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Wing Commander

  • 1999
  • K-12/9
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
17K
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Wing Commander (1999)
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Blair, a fighter pilot, joins an interstellar war to fight the evil Kilrathi who are trying to destroy the universe.Blair, a fighter pilot, joins an interstellar war to fight the evil Kilrathi who are trying to destroy the universe.Blair, a fighter pilot, joins an interstellar war to fight the evil Kilrathi who are trying to destroy the universe.

  • Director
    • Chris Roberts
  • Writers
    • Chris Roberts
    • Kevin Droney
  • Stars
    • Freddie Prinze Jr.
    • Matthew Lillard
    • Saffron Burrows
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chris Roberts
    • Writers
      • Chris Roberts
      • Kevin Droney
    • Stars
      • Freddie Prinze Jr.
      • Matthew Lillard
      • Saffron Burrows
    • 353User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 21Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Freddie Prinze Jr. in Wing Commander (1999)
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    Freddie Prinze Jr.
    Freddie Prinze Jr.
    • Lt. Christopher Blair
    Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard
    • Lt. Todd 'Maniac' Marshall
    Saffron Burrows
    Saffron Burrows
    • Lt. Cdr. 'Angel' Deveraux
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Commodore James 'Paladin' Taggart
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Cdr. Paul Gerald
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Capt. Jason Sansky
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn
    Ginny Holder
    Ginny Holder
    • Lt. Rosie Forbes
    Hugh Quarshie
    Hugh Quarshie
    • Lt. Obutu
    Ken Bones
    Ken Bones
    • Admiral Bill Wilson
    John McGlynn
    John McGlynn
    • Richard Bellegarde
    Richard Dillane
    Richard Dillane
    • Lt. Hunter
    Mark Powley
    Mark Powley
    • Lt. Polanski
    David Fahm
    • Lt. Knight
    Simon MacCorkindale
    Simon MacCorkindale
    • Flight Boss
    • (as Simon McCorkindale)
    Fraser James
    Fraser James
    • Helmsman
    Craig Kelly
    Craig Kelly
    • Radar Man Falk
    Kieron Phipps
    Kieron Phipps
    • Peterson
    • Director
      • Chris Roberts
    • Writers
      • Chris Roberts
      • Kevin Droney
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The concept of the Pilgrims, a breed of human that possessed a natural ability for space navigation, was created for this film and hadn't previously been mentioned anywhere in the Wing Commander franchise.
    • Goofs
      While the Tigerclaw is hiding from the Kilrathi, the crew is cautioned to be very quiet. Sound does not travel through space, so the crew could blare rock music from every speaker at full volume and the Kilrathi wouldn't hear it even if their ship were five feet away.
    • Quotes

      Rosie Forbes: You've got balls.

      Maniac: You should see 'em.

      Rosie Forbes: Mine are bigger.

      Maniac: I've been told size doesn't matter.

      Rosie Forbes: She lied.

    • Crazy credits
      Voice of Merlin: ?
    • Alternate versions
      The film was originally shot with a sub-plot involving Admiral Bill Wilson as the traitor that compromised the Pegasus station. There were a number of scenes between Wilson and Bokoth, the commander of the Kilrathi battle group, but since the Kilrathi puppets weren't realistic enough this sub-plot had to be cut out. There was also a knife fight on board the Kilrathi ConCom between Blair and Commander Gerald. Wilson goaded the two into the fight but when they decided to cut the traitor sub-plot the scene was edited so that Wilson never appeared in it. However, after a test screening with the knife fight, the viewer reaction to the edited scene was mainly confusion so the fight was ultimately cut out. If you look closely, when Paladin gives Blair his Pilgrim Cross Blair has a bandage on his hand. This was because Gerald wounded him in the knife fight. Blair used his Pilgrim Cross knife to kill Admiral Wilson and basically end the fight, proving to Gerald his loyalty to the Confederation.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Deep End of the Ocean/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/Cruel Intentions/Analyze This/Wing Commander (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Cross the Line
      Written by Chris Andrews, Ashley Bates and Mau

      Performed by Cuba

    User reviews353

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    Okay, I'll Come Clean...
    I finally gave into my curiosity and rented "Wing Commander" last night... and I found myself kinda... you know... liking it.

    It is NOT great cinema or great science fiction -- everyone likes to climb all over this movie for scientific errors and not being close enough to the Wing Commander games. Well, scientific inaccuracies don't bug me (I'm an English major!), and I never played the Wing Commander game. Maybe that's the secret to enjoying this movie -- if you take it completely on its (meager) merits, it's not all that bad. It's nowhere near as good as classics like "Star Wars" or even somewhat similar films like "The Last Starfighter" or "Starship Troopers," but it entertained me. I dunno, sometimes you don't need your horizons challenged, you just want to sit back and watch aliens get blow'd up real good, you know?

    I consider this a guilty pleasure.
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    • Dec 22, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 1999 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Luxembourg
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Командир ескадрильї
    • Filming locations
      • Wecker, Luxembourg(Hangar scenes shot in old factory)
    • Production companies
      • Centurion
      • American Entertainment Investors
      • Digital Anvil
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,578,059
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,114,365
      • Mar 14, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,578,059
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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