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A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Christine Harnos
- Adrian Phillips
- (as Christina Harnos)
Ian Michael Giatti
- Bobby Howard
- (as Ian Giatti)
Wendy Gordon
- Newscaster
- (as Wendy Jill Gordon)
Tom Nelson
- Capt. Stillman
- (as Commander Tom Nelson)
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- TriviaThe prison camp set in this movie was built (and still stands) at Deer Park Heights outside of Queenstown, New Zealand (where much of the filming of Rohan was also done for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)).
- GoofsThe C-130 carrying the SEAL team was cleared to takeoff on runway 39. Runway numbers correspond to the magnetic heading of the airstrip. There are 360 degrees in a compass. Only 2 numbers are used to designate the runway heading to the nearest 10 degrees, i.e., 01 is 10 degrees, 09 is 90 degrees (due East), 18 (due. South), 27 (due West) and 36 (due North)...or any one in between, but there cannot be a 39 as there.are only 360 degrees in a circle.
- Quotes
Max Rothman: [after being asked to get the mission orders] No. No! My dad will buy an electric chair and my mom will pull the switch.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)
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The Rescue
The best thing about leading a rescue mission to North Korea is you can openly discus it on the Internet and they'll never know.
However, the Internet - prohibited or otherwise - did not exist at the time this action movie was filmed.
When their Navy SEAL fathers (James Cromwell, Timothy Carhart, Edward Albert) are imprisoned in North Korea for spying, Max (Marc Price), Shawn (Ned Vaughn), Adrian (Christine Harnos), Bobby (Ian Giatti) and J.J. (Kevin Dillon) adopt the Navy's abandoned rescue plan for themselves.
Despite difficulties, the teens manage to reach their fathers. Then with a stolen military uniform and co-opted fireworks display, they implement a stunning jailbreak.
While the heroes of this 1988 adventure are improbable, their actions are inspiring and their methods are amusing.
But most touching of all is the fact that these teenagers didn't just sneak into North Korea to borrow their dad's car keys.
Green Light
vidiotreviews.blogspot.com
The best thing about leading a rescue mission to North Korea is you can openly discus it on the Internet and they'll never know.
However, the Internet - prohibited or otherwise - did not exist at the time this action movie was filmed.
When their Navy SEAL fathers (James Cromwell, Timothy Carhart, Edward Albert) are imprisoned in North Korea for spying, Max (Marc Price), Shawn (Ned Vaughn), Adrian (Christine Harnos), Bobby (Ian Giatti) and J.J. (Kevin Dillon) adopt the Navy's abandoned rescue plan for themselves.
Despite difficulties, the teens manage to reach their fathers. Then with a stolen military uniform and co-opted fireworks display, they implement a stunning jailbreak.
While the heroes of this 1988 adventure are improbable, their actions are inspiring and their methods are amusing.
But most touching of all is the fact that these teenagers didn't just sneak into North Korea to borrow their dad's car keys.
Green Light
vidiotreviews.blogspot.com
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,855,392
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,194,037
- Aug 7, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $5,855,392
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