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About the Film

Year

1991

Rating

PG-13

Genre

Drama / Action / Adventure

Running Time

115 MIN

Synopsis

From the producer of The Hunt For Red October and the director of Red Dawn comes this explosive wartime adventure roaring with spectacular aerial action. Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) plays commander Frank Camparelli, the battle-hardened squadron leader of an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War. Brad Johnson (Always) is pilot Jake Grafton, a disillusioned young renegade looking for payback. Willem Dafoe (Platoon) is Cole, the cynical, hell-bent bombardier Grafton recruits to fly an unauthorized mission behind enemy lines. The target: a missile depot in Hanoi. The Plane: the A-6 Intruder, a low altitude bomber with no defensive weapons. The risk: court martial at the hands of Commander Camparelli...if they live to return.

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About the Cast

Danny Glover

Commander Frank Camparelli

Willem Dafoe

Lieutenant Commander Virgil Cole

Brad Johnson

Lieutenant Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton

Rosanna Arquette

Callie

Tom Sizemore

Boxman

J. Kenneth Campbell

Cowboy Parker

Jared Chandler

Razor

Dann Florek

Mad Jack

Ving Rhames

Chief Petty Officer Frank McRae / C.P.O. Frank McRae

Madison Mason

Cag

Fred Thompson

Captain Copeland

About the Crew

Director

John Milius

Producer

John McTiernan

Producer

Mace Neufeld

Producer

Robert G. Rehme

Producer

Brian Frankish

Writer

John Milius

Based on Novel By

Stephen Coonts

Writer

Robert Dillon

Writer

David Shaber

Music Scoring

Basil Poledouris