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{{short description|1982 film by Hal Needham}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = MegaForce
| image          = Megaforceposter.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Hal Needham]]
| screenplay     = {{plainlist|
* James Whittaker
* [[Albert S. Ruddy]]
* Hal Needham
* [[Andre Morgan]]
}}
| story          = Robert S. Kachler<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Needham, Hal (Director)|year=1982|title=Megaforce|medium=DVD|minutes=2:39}}</ref>
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* Andre Morgan
* Albert S. Ruddy
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Barry Bostwick]]
* [[Michael Beck]]
* [[Persis Khambatta]]
* [[Edward Mulhare]]
* [[George Furth]]
* [[Henry Silva]]
}}
| cinematography = Michael C. Butler
| editing        = {{plainlist|
* Patrick Roark
* [[Skip Schoolnik]]
}}
| music          = [[Jerrold Immel]]
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]
* Northshore Investments Ltd.
}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* [[20th Century Fox]]<br />{{small|(USA/UK)}}
* [[Toho|Toho-Towa]]<br />{{small|(Japan)}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084316/companycredits ''Megaforce'' at the Internet Movie Database]</ref>
}}
| released       = {{Film date|1982|06|25}}
| runtime        = 99 minutes
| country        = {{plainlist|
* United States
* Hong Kong
}}
| language       = English
| budget         = $20 million<ref>{{cite book|first=Aubrey|last=Solomon|title=Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1989|page=259}}</ref>
| gross          = $5.7 million<ref>{{Mojo title|megaforce}}</ref>
}}

'''''Megaforce''''' (or '''''MegaForce''''') is a 1982 [[action film]] directed by former stuntman [[Hal Needham]] and written by James Whittaker, [[Albert S. Ruddy]], Hal Needham and [[Andre Morgan|André Morgan]] based on a story by Robert S. Kachler. The film starred [[Barry Bostwick]], [[Persis Khambatta]], [[Michael Beck]], [[Edward Mulhare]], [[George Furth]], [[Evan C. Kim]], [[Ralph Wilcox (actor)|Ralph Wilcox]], [[Robert Fuller (actor)|Robert Fuller]] and [[Henry Silva]]. The film was poorly received by critics, [[Box-office bomb|bombed at the box office]] and was nominated for three [[3rd Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]], including [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]].