A Navy Seal combat unit is sent into the Middle East to rescue a US Navy helicopter crew who are being held captive. Whilst freeing the hostages a cache of Stinger missiles are discovered and on return to the USA a further operation is launched to destroy the missile threat. Read more
| Starring | Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Rick Rossovich |
|---|---|
| Director | Lewis Teague |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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A Navy Seal combat unit is sent into the Middle East to rescue a US Navy helicopter crew who are being held captive. Whilst freeing the hostages a cache of Stinger missiles are discovered and on return to the USA a further operation is launched to destroy the missile threat.
| Starring | Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Rick Rossovich, Cyril O'Reilly, Bill Paxton, Dennis Haysbert, Paul Sanchez |
|---|---|
| Director | Lewis Teague |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 18 Sep 2000 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
Charlie Sheen has proved to be more convincing sending up action heroes (namely in the Hot Shots! films) than playing them, and this uninspired adventure yarn is a perfect case in point. Sheen is the slightly crazy crack commando who, with colleagues such as Michael Biehn and Rick Rossovich, sets out to rid the world of baddies. Director Lewis Teague lets off the requisite number of explosions, but the script is riddled with clichés and Sheen is hardly a charismatic lead, while Joanne Whalley-Kilmer looks distinctly uncomfortable as the obligatory love interest.
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Not a bad little movie. high production values, and some fair perfances. The action is good and the pace never dips.
If you like mindless action movies, crack open a beer, realx, and give it a go.
Not a bad little movie. high production values, and some fair perfances. The action is good and the pace never dips.
If you like mindless action movies, crack open a beer, realx, and give it a go.