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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by aeronmelon to c/tipofmytongue
 

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[request] Help finding a war movie

I'm having trouble finding a movie I caught the ending of on cable TV once upon a time, and never saw again. Does anyone here recognize it?

Modern (~1990s) soldiers (the heroes) are pinned down. They rig explosives for some reason and use the radio to remote detonate them. Something goes wrong, and one of the soldiers takes a walkie talkie and walks towards the explosives, without any cover, to use it to force them to go off. He has to get very close to them. He gets shot repeatedly, and just before being fatally wounded, he yells "Blow!" And the explosives go off.

Additional information:

  • On US cable in the mid to late 1990s
  • Modern war film, with then-current tech (Desert Storm-era)
  • Soldiers are outside in rocky/deserted terrain during the daytime in above the described scene
  • walkie-talkie is a military-grade CB brick
  • Soldier is a short, young guy who I've seen in a few other movies typecast as a low-ranking soldier or officer of some kind
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

who I’ve seen in a few other movies typecast as a low-ranking soldier or officer of some kind

Can you remember any of the other movie titles? That'd narrow it down.

[–] aeronmelon 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That's the other problem, I can't find this guy either despite his face and voice being burned into my memory.

I thought it was James Madio, but it's not him.

[–] AgentGrimstone 1 points 6 months ago

Maybe Danny Nucci? Does he look like any other actor?

I don't know the movie you're looking for but maybe we can find this actor if you have any other clues.