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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity, War Violence Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 07/01/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Action, Adventure, War, War Adventure

Two pilots go against the rule book in a bid to win the war in Viet Nam in this speculative military drama. Lieutenant Jake Grafton (Brad Johnson) is a U.S. Navy pilot stationed aboard an aircraft carrier after the death of his one-time flying partner Morgan McPherson (Christopher Rich), who perished during a recent, ill-advised mission. Lt. Grafton, who has become cynical about the current state of military affairs, is convinced that if the war were left to the soldiers rather than the politicians overseeing the Pentagon, United States victory would be swift and assured. Grafton shares this opinion with Virgil Cole (Willem Dafoe), a supremely confident new pilot under his command, and together they commandeer an A-6 Bomber, known as The Intruder, for an unauthorized bombing raid against Hanoi. The city had been declared off-limits because it was believed that it would have a negative impact on the Paris peace talks, so the raid lands Grafton and Cole in hot water. However, when the talks break down, President Richard Nixon authorizes the pilots to lead a new strike against Hanoi with everything they've got. Ving Rhames and David Schwimmer both appear in small roles that predated their respective rises to fame (in fact, this was Schwimmer's first movie). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Danny Glover - Commander Frank Camparelli
Willem Dafoe - Lieutenant Commander Virgil Cole
Brad Johnson - Lieutenant Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton
Rosanna Arquette - Callie
Tom Sizemore - Boxman

This wartime drama gets a satisfying presentation on DVD. Flight of the Intruder has been given a widescreen transfer in its original aspect ratio, presented in letterboxed format on conventional televisions and in enhanced form on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English-language audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1; in addition, an alternate French-language track in Dolby Digital Stereo is included. The disc is also coded with both subtitles and closed captions, in English. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide