Operation Delta Force (1997)

A team of military experts and scientists go after a terrorist group that has seized a deadly virus and is threatening to release it.

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writers:

Danny Lerner (story), Trevor Short (story)

Stars:

Ernie Hudson, Jeff Fahey, Rob Stewart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ernie Hudson	...	Major Tipton
Jeff Fahey	...	Captain Lang
Rob Stewart	...	Sparks
Frank Zagarino	...	McKinney
Joe Lara	...	Johan Nash
Todd Jensen	...	Hutch
Natasha Sutherland	...	Lt. Marie Junger
Gideon Emery	...	Bowers
Tshepo Nzimande	...	Dibiase
Hal Holbrook	...	Admiral Henshaw
Jacques Gombault	...	Piet
Frantz Dobrowsky	...	Dr. Wendell Brenner (as Franz Dobrowsky)
Chris Buchanan	...	Kalla
Hal Orlandini	...	Rooney
Paul Ditchfield	...	Dr. Wells

Storyline

Thanks to a treacherous employee, South African white supremacists storm a UN facility specializing in germ warfare and treatment. They reward their traitor by disposing of him along with everyone else inside bar one. Major Tipton who just arrived to pick up vials of a newly discovered lethal strain of Ebola virus along with its cure...not only manages to evade their strike but kills one or two members of the hit squad before destroying their chopper and pilots along with it. Undaunted by this setback the surviving extremists set out to hijack a train back to their base...now in possession of the very same virus together with its antidote Tipton was meant to collect. Delta Force operatives, led by Captain Lang are dispatched to retrieve the vials along with South African military officer Lt. Marie Jonker, an expert on African right-wing groups like the one they are now after. Depite his needed skills in diseases Tipton is far from welcomed into aiding the team in its pursuit due to ...

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Plot Keywords:

virus | military | vial | delta force | terrorist group | 

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Taglines:

Negotiations Are Over!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive combat violence and some language

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the two trains are approaching, the leader of the terrorist group is shown emerging from the back door of a passenger car to view the stopped train in the middle of the bridge ahead of them. The only problem is, the train on the tracks ahead of them can only be seen from the locomotive at the front of the train. To make matters worse, the terrorist leader was going out the BACK DOOR of the car, so he was looking in the opposite direction. Not only could he not see the train straight ahead from anywhere but the locomotive, but he wasn't even facing the correct direction to see it.

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Quotes

Tipton: [as he kills Nash] I've had just about enough of that kafir shit!

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Connections

Edited into Air Strike (2004)

User Reviews

Good Standard Action Flick!

I liked this movie. It moves quickly with enough action to keep you on your toes. It actually has a plot. While the plot is a standard one it is interesting and handled fairly well. There is a twist in the ending and not the one I was expecting. Jeff Fahey turns in his usual solid performance.

If you want an action thriller to take your mind off your troubles this is it. I think it is a cut above your standard B movie. It's been done better but mostly worse. Get out the popcorn and enjoy this one.

Details

Country:

USA Netherlands South Africa

Language:

English Afrikaans

Release Date:

3 January 1998 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Opération Delta Force

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Mondofin B.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color