U.S. Seals (1999)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Yossi Wein

Writers:

Danny Lerner (story)
David Sparling (writer)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

When death stalks the high seas... There's only one combat force for the job...

Plot:

Dozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pirates...

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Navy Seal

Cast

Jim Fitzpatrick	...	Mike Bradley (as James Fitzpatrick)
Greg Collins	...	Cosgrove
Ty Miller	...	A.J.
Justin Williams	...	Gaines
James Hicks	...	Conrad
Geff Francis	...	Gepson
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Cane Whitlock a.k.a. Rusty 'Blaise'
Burnell Tucker	...	Admiral Travis Patterson
Oscar James	...	Wilkins
Jenny McShane	...	Melissa Bradley (as Jennifer McShane)
Hayley DuMond	...	Lucia (as Hayley Du Mond)
Andrei Butterfield	...	Tyler Bradley
Velizar Binev	...	Foster Byrd
Bashar Rahal	...	Hidalgo
Harry Anichkin	...	Samuel Parson

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Martien Holdings A.V.V.

Goofs:

Factual errors: There are no sergeants in the U.S. Navy. non-commissioned officers are referred to as "Petty Officers".

Quotes:

Cosgrove: Well Mike, the way I see it, we got two options.: We can swim, or we can swim!

Movie Connections:

Edited into Direct Contact (2009)

Reminds me of my Time in the Service

I was in a Special Forces Unit in Nam. Our friendships we established were first and foremost, our primary reason for risking our lives. To defend each other...our country...our freedom. When the lead actor (Fitzpatrick) is faced with the murder of his wife, his friends step up to defend him. That's what we did.

No stars, no over the top heroics. Just realistic and practical. One of the very action films I've seen in my life time that were as eerily close as this one to being accurate. One can squabble over the dialogue throughout the film, but as with any story there has to be a set backdrop for characters to become real to us. You have to know a little about these guys before you can really feel for them. It's what movies have to do so we root for them. This particular film is truly a great one. The last scene depicts what every combat vet knows and feels, as we took to the battle field. Kill or be killed. Hunt, or be hunted. Live, or die...like our motto, "Kill'em all, let God sort'em out."