Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994)

The war with the Kilrathi has lasted for generations, now the Terran Confederation faces the possibility of humanity losing the war, and Earth being over-run by the cat-like race of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Chris Roberts

Writers:

Terry Borst, Frank De Palma

Stars:

Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, John Rhys-Davies

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Hamill	...	Col. Christopher Blair
Malcolm McDowell	...	Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn
John Rhys-Davies	...	Gen. James 'Paladin' Taggart / Prince Thrakhath / Kilrathi in-flight voices (voice)
Jason Bernard	...	Capt. William Eisen
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Maj. Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (as Tom Wilson)
Ginger Lynn	...	Chief Technician Rachel Coriolis (as Ginger Allen)
Jennifer MacDonald	...	Lt. Robin 'Flint' Peters
Courtney Gains	...	Lt. Ted 'Radio' Rollins
François Chau	...	Lt. Winston 'Vagabond' Chang
B.J. Jefferson	...	Lt. Laurel 'Cobra' Buckley
Josh Lucas	...	Maj. Jace 'Flash' Dillon (as Joshua Lucas)
Julian Reyes	...	Lt. Mitchell 'Vaquero' Lopez
Yolanda Jilot	...	Col. Jeanette 'Angel' Devereaux
Barbara Niven	...	Barbara Miles - Newscaster
Jean Pierre Pereat	...	Bartender (as J.P. Pereat)

Storyline

The war with the Kilrathi has lasted for generations, now the Terran Confederation faces the possibility of humanity losing the war, and Earth being over-run by the cat-like race of the Kilrathi. In a desperate attempt to win, the Terran Confederation prepares to destroy Kilrah; the Kilrathi home-world, and end the war. But only one man is qualified; Colonel Chirstopher Blair, who the Kilrathi have dubbed "The Heart of the Tiger"...

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Plot Keywords:

single player | playstation | space combat simulation | ms dos | colonel | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Origin Wing Commander 3 page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1994 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Origin Systems Inc.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the medal ribbons worn on the characters' uniforms are WWII medals.

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Goofs

A hand holding Blair's ankle is visible when Prince Thrakhath plunges his claw into him and lifts him up in the air (if the player refuses to beg for the mercy in the cutscene that follows if the player ejects in the final losing endgame mission)

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Quotes

Blair: [kicks Flash's bed] What the hell do you think you're doing?
Flash: I'm waking up now, sir.
Blair: Didn't you hear that scramble alarm?
Flash: Yeah, it woke me up for a minute.
Blair: We were under attack for Godssakes!
Flash: My talents will not be wasted on your little skirmishes.
Blair: Yeah, well people were dying out there, you son of a bitch!
Flash: It's a war, people die all the time.
Blair: You've never seen it, have you?
Flash: Seen what?
[...]

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Connections

Follows Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991)

User Reviews

First time video was used greatly on a computer game

There was other games that appeared that used video to tell their story, but no game before did to the extent of Wing Commander 3. The first product really worthy of the term "Interactive Movie"