Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Front Cover Actor
Owen Wilson Lt. Chris Burnett
Gene Hackman Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
Gabriel Macht Stackhouse
Charles Malik Whitfield Capt. Rodway, USMC
David Keith Master Chief Tom O'Malley
Olek Krupa Miroslav Lokar
Joaquim de Almeida Admiral Piquet
Vladimir Mashkov Sasha
Marko Igonda Bazda
Eyal Podell Petty Officer Kennedy
Movie Details
Genre Action; War; Drama; Thriller
Director John Moore
Producer John Davis
Writer Jim Thomas; John Thomas
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 106 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Smart casting and sensible plotting make Behind Enemy Lines an above-average military thriller. Perfectly timed to bolster patriotism, the film is partly set (during a hypothetical "day after tomorrow") on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson, which was on alert status in the Persian Gulf when this film was released. Proving his versatility as an unconventional movie star, Owen Wilson plays a navy navigator who is shot down over Bosnia during a reconnaissance mission. Pursued by rebel Serbian forces, Wilson must fight for survival while his commanding officer (Gene Hackman) plots a daredevil rescue. After a successful career in TV commercials, Irish director John Moore makes a promising feature debut on Slovakian locations, borrowing a few techniques from Saving Private Ryan while adding impressive flourishes of his own. The gung-ho ending's a foregone conclusion, but it works like a charm after the movie's exciting game of cat and mouse. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 16
In Collection Yes
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
UPC 024543038023
Release Date 2004
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Widescreen Dolby DTS Surround Sound
Links
Internet Movie Database