later in 1994, lundgren appeared in perry lang's "men of war" (scripted by john sayles) alongside charlotte lewis and bd wong as nick gunar, a former special ops soldier who leads a group of mercenaries to a treasure island in the south china sea. the film was mainly shot in thailand, with krabi and phong nga making up most of the island scenery. the film was well received by some critics. one author said ""men of war" invokes the most vividly remembered fighting in a foreign land of recent western history. this innovation, associating the muscle image with the vietnam experience, is carried over into other contemporary muscle films." another said, "fine performances by an all-star dolph lundgren as a mercenary assigned to "convince" a cast in this offbeat and disturbing film."