During the air war over Vietnam, a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder bomber pilot schemes with a hardened veteran to make an unauthorized air strike on Hanoi.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Danny Glover | ... | Commander Frank Camparelli | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole | |
| Brad Johnson | ... | Lt. Jake' Cool Hand' Grafton | |
| Rosanna Arquette | ... | Callie | |
| Tom Sizemore | ... | Boxman | |
| J. Kenneth Campbell | ... | Lt. Cmdr. 'Cowboy' Parker | |
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Jared Chandler | ... | Lt. J.G. Jack 'Razor' Barlow |
| Dann Florek | ... | Mad Jack | |
| Madison Mason | ... | 'Cag' | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | McRae | |
| Christopher Rich | ... | Lt. J.G. Morgan McPherson | |
| Douglas Roberts | ... | Guffy | |
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Scott N. Stevens | ... | Hardesty (as Scott Newton Stevens) |
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Justin Williams | ... | Sammy |
| John Corbett | ... | Big Augie | |
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After his bombardier is killed, Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton (Brad Johnson)', a carrier-based Intruder pilot, questions the purpose of Navy bombing missions. He finds an ally for his cynicism in Virgil Cole, a bombardier on his third tour of duty, and together they ponder the notion of one unsanctioned mission "downtown", to "Sam City" in North Vietnam. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
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18 January 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,725,133, 21 January 1991Gross USA:
$14,587,732Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$14,587,732Company Credits
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Cole: Goodbye Asshole!
Cole: [Cole and Grafton punch out]
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Basil Poledouris had originally been scheduled to score Dances with Wolves (1990), but reluctantly dropped out to score this film for his close friend John Milius, with extremely damaging results to his career when he found himself suddenly unemployable at any studio making a picture with Kevin Costner. To make matters worse, the film's release was delayed by nearly two years, so he could have easily had time to score both films. See more »Goofs
Several of the ships seen in the background for the Subic Bay scene did not exist or were not in service during the Vietnam War. Those ships include the USS Sides (FFG-14), USS Peleliu (LHA-5), which weren't built yet, and the USS Missouri (BB-63) which was still mothballed at the time. See more »Quotes
Lt. Grafton: Well, this is the end of Devil Five- O - Five. Say goodbye, asshole! Eject, eject, eject!Cole: Goodbye Asshole!
Cole: [Cole and Grafton punch out]
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Just an opinion but maybe the chances of novel-based techno-thrillers (aside from Tom Clancy's) basically stopped here in this movie. Flight of the Intruder is a novel based on Stephen Coonts' first book. The movie touches on interesting premise as we see the effects on the American pilots (in this case, the A-6 pilots of USS Independence) due to the US government's decision to limit the targets in bombing North Vietnam. Brad Johnson is pretty much what I imagined for the character of Jake Grafton. Had the movie been successful the latter books could use Tom Berenger. This is one of those times when less than stellar effects do not get in the way of enjoyment. The opening bombing scene and the adventure in SAM city were awesome.
Sadly, the story doesn't hold much and the ending is not so great. The daytime climax is really cheesy and doesn't fit well with the rest of the movie (and this climax itself doesn't flow well either). It's also pretty much a given when you have soldiers, pilots, and/or sailors in bar, chances are there'll be a barfight. The very short moments with Grafton and Cali were cool though and the movie could have utilize this subplot well.
The verdict: 3 of 5 stars.