Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.

Director:

John Moore

Writers:

Jim Thomas (story) (as James Thomas), John Thomas (story)

Stars:

Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Gabriel Macht

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Owen Wilson	...	Burnett
Gene Hackman	...	Reigart
Gabriel Macht	...	Stackhouse
Charles Malik Whitfield	...	Rodway
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Piquet (as Joaquim De Almeida)
David Keith	...	O'Malley
Olek Krupa	...	Lokar
Vladimir Mashkov	...	Tracker
Marko Igonda	...	Bazda
Eyal Podell	...	Petty Officer Kennedy
Geoff Pierson	...	Admiral Donnelly
Aernout Van Lynden	...	Aernout Van Lynden
Sam Jaeger	...	Red Crown Operator #1
Shane Johnson	...	Red Crown Operator #2 (as Shane Mikael Johnson)
Don Winston	...	Red Crown Operator #3

Storyline

Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon missions he's been flying. He finds himself flying the lone Christmas day mission over war-torn Bosnia. But when he talks pilot Stackhouse into flying slightly off-course to check out an interesting target, the two get shot down. Burnett is soon alone, trying to outrun a pursuing army, while commanding officer Reigert finds his rescue operation hamstrung by politics, forcing Burnett to run far out of his way.

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Plot Keywords:

massacre | navy | bosnian war | aircraft carrier | bosnia herzegovina | 

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Taglines:

Prepare to cross the line.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for war violence and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Serbo-Croatian Spanish Czech

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Im Fadenkreuz - Allein gegen alle

Filming Locations:

Koliba Studios, Bratislava, Slovakia

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,736,133, 2 December 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$59,068,786, 21 April 2002

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$91,753,222, 31 December 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For one scene, the crew made the ice by pouring three to four tons of molten wax over a wooden platform.

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Goofs

In the ejection scene when the chute deploys and the camera is looking up, it shows a round canopy deploying. The camera then cuts to both chutes deploying and they are both RAM air (square) canopies.

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Quotes

Capt. Rodway, USMC: We each have our jobs. Now I'm a Marine. That means I do the serious work. You're a Navy Pilot. That means that you sit here and... eat jello.

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Alternate Versions

The UK theatrical version had one dialogue substitution (removal of a single use of the word "fuck") to secure the "12" rating. For the DVD/video release, this substitution was waived by the BBFC.

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Connections

Referenced in Game k n b?: Episode dated 10 October 2006 (2006)

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Soundtracks

The Rescue Blues
Written and Performed by Ryan Adams
Courtesy of Lost Highway Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Better than 'Peacemaker' or 'Welcome to Sarajevo'

As a Serb it was very interesting for me to watch this movie. And it's not so bad movie, even though we're shown as 'the bad guys' once again. The biggest fault was selection of the actors, because most of the actors that play Serbs are Russians and Slovaks, so their Serbian was a littlebit funny. Like if Swedish played Englishman.