Interceptor (1992)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Michael Cohn

Writers (WGA):

John D. Brancato (written by) &
Michael Ferris (written by)

Release Date:

6 August 1993 (Hungary)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

You can't kill what you can't find.

Plot:

A U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists whom are trying to steal two top secret F-117A Stealth Fighters from the cargo hold of a gigantic C-5 Galaxy Transport flying at 30,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean.

Plot Keywords:

Aviation | Hijack | Military | Stealth | Terrorism

Cast

Jürgen Prochnow	...	Phillips
Andrew Divoff	...	Capt. Christopher Winfield
Elizabeth Morehead	...	Maj. Janet Morgan
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Engineer
Jon Cedar	...	Elliot
Daniel Namath	...	Lt. Rheinbeck
Woodford Croft	...	Colonel Simmons
Lawrence Cook	...	Major Haroldson
Michael Buice	...	Rand
Rick Marzan	...	Martinez
Thom Adcox-Hernandez	...	Briggs
John Prosky	...	Collins
Tim Moran	...	Controller
Billy Bates	...	Mercenary
Dennis Madalone	...	Mercenary

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R

Company:

Trimark Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The refueling aircraft from which the hijackers take the C-5 changes from a four-engine KC-135 to a three-engine KC-10.

Quotes:

Phillips: Isn't this fun
[chuckles]
Phillips: I *can* see you... but you *can't* see me!

"Die Hard" on a C-5 Galaxy

That's about it.

Okay, okay. The plot, such as it is, goes like this: Our hero is a USAF pilot testing a "Virtual Reality" helmet in an F-117 over Turkey. It fails, and he barely has time to bail out before his plane crashes. Disgraced, he's sent home packing, along with the two remaining VR F-117 prototypes.

Why are they testing it over Turkey? Why not Area 51? Why not *anywhere* in the United States? Because the long flight home means that the terrorists, led by "Das Boot" kapitan Jurgen Prochnow, can board through an air-to-air refueling line (!) and make a grab for the remaining two planes.

You can figure out the rest. Our hero must sneak around the conveniently large ductwork of the C-5 transport, offing terrorists one by one, while the love interest ('scuse me, the C-5's pilot) keeps trying to kick bad guys out of her cockpit and call on the radio for help.

There's absolutely nothing innovative about this movie in the slightest. The action is mundane, the characters are cardboard, and the technical goofs are legion. Watch it only if you feel like having an "MST3K" party at your house.

Or rent "Air Force One" and have a double-feature.