible for me to decide which was worse, watching the three cast members (from the first movie) forced to carry the burden on their backs and/or how terrible the story (and the apparent lack of character development and humor if there is any). I bet a college freshman could come up with a far better story that anyone would enjoy.

Stick with the original.