A U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists who 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.
Practical Effects
Real C-5 Galaxy interior sets are genuinely claustrophobic.
Acting
Jürgen Prochnow villain-wheezing for his paycheck.
Visual Effects
Stealth fighter CGI that aged like milk in a sauna.
Director
Michael Cohn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real F-117 was still classified enough that filmmakers had to guess its appearance—hence the chunky CGI abomination.
This aired on HBO in 1992 when 'direct-to-cable action' meant maximum explosions, minimum logic, and Jürgen Prochnow in every third villain role.
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