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| name = Zone Troopers<br />
| image = Zone Troopers 1985 Poster.jpg<br />
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| director = [[Danny Bilson]]<br />
| writer = Danny Bilson<br />[[Paul De Meo]]<br />
| producer = Paul De Meo<br />
| starring = [[Tim Thomerson]]<br />[[Timothy Van Patten]]<br />[[Art LaFleur]]<br />[[Biff Manard]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Mac Ahlberg]]<br />
| editing = [[Ted Nicolaou]]<br />
| music = [[Richard Band]]<br />
| studio = [[Charles Band|Charles Band Productions]]<br />
| distributor = [[Empire Pictures]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1985|10|01}}<br />
| runtime = 86 minutes<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = $3.5 million<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Zone Troopers|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57523-ZONE-TROOPERS?sid=2cfa9b16-e52d-4625-952a-4b9dff77d543&sr=11.677367&cp=1&pos=0|access-date=2022-12-14|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref><br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Zone Troopers''''' is a 1985 American [[science fiction film]] directed by [[Danny Bilson]] and starring [[Tim Thomerson]]. It was filmed in Italy by [[Empire Pictures]] with [[Charles Band]] as executive producer. The original music score was composed by [[Richard Band]].<br />
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==Premise==<br />
Set in [[Italy in world war ii|Italy in World War II]], four members of an American military patrol, led by their grizzled sergeant (Tim Thomerson), are lost behind enemy lines. They discover an alien spaceship that has crash-landed in the woods, along with its crew. The alien pilot is dead, and one of the aliens has been captured by the Nazis, hampering efforts of the aliens to return home. A larger Nazi unit, with scientific and medical personnel, also investigates the crash, seeking to capture the alien's technology and use it to win the war. However, the aliens side with the Americans after the Nazis' actions against their crewmember.<br />
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==Availability==<br />
The film was released on videocassette by Lightning Video in 1986. In 2005 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] issued a widescreen print of the film, which was shown on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], fueling speculation that a DVD release may be possible in the near future.<br />
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The film was released on a manufactured-on-demand DVD-R by MGM as part of their Limited Edition Series on December 6, 2011.<br />
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The film was released on Region A Blu-ray on July 28, 2015 by Kino Lorber. It features a commentary track by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, an interview with Tim Thomerson, and the film's original trailer.<br />
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==Development==<br />
This film reunited a significant portion of the cast and creators of the 1985 film ''[[Trancers]]''.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Tim Thomerson]] as Sgt. Patrick Stone<br />
* [[Timothy Van Patten]] as Joey Verona<br />
* [[Art LaFleur]] as George "Mittens" Minnensky<br />
* William Paulson as Alien<br />
* Peter Boom as Col. Mannheim<br />
* Max Turili as Sgt. Zeller<br />
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==Reception==<br />
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[[TV Guide]] found that while "Thomerson [did] a nice job as the sergeant", the movie failed to mesh the war and science fiction genres well and moved at a slow pace.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/zone-troopers/review/127792/ |title=Zone Troopers – Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings |publisher=TV Guide |date= |accessdate=2022-02-13 |archive-date=2019-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811122819/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/zone-troopers/review/127792 |url-status=live }}</ref> Creature Feature gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars, found that it was gentler than other Charles Band productions, saying the movie was mildly enjoyable and praised the 1940s era sound track.<ref>Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition</ref> Radio Times compared the film to the earlier movie, ''[[Trancers]]'', describing Zone Troopers as a "witty, irreverent, time-travelling adventure [that] also deserves cult classic status."<ref>{{cite web |last=Ferguson |first=John |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/cy452/ |title=Zone Troopers (1985) |publisher=Radio Times |date=1985-12-05 |accessdate=2022-02-13 |archive-date=2019-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811193030/https://www.radiotimes.com/film/cy452/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of August 2019, the movie has a score of 42% at [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zone_troopers |title=Zone Troopers |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=2022-02-13 |archive-date=2022-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211165226/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zone_troopers |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0092298}}<br />
* {{amg title|id=56181|title=Zone Troopers}}<br />
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=zone_troopers|title=Zone Troopers}}<br />
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[[Category:1985 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s science fiction adventure films]]<br />
[[Category:American independent films]]<br />
[[Category:War adventure films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s English-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Empire International Pictures films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Italy]]<br />
[[Category:Italian Campaign of World War II films]]<br />
[[Category:American World War II films]]<br />
[[Category:1985 independent films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Richard Band]]<br />
[[Category:Films about Nazis]]<br />
[[Category:1980s American films]]</div>Bot