The Delta Force

R

Released Feb 14, 1986

2 hr. 8 min.

Action

Drama

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13 Reviews

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Five years after Maj. Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) resigned from the U.S. Delta Force due to bureaucracy issues, he returns with Col. Alexander (Lee Marvin) to take down Lebanese terrorists who have hijacked a Boeing 707. Terrorist leader Abdul Rifi (Robert Forster) takes the crew and passengers hostage as he reroutes the plane to Beirut. When McCoy and Alexander attempt to save the hostages once the plane lands, they are forced to battle a terrorist group that's larger than expected.

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Kurt H

One of the greatest action movies of all time. Must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Michael S

Big, dumb action flick from that can't get more '80s: Chuck Norris vs. Muslim terrorists. Littered with good actors slumming it for a paycheck as well as some before-they-were-stars roles.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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Red T

I'm no military man but I have a gut feeling a lot of this isn't historically accurate how Delta Force operates. Also don't why it's called THE Delta Force but I know this has tons of problems. First the music isn't good. It feels like slightly different tracks of the same thing on fast quick loop and it sounds like a Sega Genesis soundtrack, not for a major motion picture. It's so boring, over the top, and forgettable at the same time somehow. The editing isn't tha good not because the story doesn't make sense but mainly because this tries being a hostage thriller, war thriller, and Chuck Norris movie and never makes them work together in a cosheive way. This actually starts out good when the 2 terrorists are on the plane at first. There is tension, good acting with the hostages, and a good claustrophobic setting. Once we leave that though and focus on the Delta Force guys it loses all of that completely. The soldiers are all one dimensional except for Lee Marvin who is solid and the best actor in this. Chuck Norris plays Chuck Norris basically in this. The cinematography is a mediocre mess and so is the pacing. The longer this goes the more it goes off the rails by dragging the plot out and Chuck Norris doing over the top laughably ridiculous action stunts that almost have to be seen to be believed. The bad guys are generic and forgettable, the core hostage rescue plot is very stnadard stuff, and unfortunately for the rest of the film after they get the plane we forget about the great hostage supporting cast and they don't utter any words again. The action is so ridiulous classic example of 80's over the top excess mostly for worse. I can't recommend this really to anyone except hardcore Chuck Norris fans. This would have been signifacntly better if Chuck Norris character/action scenes weren't in this and Lee Marvin was the main focus. This isn't good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/23

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DanTheMan 2

With a story that's ripped straight from the headlines of its era, The Delta Force is not going to satisfy those looking for answers to the complex geopolitical problems of the Middle East but is more indulging to those looking for much more than your typical Cannon actioneer due to its convincingly grim evocation of historical reality. It offers a powerfully terrifying hostage drama, recreating moments from its inspiration in fierce detail, before switching gears halfway through into that of a rousing action film about heroism, optimistic flights of dancy and revenge fantasy is certainly a choice, but it's one that director Menahem Golan delivers well. Tooled with Alan Silvestri's equal parts thrilling and cheesy musical score just as much as its great cast that includes the likes of Robert Vaughan George Kennedy, Martin Balsam and Lee Marvin in his final film, Delta Force may take on a more black and white view on morality but allows Norris and company to really go for it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/23

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David W

If you're in the mood for some go America, jingoistic but highly enjoyable sabre rattling then you're in luck as this delivers it in spades. It's almost two films in one, a tense hijick and then Norris/Marvin take over with the gung-ho action. Subtle and nuanced it is not but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/21/23

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Dan R

The all star cast put me off before I viewed it..A lot of contrived nonsense and it skipped lots of important stuff like how did the armed extra hijackers board the plane oh maybe I nodded off. It was entertaining as these fast all action movies often are

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/11/22

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Menahem Golan

Director

Chuck Norris

Maj. Scott McCoy

Lee Marvin

Col. Nick Alexander

Hanna Schygulla

Ingrid

Martin Balsam

Ben Kaplan

Joey Bishop

Harry Goldman

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Paul Attanasio

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The unoffended will find that the movie doesn't even deliver on its own sordid level.

Jan 4, 2018

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The Delta Force settles down into a well-made action film that tantalizes us with its parallels to real life.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews

A dated and morally dubious propaganda film. [Blu-ray Special Edition]

Rated: 1/4

Sep 3, 2022

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David Nusair

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The Delta Force suffers from a midsection that grows less and less interesting (and more and more interminable) as time progresses...

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 24, 2020

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Cole Smithey

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Rated: 1/5

Sep 13, 2007

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Works equally well as a tense, powerful hostage drama and a rousing action film. The Delta Force gets my vote as Chuck Norris' best movie.

Rated: 8/10

Feb 14, 2006

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Synopsis

Five years after Maj. Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) resigned from the U.S. Delta Force due to bureaucracy issues, he returns with Col. Alexander (Lee Marvin) to take down Lebanese terrorists who have hijacked a Boeing 707. Terrorist leader Abdul Rifi (Robert Forster) takes the crew and passengers hostage as he reroutes the plane to Beirut. When McCoy and Alexander attempt to save the hostages once the plane lands, they are forced to battle a terrorist group that's larger than expected.

Director: Menahem Golan
Executive Producer: Richard M. Greenberg
Screenwriter: James Bruner, Menahem Golan
Distributor: Cannon Film Distributors
Production Co: Golan-Globus
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9M
Sound Mix: Surround

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