Gene hackman costars as radm leslie mcmahon reigart, the us navy admiral who leads the rescue mission to retrieve his downed officer an interesting bit of trivia. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and. Last winter, when the movie behind enemy lines came out, most. But, when he talks pilot stackhouse into flying slightly offcourse to check out an. Dwayne adway as additional voices ismet bagtasevic as muslim passenger salaetin bilal as ejup mark bocchetti as navy rep todd boyce as junior. It starts off with emma edmonds from canada in, 1860, who desperately wants to help her country and fight in the civil war for the union side. On a recon mission over bosnia, he and his partner stackhouse gabriel. The men of the long range desert group carried out clandestine operations deep behind enemy lines in the second world war in north africa, getting intelligence on german targets.
Demaillie, pilot of a b17, describes in riveting detail his successful bombing run from england to the industrial center of germany. The book behind enemy lines by bill doyle is a book made up of eight short stories. December 2, 2001 behind enemy lines is a bigbudget movie with plenty of talent and good special effects. As the serb patrol moves on, stackhouse is deliberately executed by one of lokars righthand men and, apparently, his personal assassin, sasha vladimir mashkov. Behind enemy lines brings the players on a treacherous mission behind german lines in search for information on nearby troop strengths and plans. But when he talks pilot stackhouse into flying slightly offcourse to check out an. The players characters find themselves being sent on a mission spanning several days march across enemy controlled territory. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The reality that uk government asserts out of london via its controlled corporatemedia is not the same thing as reality on the ground in the country. Stackhouse is then executed by sasha, one of lokars righthand men. What actors and actresses appeared in behind enemy lines. Behind enemy lines is an american 1997 action film starring thomas ian griffith, chris mulkey, mark carlton, and spanky manikan. Does not include crosswordonly or cookingonly subscribers.
But things go very wrong on the return flight when his plane is struck by enemy fire and the crew is forced to parachute into holland. A navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a. Behind enemy lines is a 2001 action movie directed by john moore, starring owen wilson and gene hackman lt. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Marthe cohn was a beautiful young jewish woman living just across the german border in france when hitler rose to power. Many times the enemy search teams were within five feet. Next to warner brothers, which bought the rights to the first harry potter book for peanuts, 20th century fox is the luckiest studio around. Behind enemy lines is partially based on a true incident from wwii, in which 168 allied airmen were captured and sent to buchenwald. He is also demanding unknown damages from the discovery channel, makers of the tv show behind enemy lines. The fword is used twice and there is a sprinkling of profanity. Chaff is a cartridge of small metal strips released as a countermeasure for radar guided missiles.
Those virtues are pretty much wasted because of an overly melodramatic plot. Owen wilson plays lieutenant chris burnett, a naval aviator. Behind enemy lines is a 2001 american war film directed by john moore in his directorial. Enemy forces are everywhere, and stealth may be the only way to survive. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. They were just one of several sides involved in the.
The aerial and ground combat special affects are so realistic they nearly constitute a breakthrough. How many allied paratroopers jumped on the night before d. Behind enemy lines in the final stages of a nato peacekeeping mission in bosnia in december 1995, us navy naval flight officer lieutenant chris burnett owen wilson and pilot lieutenant jeremy stackhouse gabriel macht, who are stationed on an aircraft carrier in the adriatic sea, are assigned a reconnaissance mission over bosnia. Her family sheltered jews fleeing the nazis, including jewish children sent away by their terrified parents. No mans land 2001 2001 is a bosnianproduced film about the war that won the 2002 academy award for. Behind enemy lines is marthe cohns memoir of a time and place that has mesmerized the world for more than half a century. Behind enemy lines internet movie firearms database.
The sorrow of the world cannot add up to now chapter 5. The autobiography of britains most decorated living war hero reprint by bath, richard, macpherson, sir tommy isbn. What is the lyrics to behind enemy lines by demi lovato. Each story is true and written from notes and diaries kept by the people that experienced these things. Burnett had switched uniforms with a dead serb guerrilla and escaped hac.
What burnett does do is stroll through bosnia like a bird watcher. Behind enemy lines a team of united states navy seals is sent on an unsanctioned mission in africa to find a secret mining operation and prevent weaponsgrade uranium from falling into the hands of terrorists. Navy aviator shot down in bosnia during the serbianbosnia conflict. If these nations are currently in a battle or war, and someone from one side crosses into the others territory, they are caught behind enemy lines, meaning caught in their enemy s territory so the enemy is. Behind enemy lines is a series of war films beginning with behind enemy lines in 2001, followed by films in 2006, 2009 and 2014. Mike weston thinks jones is dead, but when he learns otherwise from colonel wolfe, he goes back for him. Stackhouse, however, is captured by a serb patrol under lokars command. Navy flight officcer who gets shot down over bosnia and has to survive while trapped behind enemy lines.
These small strips add noise to the radar and clutters it up giving the pilot about 5 seconds to evade the missile. Each story is about people who go behind the enemys lines as spies. Behind enemy lines fighter navigator chris burnett owen wilson wants out of. Picture two lines of troops opposing each other ok nowadays wars dont have lines any more, but picture it the way they used to come at each other in battle lines.
Around 100,000 bosniak and croatian civilians were slaughtered during the bosnian war. Behind enemy lines 2001 frequently asked questions imdb. The war film was released two months earlier than scheduled in theaters throughout the country in order to capitalize on the wave of patriotism after the tragedy of 911. Well its about crossing the invisible line between two nations territories. Behind enemy lines is a popcorn flick pure and simple. Gene hackman in behind enemy lines 2001 owen wilson stars owen. Meanwhile, his commanding officer is struggling to gain approval to launch a combat search and. As lokar interrogates him, stackhouse insists that he was on a solo mission. Behind enemy lines is set in 1995 at the end of the bosnian war. While at a reconnaissance mission in bosnia, a conflict will occur when the u. Tony evans speak about getting through the enemy s line with prayer. With gene hackman, owen wilson, gabriel macht, charles malik whitfield. The serbians quickly execute stackhouse, causing burnett to yell in anguish and.
There is no sex in behind enemy lines, and the violence is mostly staged. Enemy movie ending, explained tv, movies, music, books. Saint behind enemy lines hardcover june 1, 1997 by olga kovarova campora author 4. Fighter pilot sues over behind enemy lines film the guardian.
When stackhouse and burnett are being chased by the sam, they pull to the right after deploying flares and you hear a voice on the radio say chaff, chaff, chaff. An unforgettable autobiographical tale of survival during world war ii. When naval fighter navigator lieutenant chris burnett owen wilson is shot down during an apparently successful ceasefire over serbheld bosnian territory while on a christmas day reconnaissance mission and his pilot lieutenant jeremy stackhouse gabriel macht is summarily executed by bosnianserb general miroslav lokars assassin sasha vladimir mashkov, burnett is left to make his way alone to. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in. It is not a bad film from the aspect of objectionable content. Behind enemy lines 2001 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Getting through the enemys line with prayer sermon by. Seems more than possible that the questioner has forgotten or maybe never knew.
Behind enemy lines is a 2001 american war film directed by john moore in his directorial debut, and starring owen wilson and gene hackman. As the nazi occupation of france escalated along with the war, marthes sister was arrested and eventually sent to auschwitz, and the rest of her family was forced to flee to the south of france. The bad guys who approach stackhouse are part of the bosnian serb army. Behind enemy lines is a 2001 action movie directed by john moore, starring owen wilson and gene hackman. Because in the book you can use chapters to express something, but in cinema you have one shot, and the. Viewers who have seen behind enemy lines have also recommended savior 1998 1998 in which an american fights in bosnia as a mercenary, and harrisons flowers 2000 2000 in which an american woman travels into yugoslavia during the troubles in an attempt to find her journalist husband. From behind enemy lines undermining the occupation. As the nazi occupation escalated, marthes sister was arrested and sent to auschwitz. Behind enemy lines is a whitehot, actionoriented war movie about a u.
Behind enemy lines, a taut wartime rescue thriller that sustains a relentless. But at its heart it is the tale of an ordinary human being who, under extraordinary circumstances, became the hero her country needed her to be. Behind enemy lines overwrought war story lacks credibility by robert roten, film critic. Burnett, who noticed the serb patrol and was observing their interrogation of stackhouse, involuntarilly. The premiere of behind enemy lines was held aboard the aircraft carrier uss carl vinson. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Behind rebel lines by seymour reit is an information packed book but also has a great story line. But when he is shot down behind enemy lines and trapped in a labryinth, he finds out why sorrow is only a word used to describe the indescribable. Behind enemy lines a tight, highly entertaining and patriotic war thriller about soldiers heading into harms way couldnt possibly be more timely. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people.
The short stories start in 1776 during the revolutionary war and end in 2007 during the. During a routine mission, burnett and his pilot, stackhouse, photograph a case of genocide by serbian soldiers, who shoot their plane down. Youre no longer with your own line, youre on the wrong side of the other guys line. While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over bosnia, fighter pilot chris burnett photographs something he wasnt supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines. Behind enemy lines 2001 film news newspapers books. Behind enemy lines is a 2001 action film that stars owen wilson as lt chris burnett, a us navy radar intercept officer who must evade enemy forces after his fa18 super hornet is shot down over bosnia. 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. Though this film could have been better, behind enemy lines is a decent film that manages to entertain, and be mindless, fun entertainment. Forces team caught behind enemy lines enemy within red team. There are two scenes that are extreme and the pg rating should be observed. But anyway, i think that mel and his crew did a great job, so i highly. The enemy was passing through the area and it couldnt have been worse.
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