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The Rescue

  • 1988
  • PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.3K
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The Rescue (1988)
A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.
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A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.

  • Director
    • Ferdinand Fairfax
  • Writers
    • Jim Thomas
    • John Thomas
  • Stars
    • Kevin Dillon
    • Christine Harnos
    • Edward Albert
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ferdinand Fairfax
    • Writers
      • Jim Thomas
      • John Thomas
    • Stars
      • Kevin Dillon
      • Christine Harnos
      • Edward Albert
    • 17User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Christine Harnos and Ned Vaughn in The Rescue (1988)
    Kevin Dillon, Christine Harnos, Marc Price, and Ned Vaughn in The Rescue (1988)
    Timothy Carhart and Christine Harnos in The Rescue (1988)
    Kevin Dillon in The Rescue (1988)
    Ian Michael Giatti, Christine Harnos, Marc Price, and Ned Vaughn in The Rescue (1988)
    Kevin Dillon, Edward Albert, Ferdinand Fairfax, and Marc Price in The Rescue (1988)
    Christine Harnos, Marc Price, and Ned Vaughn in The Rescue (1988)
    Ian Michael Giatti in The Rescue (1988)
    Ned Vaughn in The Rescue (1988)
    Christine Harnos in The Rescue (1988)
    Ferdinand Fairfax and Marc Price in The Rescue (1988)
    Edward Albert and Marc Price in The Rescue (1988)

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    Kevin Dillon
    Kevin Dillon
    • J.J. Merrill
    Christine Harnos
    Christine Harnos
    • Adrian Phillips
    • (as Christina Harnos)
    Edward Albert
    Edward Albert
    • Cmdr. Merrill
    Ellen Barber
    Ellen Barber
    • Virginia Phillips
    Timothy Carhart
    Timothy Carhart
    • Lt. Phillips
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    • Adm. Rothman
    Anne E. Curry
    Anne E. Curry
    • Sybil Howard
    Jack Dacey
    • Extra in conference room scene
    Ian Michael Giatti
    Ian Michael Giatti
    • Bobby Howard
    • (as Ian Giatti)
    Lorry Goldman
    • Secretary Gates
    Wendy Gordon
    • Newscaster
    • (as Wendy Jill Gordon)
    Charles Haid
    Charles Haid
    • Cmdr. Howard
    Rocky Wing Cheung Ho
    • Cell Guard…
    Sal Mazzotta
    Sal Mazzotta
    • Dino
    Tom Nelson
    • Capt. Stillman
    • (as Commander Tom Nelson)
    Stephen Ng
    • Kim Song Man 1
    Norman Palacio
    • Gate Guard
    Paul Pape
    Paul Pape
      • Director
        • Ferdinand Fairfax
      • Writers
        • Jim Thomas
        • John Thomas
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        The prison camp set in this movie was built (and still stands) at Deer Park Heights outside of Queenstown, New Zealand (where much of the filming of Rohan was also done for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)).
      • Goofs
        The C-130 carrying the SEAL team was cleared to takeoff on runway 39. Runway numbers correspond to the magnetic heading of the airstrip. There are 360 degrees in a compass. Only 2 numbers are used to designate the runway heading to the nearest 10 degrees, i.e., 01 is 10 degrees, 09 is 90 degrees (due East), 18 (due. South), 27 (due West) and 36 (due North)...or any one in between, but there cannot be a 39 as there.are only 360 degrees in a circle.
      • Quotes

        Max Rothman: [after being asked to get the mission orders] No. No! My dad will buy an electric chair and my mom will pull the switch.

      • Connections
        Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

      User reviews17

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      3/10
      Highly incredulous and implausible
      I like movies that have some realism in them, except if realism will spoil the effect, like in fantasy or science fiction movies. This, however, is about a group of kids going into North Korea to save their parents. That is already highly incredulous as a main plot setting, but the way it is played out makes it impossible to believe at all. Though it may be remotely possible that things can happen the way they did in the movie, the plausibility rating is so low as to be unbelievable.

      For example, kids with no formal training who can shadow suspects, evade guards, slip into fortresses totally unnoticed, practice cover and concealment from professional soldiers without training at all....and much much more. See it to believe it, or rather, to disbelieve it. The only saving grace is somewhat okay acting from the young cast, though at times it is very grating to see them in such contrived settings.
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      • Mike-DD
      • Sep 22, 2000

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • August 5, 1988 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Sonderkommando Südkorea
      • Filming locations
        • Hong Kong, China
      • Production companies
        • Touchstone Pictures
        • Silver Screen Partners III
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $5,855,392
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $2,194,037
        • Aug 7, 1988
      • Gross worldwide
        • $5,855,392
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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