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Flight of the Intruder

Movie·1991·Action, War·1h 55m·5.8 (143)·Directed by John Milius

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U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli, to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.

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Danny GloverDanny GloverCmdr. Frank 'Dooke' CamparelliWillem DafoeWillem DafoeLt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' ColeBrad JohnsonBrad JohnsonLt. Jake 'Cool Hand' GraftonRosanna ArquetteRosanna ArquetteCallie JoyTom SizemoreTom SizemoreBoxmanJ. Kenneth CampbellJ. Kenneth CampbellLt. Cmdr. 'Cowboy' ParkerJared ChandlerJared ChandlerLt. J.G. Jack 'Razor' BarlowDann FlorekDann FlorekMad Jack

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