Navy Seals (1990)

A battle-hardened SEAL Team sets off on a mission to destroy a shipment of US-built Stinger missiles that have fallen into terrorist hands.

Director:

Lewis Teague

Writers:

Chuck Pfarrer, Gary Goldman

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Sheen	...	Lt. Dale Hawkins
Michael Biehn	...	Lt. James Curran
Joanne Whalley	...	Claire Varrens (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
Rick Rossovich	...	Leary
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Rexer
Bill Paxton	...	Dane
Dennis Haysbert	...	Graham
Paul Sanchez	...	Ramos
Nicholas Kadi	...	Ben Shaheed
Ronald G. Joseph	...	Capt. Dunne (as Ron Joseph)
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Jolena
Gregory McKinney	...	U.S. Helicopter Pilot (as Greg McKinney)
Rob Moran	...	U.S. Helicopter Co-Pilot
Richard Venture	...	Admiral Colker
Mark Carlton	...	Jim Elmore

Storyline

While rescuing an American air crew captured by Mid-Eastern terrorists, Lieutenant Curran and his team of Navy SEALs discover evidence that the terrorists have come into possession of dangerous high-tech weapons.

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Plot Keywords:

navy sea air and land force | navy | infrared | american | terrorist | 

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Taglines:

America's designated hitters against terrorism.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite those named in the credits, the film went through another draft by Kevin Jarre. In one draft, Hawkins (Charlie Sheen) sacrifices himself to rescue Curran (Michael Biehn), who ends up with the love interest. In another version, Curran is killed off rescuing some kids, and Hawkins and Claire Varrens (Joanne Whalley) are left to mourn his passing. Also in one of those drafts, Curran is an accomplished boxer who squares off in a fight with Hawkins, who's into karate. The golf sequence in the film was a concession when the film's leads objected to a Top Gun (1986)-style scene with knife-throwing contests and bikini bimbos.

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Goofs

As Saheed drifts out of sight underwater, his blue wetsuit can be seen under his shirt. Earlier that morning, he was established as wearing ONLY the outer olive drab shirt.

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Quotes

Hawkins: How long you guys wanna wait?

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Alternate Versions

The British version of the film shown on Channel 5 cuts the shot of blood splashing on the car windscreen as Rexer is shot

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Connections

Edited into Operation Delta Force (1997)

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Soundtracks

The Boys Are Back in Town
Written by Phil Lynott (as Philip Parris Lynott)
Produced by Bob Rock
Performed by Bon Jovi
Courtesy of Mercury/Polygram Records and the Make a Difference Foundation

User Reviews

A classic to me...

I don't know...I don't share much of all your hostility towards this film....I guess it's because I grew up watching this film many many times...as a kid I was enthralled with US Spec. Forces and the SEALS in particular...this film also helped solidify in my mind the reality of national security and who and what threats are...

My favorite scene is the air insertion at dusk...very cool...As a kid I used to absolutely love watching that scene over and over!

It's now 10 years later, and the movie is still vivid in my mind as I'm watching it on AMC...

I thought the scene where Hawkins chases after the truck on his bicycle was indeed very humorous... It's purpose was neither to be the best scene ever...nor the worst...but to show how crazy one of the main characters is....Hawkins, that is...

leading of course up to the death of one of the members...

One of the reasons I like this movie a lot is because it is one of a very small amount of movies that actually take you along with an elite team such as the SEALS on their missions...in action...most action flicks these days are so cliche and incorporate too much Hollywood special effects and little reality...this film was very real and also very relevant in today's world....

I should probably go and grab the DVD to replace my old VHS...

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

20 July 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Navy Seals

Filming Locations:

Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,543,832, 22 July 1990

Gross USA:

$25,069,101

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,069,101

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo (4 channels)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1