Love Is Forever (also known as Comeback) is a 1982 adventure drama film based on the experiences of Australian journalist John Everingham in Laos and Thailand.

Filmed in Thailand, it was released outside the United States in cinemas under the titles Comeback and Passion and Valor and shown first in America on television.

To gather information the General assigns the attractive Keo Sirisomphone to befriend and spy on Everingham.

Evernigham vows to return to Laos to rescue Keo by learning how to scuba dive in the Mekong River and bring her to Thailand.

[2] Upon the recommendation of his daughters, who enjoyed Little House on the Prairie, Bartlett cast Michael Landon as Everingham.

[5] The movie was intended to be shown on NBC in the US but released theatrically by 20th Century Fox elsewhere in the world.

[7] For the role of Everingham's Laotian girlfriend and later wife, Bartlett cast Eurasian actress Laura Gemser.

"[8] Bartlett cast Jürgen Prochnow in his American film debut after the international success of Das Boot.

[2] He played an East German general wearing a variety of uniforms and carrying a riding crop.

Landon said "we glossed over the fact that Everingham is Australian since it really isn't important for the basic love story.

"[12] The Globe and Mail film critic wrote "The fault here is doubly Bartlett's, for his lumpish direction and hopeless screenplay.

For a script that is based on a true story, it's an amazing hodge-podge of misused fictional film cliches: Apocalypse Now dictates the style for the bombing of a boatload of refugees; Rocky determines the style of the boxing match between Everingham and Kapler; Chariots Of Fire donated Everingham's crusty British physical fitness trainer (played by Edward Woodward) and even the shark from Jaws has a brief cameo.