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Flight Of The Intruder Details

1991 Certificate 15
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In the last days of the Vietnam War, U.S. navy fighter pilots aboard an aircraft carrier have become disillusioned with the way the war is going and the pointless missions they are required to fly. Because the authorities have forbidden them from bombing strategic spots during the Paris peace talks, ace pilot Lt. Jake 'Cool .. Read more

Starring Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette
Director John Milius
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Flight Of The Intruder

In the last days of the Vietnam War, U.S. navy fighter pilots aboard an aircraft carrier have become disillusioned with the way the war is going and the pointless missions they are required to fly. Because the authorities have forbidden them from bombing strategic spots during the Paris peace talks, ace pilot Lt. Jake 'Cool Hand' Grafton (Brad Johnson) and his partner, a cynical veteran bombardier named Cole (Willem Dafoe), decide to take matters into their own hands. As they plan a daring raid on the People's Resistance Park in downtown Hanoi (where the Viet Cong display captured U.S. artillery), Grafton and Cole find themselves torn between their loyalty to their commanding officer (Danny Glover) and their sense of personal honor. Based on the novel by Stephen Coonts.

Starring Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette, Tom Sizemore, J. Kenneth Campbell
Director John Milius
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 06 Oct 2003
Production year: 1991
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Gung-ho bombast is definitely macho director John Milius's forte. Unfortunately, it can't save this claustrophobic and endlessly talky drama, set during the winding-down stages of the Vietnam War. Milius co-wrote Apocalypse Now, but this moralistic study of the vainglorious US military effort isn't in the same class. The high-profile cast, including Danny Glover and Willem Dafoe, does what it can considering the ideological script, but it's fighting as much of a losing battle as the one depicted on screen.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • 'My politics are strange,' John Milius has said, 'I'm so far to the right, I'm almost an anarchist'. Almost? Judging by... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    great

    saw this on vhs years ago & really enjoyed it,seeing it again was nice & its still pretty good today.

    not a must see for everyone ,but if you like a war movie give it a go ,whats not to like.

    if its not for you rent it for your dad

      • A customer from scotland
      • Posted 01 Feb 2005 20:33

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  • Rated - 3 stars

    Flight of the Dodo morelike

    Very predictable and typical 'All American' hero style plot. Not much happens for about 40 minutes and by that time you probably wont care. Not a patch on 'Behind Enemy Lines'. One to be left on the landing strip.

      • Michael Wheeler from East London
      • Posted 16 Oct 2005 14:51

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