''Toy Soldiers'' is a 1984 action film co-production between the United States and Mexico, written and directed by David Andrew Fisher and starring Jason Miller,

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and Terri Garber.

Premise

A group of

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students yachting off the coast of

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are held hostage by terrorists. A retired U.S. Marine trains the hostages' friends to become an impromptu special ops force.

Cast

* Jason Miller as Sarge *

as Buck *

as Boe *

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as Presidenta López * Rodolfo de Anda as Col. López * Terri Garber as Amy *

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as Monique * Douglas Warhit as Larry * Willard E. Pugh as Ace (as Willard Pugh) * Jim Greenleaf as Tom *

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as Buffy * Jay W. Baker as Jeff *

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as Trevor *

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as Mr. Green

References

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* * 1984 films 1984 action thriller films American action thriller films Mexican action thriller films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s Mexican films {{action-thriller-film-stub