gary busey title character frank bulletproof mcbain standardissue reckless maverick cop whos earned nickname matter many bullets takes  counting never stops going bad guysbr br when cuttingedge us tank dubbed thunderblast driven across border mexico nabbed revolutionaries  terrorists led general brogado rene enriquez libyan colonel kartiff henry silva whos aligned russian villains army personnel involved kept prisoners chief among devon shepard darlanne fluegel happens mcbains exgirlfriend mcbain recruited army rescue missionbr br busey may physical presence say someone like schwarzenegger would another appropriate lead film type hes blast self confident dude whos quick wisecracks fluegel great female lead looks incredibly sexy makes fine buttkicking action babe enriquez silva juan fernandez always welcome william smith as russian major loathsome scum classic action movie tradition supporting cast quite full familiar reliable character actors lq jones rg armstrong thalmus rasulala lincoln kilpatrick mills watson luke askew danny trejo caryhiroyuki tagawabr br tl lankford bj goldman supply script based story lankford veteran b director fred olen ray kind script know writers tongues cheeks know material absurd cheesy fun throwing credibility window veteran action director steve carver keeps moving delivers respectable amount gunfire explosions general allout mayhembr br bulletproof good fun action fan mind switching brain enjoying generous assortment violence humorbr br 