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Once back in the US however, the trio are distracted by a restaurant and decide to vent their frustrations by murdering the owner and raping his deafblind daughter, hopping on a freight train (driven by none other than John Carradine) and stealing each other's keepsakes for petty cash. When they finally get to <s> Mordor</s> the mine, the soldier's widow happily offers to split the deeds to the mine with them, and, out of gratitude, Griffin shoots her. Then the soldier, who it turns out was not dead after all, finds his dead wife somehow and cries (she may still be alive - the actress' inability to remain still makes it unclear). Coleman Francis is shot, his partners surrender, and the film thankfully shudders to a stop.
Once back in the US however, the trio are distracted by a restaurant and decide to vent their frustrations by murdering the owner and raping his deafblind daughter, hopping on a freight train (driven by none other than John Carradine) and stealing each other's keepsakes for petty cash. When they finally get to <s> Mordor</s> the mine, the soldier's widow happily offers to split the deeds to the mine with them, and, out of gratitude, Griffin shoots her. Then the soldier, who it turns out was not dead after all, finds his dead wife somehow and cries (she may still be alive - the actress' inability to remain still makes it unclear). Coleman Francis is shot, his partners surrender, and the film thankfully shudders to a stop.


For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' version, please go to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S06 E19 Red Zone Cuba|episode recap page]].
For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' version, please go to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S06/E19 Red Zone Cuba|episode recap page]].
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* [[Acting for Two]]: Producer Tony Cordoza plays both Landis and El Presidente himself.
* [[Acting for Two]]: Producer Tony Cordoza plays both Landis and El Presidente himself.
* [[Anti-Hero]] - Supposedly Griffin (maybe), though any audience sympathy has evaporated by the time he's raping the restaurant owner's blind and deaf daughter.
* [[Anti-Hero]] - Supposedly Griffin (maybe), though any audience sympathy has evaporated by the time he's raping the restaurant owner's blind and deaf daughter.
* [[Artistic License Military]]: Apparently the entire process of enlisting, completing training, and being deployed on a top secret mission only takes 24 hours.
* [[Artistic License Military]]: Apparently the entire process of enlisting, completing training, and being deployed on a top secret mission only takes 24 hours.
** Moreover, the US Army is willing to enlist hobos, some of whom have criminal records
** Moreover, the US Army is willing to enlist hobos, some of whom have criminal records
* [[Author Appeal]]: Coffee, vigilantism, light aircraft, big breasts aimed at the camera -- it must be a Coleman Francis film!
* [[Author Appeal]]: Coffee, vigilantism, light aircraft, big breasts aimed at the camera -- it must be a Coleman Francis film!

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Night train to Mundo Fine
Night train to the end
Running hard and running fast
To meet my future and away from my past
Taking that gamble that cannot last
Night train to the end

-John Carradine, "Night Train To Mundo Fine"


Red Zone Cuba, also known as Night Train to Mundo Fine, is a movie about... well, it's hard to say really. It follows Griffin, an escaped convict and outlaw played by none other than Coleman Francis (who also wrote, produced and directed the film) and his two associates as they try to survive. They learn that the army is planning to invade Cuba (good job on the whole "secret" thing, huh?!) and decide to sign-up -- so they can desert with the signing bonus. (Unfortunately for them, the Army doesn't pay cash up front.)

After less than 24 hours in boot camp and a laughable desertion attempt, the Army "strike force" (which consists of five guys, and gets handwaved by being a preliminary raiding force or something) "shoves off" to New Mexico Cuba to pave the way for the main Bay of Pigs invasion, only to be foiled by a guy with a badly-fitted fake beard Fidel Castro, who captures our daring trio and takes them to a POW camp. While in prison, Griffin learns that one of their fellow soldiers - on the verge of death - owns a valuable uranium/diamond/tungsten mine, and the three decide to break out and take control of the mine themselves.

Once back in the US however, the trio are distracted by a restaurant and decide to vent their frustrations by murdering the owner and raping his deafblind daughter, hopping on a freight train (driven by none other than John Carradine) and stealing each other's keepsakes for petty cash. When they finally get to Mordor the mine, the soldier's widow happily offers to split the deeds to the mine with them, and, out of gratitude, Griffin shoots her. Then the soldier, who it turns out was not dead after all, finds his dead wife somehow and cries (she may still be alive - the actress' inability to remain still makes it unclear). Coleman Francis is shot, his partners surrender, and the film thankfully shudders to a stop.

For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, please go to the episode recap page.


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"CHEROKEE~JACK"
WILL FLIE [sic] YOU ANYWHERE? [sic]
RATES – PRETTIE [sic] – REASONEBLE; [sic]

SIGNED
—Cherokee Jack-