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      Wing Commander

      1999, Sci-fi, 1h 40m

      51 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      The low budget may explain Wing Commander's cheesy special effects, but can't excuse the lame dialogue or the movie's obsessive reliance on sci-fi cliches. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      A space pilot (Freddie Prinze Jr.) with an encoded message, his sidekick (Matthew Lillard) and their superior (Saffron Burrows) fight attacking aliens.

      • Rating: PG-13

      • Genre: Sci-fi

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Chris Roberts

      • Producer: Todd Moyer

      • Writer: Chris Roberts, Chris Roberts, Kevin Droney

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $11.6M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Entertainment

      • Production Co: 20th Century Fox

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

      Cast & Crew

      Freddie Prinze Jr.
      Matthew Lillard
      Saffron Burrows
      Jürgen Prochnow
      Tchéky Karyo
      David Warner
      David Suchet
      Ginny Holder
      John Bondi
      Ken Bones
      Chris Roberts
      Kevin Droney
      Joseph Newton Cohen
      Jean-Martial Lefranc
      Tom Reeve
      Romain Schroeder
      David Arnold
      Kevin Kiner
      Robert O. Ragland
      Thierry Arbogast
      Peter Davies

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      • Jun 22, 2007

        Feeble sci fi based on a computer game, which was actually more convincing, and had bigger stars (Malcolm McDowell and Mark Hamill, vs. Jurgen Prochnow and that bloke who was in...erm , that thing, you know....) Tries to be Top Gun in space, but manages to be even more cliched and simplistic. And the aliens are bollocks.

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      • Jun 16, 2007

        Some games don't lead themselves to the world of Cinema, this is not one of them, but with the cast they chose they might as well called it Scream Next Summer In Space.

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      • May 31, 2007

        Sure its crappy if you want it to be, but were you expecting an Oscar winner? Just enjoy!

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      • Feb 26, 2007

        This movie based on a video game SUCKS!!! This movie is ridiculous and the storyline might just as well be from a 1950's B movie. The dialogue is awful, the acting worse, and the supposedly futuristic spacecraft looked like they were bought from a studio auctioning off props from old World War II movies. The characters are extremely well crafted in the game series, well, for a video game series anyway. Here, they come off as a bunch of tired clichés. Also, I take issue with the fact that Blair, the main character, is some kind of chosen one with special powers.

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