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Bat★21

1988 · 105 min

A tense, grounded survival thriller that keeps you on edge as a man navigates both jungle and bureaucracy to stay alive.

Tagline
Trapped behind enemy lines. A whole army after him... And only one man can save him.
Overview
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • isolation
  • loyalty
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, war, drama
Directed by
Peter Markle
Written by
William C. Anderson, George Gordon
Starring
Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson, Joe Dorsey, Michael Ng
Music
Christopher Young
Cinematography
Mark Irwin
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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