Navy Seals (1990)

Director:

Lewis Teague

Writers (WGA):

Chuck Pfarrer (written by) and
Gary Goldman (written by)

Release Date:

20 July 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

America's top secret weapon.

Plot:

While rescuing an American air crew captured by Mid-Eastern terrorists, Lieutenant Curran and his team...

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Stinger Missile | Gun Battle | Silencer | Commando Mission

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Lt. Dale Hawkins
Michael Biehn	...	Lt. James Curran
Joanne Whalley	...	Claire Varrens (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
Rick Rossovich	...	Leary
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Rexer
Bill Paxton	...	Dane
Dennis Haysbert	...	Graham
Paul Sanchez	...	Ramos
Nicholas Kadi	...	Ben Shaheed
Ronald G. Joseph	...	Capt. Dunne (as Ron Joseph)
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Jolena
Gregory McKinney	...	U.S. Helicopter Pilot (as Greg McKinney)
Rob Moran	...	U.S. Helicopter Co-Pilot
Richard Venture	...	Admiral Colker
Mark Carlton	...	Jim Elmore
Ira Wheeler	...	Warren Stinson
Ron Faber	...	General Mateen
William Cort	...	Elliott West (as Bill Cort)
Randy Hall	...	Navy Seal #8
Duncan Smith	...	EOD Officer
William Knight	...	Submarine Captain
Nehme Fadlallah	...	Ali
Marc Zuber	...	Villa Hostage
Vic Tablian	...	Terrorist
Nayef Rashed	...	Latanya Captain (as Adam Hussein)
George Jackos	...	Druze Fighter
Ian Tyler	...	Shepherd
Michael Halphie	...	Israeli Intelligence #1
Ezra Abraham	...	Israeli Intelligence #2
John Pruitt	...	Local TV Announcer
Tom Sean Foley	...	Crewman C130
William Roberts	...	Aircraft Carrier Officer
Michael Fitzpatrick	...	Aircraft Carrier Officer
Cathryn de Prume	...	Bartender
Titus Welliver	...	Redneck in Bar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Barckhoff	...	Navy Petty Officer / Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Ed Bishop	...	Man with Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Russell Bobbitt	...	Car Jacking Victim #1 (uncredited)
Curtis Bush	...	Extra (uncredited)
Mike Butters	...	Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
Joleen Neighbours	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Pycior	...	Featured Extra (uncredited)
Jim Vines	...	Terrorist, Thermal Image (uncredited)
Justin Wolfe	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Lewis Teague

Writing credits (WGA)
Chuck Pfarrer		(written by) and
Gary Goldman		(written by)

Produced by
Brenda Feigen	....	producer
Bernard Williams	....	producer (as Bernie Williams)

Original Music by
Sylvester Levay

Cinematography by
John A. Alonzo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Don Zimmerman

Casting by
Sally Dennison
Julie Selzer

Production Design by
Guy J. Comtois
Veronica Hadfield

Set Decoration by
Debra Schutt
Malcolm Stone

Costume Design by
Brad R. Loman		(as Brad Loman)

Makeup Department
Teresa M. Austin	....	hair department head
Lynne K. Eagan	....	makeup artist (as Lynn Eagan)
Matthew W. Mungle	....	makeup department head
Paquita Trench	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
David Anderson	....	unit production manager
Angelica De Leon	....	production manager
Paul A. Levin	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus	....	second second assistant director
Frank Capra III	....	second assistant director
Robert Carmichael	....	second unit director
Bud Davis	....	second unit director
Miguel Lima	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kuki López Rodero	....	first assistant director
Michael Weis	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master
David Brace	....	lead man
William Dean	....	props assistant
Billy Frank	....	props
Graeme Purdy	....	lead man
Tom Southwell	....	conceptual artist
Gregory R. Wolf	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
George Berndt	....	adr supervisor
Richard Burton	....	foley editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Gordon Davidson	....	foley editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Arnold Finkelstein	....	sound effects recordist
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
John A. Larsen	....	sound effects editor (as John Larson)
Kenneth C. Mantlo	....	boom operator
Martin Maryska	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Newlan	....	sound effects editor (as John Bob Newlan)
Rodger Pardee	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Richardson	....	foley editor
Hamilton Sterling	....	foley editor
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	sound effects editor (as Peter Sullivan)
Ed White	....	sound mixer
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound effects editor
Dennis Sprankel	....	cable person (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Yves De Bono	....	special effects
Garth Inns	....	special effects
Roger Nichols	....	senior technician
John Stears	....	special effects
Brian Warner	....	special effects
Simon Cockren	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Allen Blaisdell	....	visual effects dp
Liz Radley	....	video supervisor

Stunts
Jake Brake	....	stunt performer
Eddie Braun	....	stunt double: Mr. Sheen
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Jack Gill	....	stunts
Miguel Pedregosa	....	stunt coordinator: Spanish crew
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Mark Stefanich	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richmond L. Aguilar	....	gaffer
Wayne Baker	....	underwater assistant camera
Michael Barnard	....	camera operator: second unit
Robert Carmichael	....	cinematographer: second unit
Paul Caven	....	best boy
Jan M. Davis	....	skydiving assistant camera
David Haycox	....	camera operator
Douglas S. Holgate	....	camera operator
Azmet Jah	....	assistant camera
Norman Kent	....	skydiving camera operator: aerial unit
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
Paul Modave	....	focus puller
Patrick Murray	....	underwater gaffer
J. Tad Newberry	....	grip/electric
Vern Nobles	....	first assistant camera
Pete Romano	....	underwater camera operator
David Roth	....	second assistant camera
Tom Sanders	....	skydiving camera operator: aerial unit
Gregory W. Smith	....	camera assistant
Rick A. West	....	key grip
Gus Wing	....	skydiving assistant camera
Craig W. Richards	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
David P. Shannon	....	electrician (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	key costumer
L. Robert Stanfield	....	wardrobe assistant (as Larry Robert Stanfield)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jeff Chaves	....	colorist (digital color correction)
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer

Music Department
Glen Ballard	....	music producer
Jay Graydon	....	music arranger
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor
Steve Livingston	....	supervising music editor

Other crew
David Barckhoff	....	naval technical advisor
Charles Thomas Baxter	....	location manager
David Blattel	....	skydiver
William Bradley	....	consultant
Jake Brake	....	skydiver (as Jake Blake)
Walt Clayton	....	underwater unit coordinator
Mike De Luna	....	skydiver (as Mike De Luna)
Kevin Donnelly	....	skydiver
Pedro Durán	....	naval consultant: Spain
Dick 'Skip' Evans	....	pilot: aerial team
Larry Ann Evans	....	production secretary
Glory Fioramonti	....	skydiver
Bruce A. Florman	....	skydiver
Nan Garcia-Wood	....	set medic: second unit
Michael Haynes	....	skydiver
David Holmes	....	skydiver
Craig Hosking	....	helicopter pilot
Bill Johnson	....	second unit coordinator
Jay Johnson	....	main title design
Carol Juk	....	production coordinator: spain
Joseph Brad Kluge	....	assistant location manager
Nancy Lazarus	....	location manager: re-shoots
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
Jake Lombard	....	skydiver (as Jack Lombard)
Michael Maxwell	....	head chef
Cathy B. Miller	....	skydiver
Dale K. Patterson	....	naval consultant
Sandy R. Reid	....	skydiver
Myke Schwartz	....	skydiver (as Myke S. Schwartz)
Jeff Senour	....	pilot: Lear Jet
Robert Stahl	....	skydiver
Jim Wallace	....	skydiver
Robert A. Waltzer	....	skydiver
Bonnie Weis	....	assistant production accountant
Karl A. Wickman	....	skydiver
Gary Wirth	....	skydiver
Gene Witham	....	technical advisor
Michelle Wright	....	production coordinator

Thanks
James E. Brooks	....	grateful acknowledgment (as Lieutenant James E. Brooks USN)
Michael T. Sherman	....	acknowledgment (as Captain Michael T. Sherman)

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (double feature with "Red Dawn")
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 4 Front Video (1995) (UK) (VHS) (double feature with "Stockade")
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1993) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Image Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (France) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (double feature with "Red Dawn")
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Video (2000) (UK) (VHS)
• MNTEX Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Orion Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Orion Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Quality Video (1991) (Canada) (VHS)
• Quality Video (1995) (Canada) (VHS)
• Roadshow Home Video (1990s) (Australia) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (double feature with "Red Dawn")

Other Companies

• Atlantic Records  soundtrack
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Tomkats Catering  catering

Also Known As:

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Dolby Stereo)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 (original rating) | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2012)

Filming Locations:

Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In an interview, Michael Biehn stated that working on this film was "probably the worst experience of my life".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: There is a yellow bag sitting on the edge of the road on the bridge marking where the stunt man for Charlie Sheen's character is to jump out of the jeep and over the edge of the bridge.

Quotes:

Curran:[to Dane over the radio] God, I've got company up here...
Terrorist:You're American?
Curran:God, come in God...
Terrorist:Your God does not help you now!
[Dane gets a shot off, killing the Terrorist just before he dies]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mighty Jack (#4.14)" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Strike Like Lightning

OK action navy movie...

1st watched 4/7/2010 -- 4 out of 10 (Dir-Lewis Teague): OK action navy movie about a group of Navy SEALS that find some missiles at a location where a terrorist was holding an American hostage. They get the hostage out but fail to blow up the missiles which causes them to have to do a few other missions to accomplish this major task. The movie stars Charlie Sheen and Michael Biehn as members of a small Navy SEAL group. Sheen's character is a little more rambunctious and tends to make quick decisions while the leader, played by Biehn, is the one that follows the book. Biehn's character is the one that decided to not blow up the missiles initially despite Sheen's character wanting to. Sheen later makes some bad decisions as well that makes them even and they both carry a little guilt into their next assignments. That's really about it for this movie. There are other characters like one member who is about ready to get married, reluctantly(but it never happens) and a part-Lebanese reporter, played by Joanne Whaley-Kilmer, who helps provide info for the cause but otherwise doesn't provide much for the movie, unfortunately. Pretty bland characters overall despite some good action sequences. The lack of character development doesn't make you care much for the characters and that's where it fails. An OK waste of a couple hours if you like these kind of movies and don't mind the cardboard characters.