Lock 'n' Load

Lock 'n' Load

Unstoppable, unpredictable, the ultimate destroyer.

1990 · 86 min · ★ 6.0 · Thriller, Action, Crime

A Vietnam vet has nightmares about murder and zombies, and then discovers that he and other vets have been programmed to commit crimes and then kill themselves afterwards so they can't be traced. He investigates to try to find out who is responsible.

Directed by David A. Prior · Written by John Cianetti

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