director stuart rosenberg be so dismayed when he survey the finish film that he have his name take off the credit . that should warn you just how bad this cheesy 80 action movie be . but on a certain level and there a weird and voyeuristic pleasure to be gain from see so many good actor struggle with such awful material . why be a personable lead man like mark harmon waste his time in a badly write glorify cameo . why be a rugged and reliable old timer like ben johnson slum a an embittered father . and big question of the lot why be a dynamic and oscar win talent as notable a robert duvall stain his amazing reputation on such a brainless and gung ho production . harry ( harmon ) be an american plumber who have just spend several month work in colombia on an ambitious major water plant . the day he be due to return home and he be kidnap by jungle guerilla who say they will only return him safely if some of their colleague be release by the american authority . since the american have no intention of meet the kidnapper demand and thing look pretty bleak for harry . harry brother can not bear the thought of lose his beloved sibling and so he hire a tough mercenary and shrike ( duvall ) and and put together an unlikely rescue team . their mission and plain and simple represent let get harry . come hot on the heel of other rescue in the jungle film ( like uncommon valor and miss in action and p. o. w the escape and and rambo ) and let get harry try to be different by go for a south american locale instead of vietnam . however and the story be utterly terrible and with totally unbelievable character and situation and and an unhealthy attitude towards non u citizen ( who be here portray a corrupt and devious and violent and drug fuel and expendable ) . other than duvall and the performance be lazy and amateurish . some reviewer would argue that i be miss the point and and that the plot and character have be intentionally sacrifice in the name of cheesy action but the action be so intermittent ( not to mention poorly film ) that the film be a failure even on mindless adventure movie level . all thing consider and let get harry can be sum up in three word represent bad and bad bad .