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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

  • TV Movie
  • 19991999
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.6K
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
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The Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.The Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.The Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.6K
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  • Director
    • Michael Vejar
  • Writer
    • J. Michael Straczynski
  • Stars
    • Bruce Boxleitner
    • Jerry Doyle
    • Jeff Conaway
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  • Director
    • Michael Vejar
  • Writer
    • J. Michael Straczynski
  • Stars
    • Bruce Boxleitner
    • Jerry Doyle
    • Jeff Conaway
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    • 25User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
    Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
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    Bruce Boxleitner, Carrie Dobro, and Tony Todd in Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
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    Bruce Boxleitner
    Bruce Boxleitner
    • John J. Sheridanas John J. Sheridan
    Jerry Doyle
    Jerry Doyle
    • Michael Garibaldias Michael Garibaldi
    Jeff Conaway
    Jeff Conaway
    • Zack Allanas Zack Allan
    Carrie Dobro
    • Dureena Nafeelas Dureena Nafeel
    Peter Woodward
    Peter Woodward
    • Galenas Galen
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Leonard Andersonas Leonard Anderson
    Tracy Scoggins
    Tracy Scoggins
    • Capt. Elizabeth Lochleyas Capt. Elizabeth Lochley
    Tony Maggio
    • Drakeas Drake
    Michael Harris
    Michael Harris
    • Bishopas Bishop
    Scott MacDonald
    Scott MacDonald
    • First Officeras First Officer
    Wayne Alexander
    Wayne Alexander
    • Drakhas Drakh
    Carlos Bernard
    Carlos Bernard
    • Communicationsas Communications
    Burt Bulos
    Burt Bulos
    • Navigationas Navigation
    Ron Campbell
    • Drazias Drazi
    David Coburn
    David Coburn
    • Minbari Rangeras Minbari Ranger
    Mo Gallini
    Mo Gallini
    • Rolfas Rolf
    • (as Matt Gallini)
    Valeria Ghiran
    • ISN Reporteras ISN Reporter
    Marjean Holden
    Marjean Holden
    • Earthforce Navigatoras Earthforce Navigator
    • Director
      • Michael Vejar
    • Writer
      • J. Michael Straczynski
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    Storyline

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    Five years after the events of the Babylon 5 series, a technomage named Galen predicts an imminent attack by the Drakh, the old allies of the Shadows. Through dreams, a thief, a captain, and a president are brought together to head them off. The president is John Sheridan. Because of his irrational behavior, Sheridan's friends begin to wonder about his sanity. It's up to all of them and two prototype battlecruisers, the Excalibur and the Victory, to stop the fleet and their planet-killer. But is there more to the Drakh's plan? —Kevin Gillease <gillease@hotmail.com>
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    • Trivia
      According to Babylon 5 canon, the original Drakh plan had been to use the Death Cloud on Earth, and then use the plague on Minbar. However, when the Death Cloud was destroyed, the plague was the only significant weapon they had left.
    • Goofs
      The ship's badge of the EAS Charon is clearly seen in the background of a few scenes, which displays a "K" (it's model series letter). In addition, an identical "K" upper left arm patch can be seen on several crew members uniforms, but when the Charon is seen crossing the screen in one scene, her model series letter clearly displays a "C" on the forward hull.
    • Quotes

      Galen: Fear makes wise men foolish.

    • Connections
      Featured in Crusade: War Zone (1999)

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    8/10
    It's a shame, but after this great start it all kinda fizzled after this film ended
    This made for TV movie was actually made to set the stage for a Babylon 5 spin off series, CRUSADE. In this movie, a huge showdown with the evil minions of the Shadows (the Drakh) is about to occur with the Earth. However, no one is aware of this and the only clues to the impending holocaust are weird dreams and visions that are experienced by Sheridan and two others who he has never met. One is the captain of an Earthforce ship, the other is an annoying and difficult to like alien named Dureena. Dureena is a thief "with an attitude" (quite the cliché) and I never warmed to her character in this movie or on the nine episodes she was in on the show CRUSADE. In addition to these characters, Galen (a reappearing character on CRUSADE) also makes his first appearance. Unlike Dureena, his character did improve over time--so the idiots producing CRUSADE decided to take him off the show. In fact, after this excellent movie with an excellent premise, it seemed like TNT (who produced the series) did everything they could do to kill it, such as moving the show about, alienating the head writer and not bothering to publicize it. It's a shame--in seeing this movie, you have a good idea of what COULD have been had the series continued receiving network support.

    Overall, this movie is quite watchable and exciting, but many of the familiar characters (Delenn, Londo, Vir, others) are absent. Plus I don't know if I am being too picky, but during the big battle with the Drakh, things seemed to really drag and take forever--this part could have been tightened up a bit and would have resulted in a higher score.
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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Вавилон 5: Призыв к оружию
    • Production companies
      • Babylonian Productions
      • TNT
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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