This is a movie with a scene that happens today – September 10. I hope you will enjoy this film while watching it tonight.
FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER
On September 10, 1972 [1:30 to 11:52] Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier Morgan McPherson are flying their A-6 bomber on a mission over North Vietnam. They hit their target, but on the way back to the USS Independence, Morgan is hit by a one-in-a-million rifle shot and dies from loss of blood by the time they reach the carrier. “Tiger” Cole comes on board as Morgan’s replacement. Cole, Grafton and two other officers are sent to Subic Bay on R & R to get Grafton’s mind off Morgan’s death. Grafton goes to see Morgan’s widow, but she has already left. He meets Callie Joy, who is packing yje widow’s belongings for her. Callie has a brief affair with Grafton. Cole and Grafton go on a SAM suppression mission where they are chased by a MIG fighter and have an engine flameout. Grafton wants to bomb Hanoi, which is not allowed, but Cole says no. Then Boxman, another pilot is shot down. Cole tells Grafton that he had been shot down and his co-pilot was killed by the Vietnamese. Cole now suggests they bomb SAM city, a missile depot in the heart of the city. They get maps showing its location. On a mission to bomb a power plant, they continue on and even though it takes two bomb runs they hit and destroy SAM city. On their return the Navy announces it intends to court-martial them, but drops the charges as days later the President orders Hanoi to be bombed. Now the whole squadron flies SAM suppression missions. Camparelli is forced to make a crash landing and is injured. Cole and Grafton are shot down and separated. Grafton makes it to Camparelli. Cole tries to evade, but is mortally wounded and calls an air strike on his location, killing him and many Vietnamese. Grafton is successful in getting himself and Camparelli to the rescue copter and out. Grafton is promoted to Captain.
Has some good aerial combat sequences. A war movie with a romance grafted on. The stortyline seems somewhat clichéd of the guy who takes the war into his own hands after his pal is killed.
Date given in film at 3:12
Producer - Brian Frankish
Director - John Milius
Screenplay - Robert Dillon and David Shaber
Runtime – 1 hour 55 minutes
Released - January 18, 1991
Starring –
Danny Glover as Cmdr. Frank “Dooke” Camparelli
Willem Dafoe as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil “Tiger” Cole
Brad Johnson as Lt. Jake “Cool Hand” Grafton
Rosanna Arquette as Callie Joy
Tom Sizemore as Boxman
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