Flight of the Intruder

PG-13

1991

1h 55m

War

History

Drama

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25%

12 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton (Brad Johnson) and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole (Willem Dafoe), are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli (Danny Glover), to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.

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Chris H

Despite the flaws its an entertaining movie with some good characters. Is there anything Glover does that isn't good? Johnson and Defoe's own personalities and fame don't detract from the characters they are playing which is good

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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fawnl l

Having been there at that time it was somewhat of a slap on the face to the Men aboard USS Saratoga and VA-75. It was THEY that conducted strikes and operations at the time the film was depicted. The Indy was stateside. Plenty of footage could have been used from that cruise. A7 coming aboard with hole in wing when a SAM went through it without detonating and a A6 that caught the barricade after smashing into tree tops while avoiding a SAM. Overall a fun action packed flick with some of the fun times in Olongapo. Things a sailor will never forget along with the boredom and sad lonely horrific times aboard ship.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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rick f

The only parts worth watching in this movie are the deck and flying sequences. It is a cheesy, clumsy copycat of Top Gun.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Classical movie feel while watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

I liked it. Sort of. Yeah, it is a mess. But I've watched it twice over the decades and found it mildly entertaining. The camera work pretty much stunk and the script could have been great but it wasn't. If Jerry B had done this it could have been a knockout but alas you didn't even need to pause it while going to the bathroom because when you came back it was still slowly grinding away.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Cheesy; but very cool military story nonetheless.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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John Milius

Director

Danny Glover

Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli

Willem Dafoe

Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole

Brad Johnson

Lt. Jake 'Cool Hand' Grafton

Rosanna Arquette

Callie Joy

Tom Sizemore

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Roger Ebert

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It's a strangely disconnected movie that leads up to a point, makes it, and then drones on for another 45 minutes in increasingly witless cliches.

Rated: 2/4

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Rated: C+

Jan 18, 1991

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Rated: 3/5

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Rated: 0/5

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Rated: 2/5

May 14, 2004

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Synopsis

U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton (Brad Johnson) and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole (Willem Dafoe), are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli (Danny Glover), to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.

Director: John Milius
Screenwriter: Robert Dillon, David Shaber
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.4M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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