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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.6 / 100
1988·Drama / War / Action·1h 45m

BAT*21

“Trapped behind enemy lines. A whole army after him... And only one man can save him.”

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.

Above the Line
Peter Markle·DirectorWilliam C. Anderson·ScreenplayGeorge Gordon·ScreenplayMark Irwin·Director of PhotographyChristopher Young·Original Music ComposerStephen E. Rivkin·Editor
Cast
Gene Hackman·Lt. Col. Iceal HambletonDanny Glover·Capt. Bartholomew ClarkJerry Reed·Col. George WalkerDavid Marshall Grant·Ross CarverClayton Rohner·Sgt. Harley RumbaughErich Anderson·Major Jake ScottJoe Dorsey·Col. DouglassMichael Ng·Vietnamese Man (as Rev. Michael Ng)Theodore Chan Woei-Shyong·Boy on BridgeDon Ruffin·Helicopter Crew
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 1
Peter Markle·Director
Writing· 3
William C. Anderson·ScreenplayGeorge Gordon·ScreenplayWilliam C. Anderson·Book
Camera· 1
Mark Irwin·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Stephen E. Rivkin·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Christopher Young·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
Vincent M. Cresciman·Production DesignAudrey M. Bansmer·Costume Design
Production· 8
Michael Balson·ProducerJerry Reed·Executive ProducerGary A. Neill·ProducerDavid Fisher·ProducerNancy Banks·CastingDavid Saunders·Co-ProducerEvzen Kolar·Line ProducerMark Damon·Co-Producer
By the Numbers
76.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$4M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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