Flight of the Intruder (1991)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

John Milius

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Coonts (novel)
Robert Dillon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 January 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | War

Tagline:

The only thing they can count on is each other.

Plot:

After his bombardier is killed, Jake Grafton, a carrier-based Intruder pilot, questions the purpose of Navy bombing missions...

Plot Keywords:

Navy | Vietnam | Aviation | US Navy | Aircraft Carrier

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 15

6:30 AM

HBO

Cast

Danny Glover	...	Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Willem Dafoe	...	Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
Brad Johnson	...	Lt. Jake 'Cool Hand' Grafton
Rosanna Arquette	...	Callie
Tom Sizemore	...	Boxman
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Lt. Cmdr. 'Cowboy' Parker
Jared Chandler	...	Lt. (j.g.) Jack 'Razor' Barlow
Dann Florek	...	Lt. Comdr. Mad Jack / Doc
Madison Mason	...	C.A.G.
Ving Rhames	...	CPO Frank McRae
Christopher Rich	...	Morgan 'Morg' McPherson
Douglas Roberts	...	Guffy
Scott N. Stevens	...	Hardesty (as Scott Newton Stevens)
Justin Williams	...	Lt. Sammy Lundeen
John Corbett	...	Big Augie

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | New Zealand:PG | Finland:K-14 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Kaua`i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This film was filmed partly on the USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62. It went out for two weeks of filming in November of 1989.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Jake and Cole are talking for the first time since being paired, Cole is working on a .45 semi-automatic pistol. After assembling it, he flips the safety on with an audible click, even though the hammer is down, which is impossible with a Colt .45

Quotes:

[at the bar in Po city]
Lt. Jake Grafton: "Fighter pukes make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY!"

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV)

FOI

I've heard it said, "This is not repeat not a chick flick."

Wrong. I loved this film. I was impressed by the way the film dealt with personal relationships. Yeah - get worried, fellas, because one of the main themes is about how guys deal with losing guy friends. It's also about how guys deal with keeping guy friends, but I won't bore you...

If it makes you feel any better, there's a scene in a bar that involves a zipwire and a mudpit with an alligator, and some cool flight stuff that includes 'how to make the new non-pilot sick.'

Didn't have a 'chick' problem with it, which is probably why I'm so proud of my hardbound copy of "Baa Baa Black Sheep" autographed by Pappy Boyington. Don't count the women out when you watch this film. It has its clunker moments, but they are few, and thankfully they don't occur in the air.

Politically insightful in spots, and for the most part, a good two hours spent. Seriously, this is a good movie; do see it.