Thailand's premiere S.W.A.T. team, Hondo and his former military buddy Joe stumble upon a wide-ranging heroin operation and find themselves on the run from a powerful drug kingpin.Thailand's premiere S.W.A.T. team, Hondo and his former military buddy Joe stumble upon a wide-ranging heroin operation and find themselves on the run from a powerful drug kingpin.Thailand's premiere S.W.A.T. team, Hondo and his former military buddy Joe stumble upon a wide-ranging heroin operation and find themselves on the run from a powerful drug kingpin.
- Somchai
- (as Nut Devahastin)
- Thet
- (as Aom-Sin Pasakorn)
- May
- (as Pattarasuda Anuman-Rajadhon)
- Sergeant Stevens
- (as Otis 'Odie' Gallop)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe opening credits have been updated to remove Lina Esco and add Rochelle Aytes. With the former's departure, the S.W.A.T. team is now without a full-time female member.
- Quotes
Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson: [staking out a heroin factory] I thought you shut this place down.
Joe: We did. We razed it half to the ground. Pulled bodies from the ashes. But they're back in action.
Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson: That's a ballsy move, starting it up again on the same site.
Joe: They must've thought lightning wouldn't strike twice in the same place. And it wouldn't have if you hadn't wanted to see it.
[spotting an adult overseeing the children]
Joe: Son of a bitch, it can't be.
Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson: What? Is that Zaw Min? You said he was dead.
Joe: I thought he was. He was inside when the place imploded. His body was burned beyond recognition. We had to ID him from his tattoos.
- ConnectionsReferences Die Hard (1988)
- SoundtracksThrowdown
Performed by James Thacker
Written by James Thacker and John L Pearson
Produced by James Thacker
Courtesy of Kazen Music Group (by arrangement with SyncSource Music, LLC)
While Aaron Spelling's mediocre talent and looks may not have been a great loss to the acting world, they were a boon to those he employed, many of whom made their names in a Spelling/Goldberg production. Capitalizing on teenage rebellion in the midst of the Vietnam War, he found his niche in prime-time escapism with "Mod Squad," a psychedelic, cop show upgrade, featuring attractive, young actors, most significantly, a woman and an African-American. It was a winning formula that spawned a happy breed, including "The Rookies," "S. W. A. T," "Starsky and Hutch," and, the series that put the jiggle in TV, "Charley's Angels." The momentum continued through the 80s with "Dynasty" (conspicuous decadence, just say yes to money, and Nolan Miller) and with "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" (last resorts for aged Hollywood actors, inoffensive humor, and Nolan Miller). It was an age when politically correct meant which party you joined, race inclusivity meant backstories for the black help, and gender equality meant women could be as violent as men. To be fair, Spelling did make some strides--small ones--to reverse the paradigm and create television that reflects the real world, but opted instead for a sociological study of adolescent issues and urges in "Beverly Hills 90201" and its spinoff "Melrose Place." They were ratings winners and for Spelling the apotheosis of his long career.
With due credit to Mr. Spelling, the sixth season of the "S. W. A. T" reboot arrives, featuring sculpted body and facial hair, Shemar Moore. Updated, somewhat, with enough psychology and emotions to make Joe Friday apoplectic, and with heaps of fire power and state-of-the-art killing technology, the series still retains all of the former's nuts and bolts--the high fives, the fist bumps, the bro hugs, the testosterone--everything that made it a winning formula in the 70s, yet with tighter fitting uniforms. The muscles might be more pumped up, like the hair, but the characters who have them haven't changed, much. There is still at least one young hot dog who gets in and out of trouble; some older and wiser characters who mentor, advise, and encourage; at least one female (a trendy Latina bisexual); a brawny not a brainy Asian (against type); and at the helm a stalwart leader (Moore), who's intrepid yet sensitive, unremittingly angry (has knitted brows to prove it), self righteous to a fault with a faultless work ethic, a complicated man whom no one understands but his mama. Moore is perfectly cast in this part, very much similar to his 70s counterpart Steve Forrest, Hondo the first. He and the series are a workmanlike effort, as one might expect from routine television serials, entertaining and nostalgic, but not much else to think about. Aaron Spelling approves.
- jgreco7
- Mar 3, 2023