The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
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S3-E2 - Mel Gibson Makes a Movie in Taiwan (1979)

The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

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Movie Review: Z-Force

Gibson was getting paid less than the better-know-and-John-Philippe-Law, who played this Dutch guy. And Gibson didn't get the on-screen love interest either. The movie was delayed by the constant rain of Northern Taiwan during the winter. There's not much of a happy ending for anyone, though. Plenty of shooting action, but a rather down-beat ending I must say.

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