A naïve, good-hearted Los Angeles waitress does not think twice about helping her troubled roommate. Her help lands her in Central America fleeing for her life with a grungy mercenary.
The film was given a limited theatrical release in March 1987. The home video release was in the United States in 1990 by Media Home Entertainment.
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