Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Director:

John Moore

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thomas (story) &
John Thomas (story) ...

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | War | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In War There Are Some Lines You Should Never Cross.

Plot:

A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.

Plot Keywords:

Aircraft Carrier | Atrocity | Balkan | Crash | Ejector Seat

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Owen Wilson	...	Lt. Chris Burnett
Gene Hackman	...	Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
Gabriel Macht	...	Stackhouse
Charles Malik Whitfield	...	Capt. Rodway, USMC
David Keith	...	Master Chief Tom O'Malley
Olek Krupa	...	Miroslav Lokar
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Admiral Piquet (as Joaquim De Almeida)
Vladimir Mashkov	...	Sasha
Marko Igonda	...	Bazda
Eyal Podell	...	Petty Officer Kennedy
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Admiral Donnelly (as Geoff Pierson)
Aernout Van Lynden	...	Aernout Van Lynden
Sam Jaeger	...	Red Crown Operator #1
Shane Johnson	...	Red Crown Operator #2 (as Shane Mikael Johnson)
Don Winston	...	Red Crown Operator #3

Also Known As:

Im Fadenkreuz - Allein gegen alle (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Tras líneas enemigas (Argentina) (Colombia) [es]
Atrás das Linhas Inimigas (Brazil) [pt]
Behind enemy lines - Dietro le linee nemiche (Italy) [it]
Derrières les lignes ennemies (Canada: French title) [fr]
Detrás de las líneas enemigas (Peru) [es]
Ellenséges terület (Hungary) [hu]
En territoire ennemi (France) [fr]
Se ehthriko edafos (Greece) [el]
Tras la línea enemiga (Spain) [es]
Vihollisen keskellä (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for war violence and some language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian | Spanish | Czech

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15 (DVD/VHS release) | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | UK:12 | Ireland:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Denmark:15 | UK:15 (DVD/VHS release) | South Korea:12 | Australia:M (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38516) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Koliba Studios, Bratislava, Slovakia

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

In the opening scene when the Lt. Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson's) character loses the football over the side of the Navy ship, you can hear someone scream 'Wilson'. A possible reference to the Tom Hanks film Cast Away (2000)

Goofs:

Factual errors: A surface-to-air missile could not follow the F/A-18 as shown. A SAM must fly at several times the speed of the aircraft it is intercepting to be able to overtake and destroy it. Therefore the SAMs would all have overshot the F/A-18 when it made it's first evasive maneuver and not followed it through a complex set of banks and turns.

Quotes:

Chris Burnett: You're an optimist, sir. See I had you figured for a grouch.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Behind the Scenes: Behind Enemy Lines (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

What'd I Say

Good, fun, action film (with a bad ending)

behind enemy lines, is a movie which shows the typical American hero, stuck in abnormal circumstances.

The film itself was good, it certainly delivered action, suspense, and for the most part, fun. The characters were solid, and director John Moore emphisised the war - torn cities of Bosnia quite well (which was one of the highlights of the film). Owen Wilson, did a good job at portraying a character way out of his comfort zone, and Vladimir Mashkov was chilling as a Serbian sniper.

I must admit,and agree with most people, the ending sucked. The whole Owen Wilson dodging bullets thing,(while running on a lake)was a bit far-fetched. I mean seriously, those Bosnian army guys would have be trained to shoot accurately in these situations. i mean its like 70 snipers against one man, even an army tank misses! you see all these Bosnians shooting and not one, not one hits him.

overall the film was good, but could have been better, it delivers thrills, and does keep you entertained. But like most peoples opinion the ending is a disappointment