A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
Practical Effects
Real Apache helicopters doing real stunts
Acting
Tommy Lee Jones somehow keeping a straight face
Director
David Green
Nicolas Cage
Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones
Brad Little
Sean Young
Billie Lee Guthries
Bryan Kestner
Breaker
Dale Dye
A.K. McNeil
Illana Diamant
Sharon Geller
Peter Onorati
Rice
Marshall R. Teague
Doug Daniels
Cylk Cozart
Dewar Proctor
Robert Lujan
Steward Rives
Charles Lanyer
Darren Phillips
Mary Ellen Trainor
Janet Little
J.A. Preston
General Olcott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Army provided real AH-64 Apaches and pilots, making this essentially a military recruitment video with Cage sprinkled on top.
Released months before Desert Storm, it accidentally became prescient—then immediately forgotten when actual war footage hit CNN.
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