Leofwine_draca FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER is a long-forgotten Vietnam War drama by CONAN THE BARBARIAN director John Milius. It's about a group of pilots flying bombing missions over the country, initially simply in the line of duty, but then things get personal. Yep, it's another film in the same 'flying' genre as many others like TOP GUN, STEALTH, and the like, and this one suffers from having slightly lacklustre action sequences but a decent cast to make up for it. Aside from the wooden Brad Johnson as the lead, we get treated to solid turns from the likes of Willem Dafoe and Danny Glover, alongside youthful appearances from Tom Sizemore, Ving Rhames, and David Schwimmer. It's not one of the director's best, but it keeps you watching all the same, even if it does go on a little too long.

SnoopyStyle It's 1972. The A-6 was the US Navy's medium attack bomber during the Vietnam conflict. It was called the Intruder. They fly low and alone over enemy airspace. Lt. Jake 'Cool Hand' Grafton (Brad Johnson) loses his bombardier with a peasant rifle shot. He questions the course of the war. Frank Camparelli (Danny Glover) is his commander. Political considerations keep the zone around Hanoi and Haiphong from being bombed. Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole (Willem Dafoe) is a veteran flyer on his third tour newly arrived on the carrier. Jake meets Callie Joy (Rosanna Arquette) packing up for his bombardier's widow. Virgil is Jake's new co-pilot. Jake asks Virgil to bomb Hanoi. He relents after Boxman (Tom Sizemore) gets killed. He tells Jake about SAM city. It's a bit of 'Top Gun', a bit of 'Road House', a bit of 'Animal House' and a whole lot of pro-war militarism. The tone is a mess. The humor is broad low grade. The romance is stiff and melodramatic. Brad Johnson is not the best lead. He has limited range. The good news is the movie has Willem Dafoe and also Danny Glover. What works are the planes and the missions. The flying action is done well although the miniatures are a little obvious and the special effects aren't the best. However the first run in Hanoi is terrific like the Star Wars trench run. In fact, that's what is better than 'Top Gun'. These are war actions with the characters getting shot at and killed. That makes those scenes more compelling.

starringdash I can't understand why TopGun is so hyped yet nobody has even heard about this movie? Sure its not as glamorous or stylish but it is far more realistic. Perhaps some people just don't consider the old A-6 Intruder bomber as glamorous as an F-14 Tomcat fighter? Unlike Topgun, this movie is faithful to facts and the footage is much much better. The combat scenes are brilliant and the way they show the intensity of anti-aircraft artillery and machine gun fire from the ground really illustrates the difficulties of air warfare. Also unlike Topgun, where the MiGs were fake aircraft and really American F-5s, the MiGs in this movie were real MiGs. So were the SA-2 Divinia SAMs that were fired by the thousands. The combat and dogfight scenes were far more realistic than topgun even if they looked a bit less flashy.This movie is a real gem and a must see for anybody interested in aviation or war related movies. If you are clueless about aviation and just want a no brain entertainer, stick to topgun.

rudranetra This movie lacks strong screenplay and reality.Can anyone tell me what is the best Aircraft/Aviation/Aeroplane sound track movies??? thanks in advanceThis movies is an average flick i feel.Where can i get a list of good aviation movies?This movie lacks strong screenplay and reality.Can anyone tell me what is the best Aircraft/Aviation/Aeroplane sound track movies??? thanks in advanceThis movies is an average flick i feel.Where can i get a list of good aviation movies?