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.
A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime.
On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny, to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles, before confirming his orders to do so.
Director:
Tony Scott
Stars:
Gene Hackman,
Denzel Washington,
Matt Craven
Communist Radicals hijack Air Force One with The U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a Veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.
A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too.
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
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.Written by
Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
The producers had complete cooperation from the U.S. Department of Defense. For one scene, they even turned around the aircraft carrier so the crew could get the right shot. See more »
Goofs
In the scene at the beginning where the jet is being prepared for takeoff from the carrier, thrust has been applied and the jet is only seconds away from being launched when the engines shut down. Seconds later when Burnett and Stackhouse are walking away from the plane, the nosewheel can clearly be seen turned significantly to the left and the launch bar is not connected to the catapult, even though seconds earlier it was ready to launch and the plane has not moved. See more »
Quotes
Chris Burnett:
[Burnett arrives at the designated evacuation point]
[Over the radio]
Chris Burnett:
Alpha Whiskey, this is Zero-Six, come in.
Admiral Reigart:
[Over the radio]
Zero-Six, go ahead.
Chris Burnett:
Zero-Six is at rally point three and is standing by.
Admiral Reigart:
Zero-Six, latest intel says your current location undoable for pickup. Standby to copy rendezvous point.
Chris Burnett:
Say again your last, I am at the rendezvous point.
Admiral Reigart:
You need to hump it out to safe zone. I set IP Cadillac, Canada 1-5, Virginia 2-0, for evac.
Admiral Reigart:
[...] See more »
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. See more »
Sure, this movie is unrealistic, slightly jingoistic, and not exactly Dr. Zhivago when it comes to a deep plot, but it's fun to watch. I'm a serious student of the military studies in a professional sense, and I fully realize that the technology (especially the missile chase) and doctrines are unrealistic, but I am also capable of suspending my critical eye when I just want to sit back and enjoy an action flick. I'll save the brain power for something that actually matters, not for a movie, which is just another form of escaping from real life for an hour or two. So yeah, this movie gets a thumbs up for a fun film to sit back and enjoy the surround sound and big screen TV while chomping on some popcorn and a Coke.
Don't a movie seriously that isn't supposed to be taken so seriously!
95 of 163 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
| Report this
Sure, this movie is unrealistic, slightly jingoistic, and not exactly Dr. Zhivago when it comes to a deep plot, but it's fun to watch. I'm a serious student of the military studies in a professional sense, and I fully realize that the technology (especially the missile chase) and doctrines are unrealistic, but I am also capable of suspending my critical eye when I just want to sit back and enjoy an action flick. I'll save the brain power for something that actually matters, not for a movie, which is just another form of escaping from real life for an hour or two. So yeah, this movie gets a thumbs up for a fun film to sit back and enjoy the surround sound and big screen TV while chomping on some popcorn and a Coke.
Don't a movie seriously that isn't supposed to be taken so seriously!