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Writers (WGA):
Chris Roberts (characters)
Chris Roberts (story)
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Release Date:
12 March 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
At the edge of our universe, all hell is about to break loose. more
Plot:
Blair, a fighter pilot, joins an interstellar war to fight the evil Kilrathi who are trying to destroy the universe. full summary | add synopsis
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it's ok... more (325 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Freddie Prinze Jr. | ... | 1st Lt. Christopher Blair |
 | Saffron Burrows | ... | Lt. Cmdr. 'Angel' Devereaux |
 | Matthew Lillard | ... | Lt. Todd 'Maniac' Marshall |
 | Tchéky Karyo | ... | Cmmdre. James 'Paladin' Taggart (as Tcheky Karyo) |
 | Jürgen Prochnow | ... | Cmdr. Paul Gerald |
 | David Warner | ... | Adm. Geoffrey Tolwyn |
| Ginny Holder | ... | Rosie Forbes |
| Hugh Quarshie | ... | Obutu |
| Ken Bones | ... | Adm. Bill Wilson |
| John McGlynn | ... | Belegarde |
| Richard Dillane | ... | Hunter |
| Mark Powley | ... | Polansky |
| David Fahm | ... | Knight |
| Simon MacCorkindale | ... | Flight Boss |
| Fraser James | ... | Helmsman |
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Wing Commander: Space Will Never Be the Same (USA)
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Rated PG-13 for sexual references and sci-fi action/violence.
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100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13
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Director Cameo: [Chris Roberts]Is the pilot of the Broadsword bomber that picks up Blair near the end of the movie. more
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Plot holes: There's no reference to Blair losing/not wearing his Pilgrim Cross, but he says he doesn't have it when he's asked to jump into Sol to warn the fleet. (In a scene that was deleted, he killed Admiral Wilson aboard the ConCom with the cross and left it with the body.) more
Quotes:
Angel:
Did I hurt your pride?
Blair:
No, I just never got combat tips from a grease monkey.
Angel:
Lieutenant Commander Deveraux, your wing commander.
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Referenced in "South Park: Pinewood Derby (#13.6)" (2009) more
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the movie was about what i expected... they obviously blew the entire budget on effects. amusingly, wc 3 and wc 4 (the games) had better casts than the movie (Freddie Pinze Jr vs Mark Hammil, Mathew Lillard vs Thomas "Biff Tannon" Wilson, Tchéky Karyo vs John Rhys-Davies, and David Warner vs Malcolm McDowell).
the plot had some holes, the most dramatic moments came off as cheesy, and there were a few continuity issues with the games that will probably bother the more avid fans (skipper missles being used before the first game, even though they weren't introduced until wc2, bossman being dead before blair sets foot on the tiger's claw, etc).
on the upside, the special effects were pretty good. a few years ago (before the rise of mass numbers of special effects movies) i would have considered them outstanding. the fighters (almost entirely rapiers, and a few broadswords) have a wonderfully unique "world war 1 in space" feel. the rapiers, however, look uncannily similar to A-10 Thunderbolt II "Tankkiller" "Warthogs."
the best review i've heard came from a kid as we were leaving the theater. he was having trouble articulating himself, but finally settled on something like "that was the coolest humans vs futuristic aliens movie i've ever seen!"
basically, if you're looking for a fun mindless (and that is a very important word) space combat movie, this is a good choice. if you want a better cast, a better plot, and some interaction, skip the movie and get yourself a copy of one of the games.