Overview
Down behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War, an officer must rely on a scout pilot to risk his life and his military career to rescue him. Based on the book by William C. Anderson.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Peter Markle - Director
Gene Hackman
Danny Glover
Jerry Reed
David Marshall Grant
Clayton Rohner
Erich Anderson
Joe Dorsey
Michael Ng
Theodore Chan Woei-Shyong
Don Ruffin
Details
- Format: DVD (Widescreen)
- Run Time: 105
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 027616855527
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: R (MPAA) ((Restricted under 17))
- Release Date: December 2000
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Based on a true story, this is the heroic tale of an American officer forced to parachute into enemy territory when his plane is shot down during the Vietnam War. A missile intelligence expert with no combat experience, he must survive in the dangerous jungle on his wits alone -- until a reconnaissance flyer, nicknamed "Bird Dog", spots him. With limited radio contact and some expert flying, the daring pilot attempts to rescue the officer before our boys-in-green devastate the countryside with a napalm attack.
Notes:
Based on true events in the lives of Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton and Captain Bartholomew "Bird Dog" Clark, which occurred during the Vietnam War.
Budget estimate $10 million.
Color by DeLuxe.
Shot on location in Borneo, Malaysia, with the cooperation of the Malaysian military.
Reviews:
"...[Hackman's] quintessential decency and ordinariness have never seemed more affecting....An effective cast and a fair amount of grit..." - 10/21/1988 New York Times, p.C22
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