Interceptor (1993)

A U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists whom are trying to steal two top secret F-117A Stealth Fighters from the cargo hold of a gigantic C-5 Galaxy Transport flying at 30,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean.

Director:

Michael Cohn

Writers:

John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris

Stars:

Jürgen Prochnow, Andrew Divoff, Elizabeth Morehead

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Phillips
Andrew Divoff	...	Capt. Christopher Winfield
Elizabeth Morehead	...	Maj. Janet Morgan
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Engineer
Jon Cedar	...	Elliot
Daniel Namath	...	Lt. Rheinbeck
Woodford Croft	...	Colonel Simmons
Lawrence Cook	...	Major Haroldson
Michael Buice	...	Rand
Rick Marzan	...	Martinez
Thom Adcox-Hernandez	...	Briggs
John Prosky	...	Collins
Tim Moran	...	Controller
Jon Conrad Pochron	...	Mercenary (as Jon Pochron)
Billy Bates	...	Mercenary

Storyline

While test flying a stealth-fighter with a new Virtual-Reality control circuit somewhere over Turkey, Capt. Christopher Winfield encounters problems and must eject from the plane, that subsequently crashes. Capt. Winfield must follow the two remaining stealth-fighters home to the US in the cargo-bay of a transport-plane flown by Maj. Janet Morgan for a court martial. A group of terrorists led by a man called Phillips are very interested in the planes and try to high-jack one in mid-air, thus forcing Capt. Winfield to go into action.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | stealth | air force | showdown | fight | 

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Taglines:

You can't kill what you can't find.

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 1993 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Aoratos kindynos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The F-117A was never designed for dog fighting and carried no Sidewinder Infra-red seeking missiles (typically used in a dog fight). Instead it would have carried AGM-65 Mavericks or AARAM's.

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Quotes

Capt. Christopher Winfield: This is my reality right here.

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Connections

Edited into Stealth Fighter (1999)

User Reviews

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This is a sufficiently entertaining ride. Oh, it's not a masterpiece, and it does little to challenge genre conventions. And I think it can be fairly widely agreed that the visor looks downright goofy(maybe they didn't think so at the time), and it should definitely be pointed out that this is really *not* a sci-fi flick, and the only element of such that there is in this is the high-tech jet(and they don't exactly spend the whole movie in it). With that said, some of this is pretty damn cool. The Virtual Reality isn't groundbreaking(anymore), but at least they didn't base the whole thing around it *cough* Lawnmower Man *cough*. And many of the FX are quite convincing. The numerous strong moments in the editing and cinematography deserve mention, as well. This is directed by the man who went on to do Snow White: A Tale of Terror, one of the too few adaptations of fairy tales that actually capture the grim nature of rather a lot of them(seriously, go read the originals, then, if you can stand it, watch some Disney to compare), and while he's doesn't do fantastic on either, he makes them work and even stand out from the bunch, marginally. He takes what could be instantly forgettable and makes it have a smidgen of an impression. There is great tension and suspense in this, and it genuinely gets the job done, engaging and exciting us for the nicely paced, doesn't-overstay-its-welcome 90 minutes. The action isn't bad. There is a decent sense of humor here and there in this. The writing is good at times. I personally love Divoff and Prochnow(who *revels* in his role as the villain), albeit for entirely different reasons. They both deliver solid performances. The rest of the acting varies. Andrew portrays a pilot who abandons a plane being tested, and then flies with a massive transport, carrying the two experimental stealth fighters. Terrorists attack, intending to steal them. Fun, and never claims to be anything other than what it is. There is a bit of disturbing content and brutal, if not terribly bloody or gory, violence, in this. I recommend it to anyone looking for a simple picture that just needs to deliver the goods. 6/10