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“BAT*21” is the kind of lean, no-nonsense war film Hollywood used to make back before the subject became burdened with metaphysical insights. It's the story of a middle-aged Air Force colonel's attempt to survive behind enemy lines, where he has no business being in the first place, and about how a stubborn spotter pilot returns time and ...
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Bat 21 is an obscure but intriguing Vietnam War movie. Avoiding the flag-waving jingoism of many other 1980s Vietnam films, it crafts a riveting tale of survival while chronicling the relationship between two men flung together by war.
Bat*21 is a 1988 American war drama film directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the book by William C. Anderson, novelist and retired United States Air Force colonel. Set during the Vietnam War, the film is a dramatization based upon the rescue of a U.S. air navigator shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam.
Dec 16, 2015 · Bat *21, based on a book of the same name by Air Force Colonel William C. Andersen, is the Hollywood version of the events of real, honest-to-goodness American heroes. I mean like Chuck Yeager, John McCain, Seal Team Six hero stuff.
Oct 21, 1988 · Bat*21: Directed by Peter Markle. With Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant. During the Vietnam War, Colonel Hambleton's aircraft is shot down over enemy territory and a frantic rescue operation ensues.
- (9.6K)
- Drama, War
- Peter Markle
- 1988-10-21
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman) is shot down behind enemy lines during the waning days of the Vietnam War. His only connection to the outside world is through radio transmission with Capt...
- (17)
- Action, Drama
- R
Thus, Bat*21 was greeted with indifference, and had a box office gross of less than $4M, despite a smattering of positive reviews from critics. Today at imdb.com, the movie has a good-minus user rating of 6.4 out of 10, and its 6K user votes is also fairly low for a 1988 movie.
