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 aerial refueling boom through which the hijackers "slide" into the C-5 are in actuality less than 12" in diameter and when connected are connected to a fuel line, not a huge dry bay area as shown.

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Quotes

Phillips: Missile with eyes... fascinating.

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Connections

Edited into Stealth Fighter (1999)

User Reviews

Best comedy of the early 90's

In reality this is a fun movie. It is a simple good guy vs bad guy story. During the story you learn just how bad the "evil" guys are. By the final scene you can find yourself cheering the good guys.

On the other hand,

If you have any knowledge of military aircraft you must suspend a "lot" of disbelief. I was in the U.S. Air Force and stationed at Dover AFB at the time this movie came out. For those that don't know, Dover AFB is the home of 48 C-5 Galaxy's. When this move was released it ran in our break room nonstop for two weeks. In spite of all the jeers about the errors in the aircraft we still found ourself clapping at the end of the movie. I only wish it was my aircraft that was blown up (70-00452)

In the end I don't really view this movie to be a military film, but rather a story of a hero overcoming adversity. The setting of a military aircraft just makes it a convenient way to tell which side is which.