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Nov 30, 2001 · Behind Enemy Lines. Action. 93 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2001. Roger Ebert. November 30, 2001. 4 min read. The premiere of “Behind Enemy Lines” was held aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. I wonder if it played as a comedy. Its hero is so reckless and its villains so incompetent that it’s a showdown between a man begging to be shot ...
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Behind Enemy Lines. A Navy pilot (Owen Wilson) is shot down over enemy territory, and struggles to survive the relentless pursuit of a ruthless secret police enforcer, a deadly tracker, and...
- (131)
- John Moore
- PG-13
- Owen Wilson
Behind Enemy Lines: Directed by John Moore. With Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht, Charles Malik Whitfield. A disillusioned pilot shot down over war-torn Bosnia goes on the run from the local military and an assassin, as his commanding officer risks all to save him.
- (114K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- John Moore
- 2001-11-30
Behind Enemy Lines is a 2001 American action war film directed by John Moore in his directorial debut, and starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. The film tells the story of Lieutenant Chris Burnett, an American naval flight officer who is shot down over Bosnia and uncovers genocide during the Bosnian War .
In BEHIND ENEMY LINES, Navy navigator Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson), is stationed in Bosnia and impatient for action. When he and his partner are sent out on a routine reconnaissance mission on Christmas Day, they stray out of the prescribed area because they see something suspicious.
- Gabriel Macht, Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson
- John Moore
- Twentieth Century Fox
"Behind Enemy Lines" was released at a time when Americans needed a good old fashioned American flag waver. The story concerns a couple of American pilots (Owen Wilson, Gabriel Macht) who are shot down in enemy territory in Bosnia after photographing evidence of genocide.
Nov 30, 2001 · ''Behind Enemy Lines,'' a taut wartime rescue thriller that sustains a relentless buzzing energy, feels very much of the moment, even though it is set in the Balkans and not in Afghanistan.
