Bat*21 (1988)

Cast

Gene Hackman
as Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton
Danny Glover
as Captain Bartholomew Clark
Clayton Rohner
as Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh
Jerry Reed
as Colonel George Walker

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Genres & Description

Drama War

6.4 / 10

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route based on golf courses he has played. Along the way however, he has to face enemy forces and the death of some of his fellow soldiers.

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Comments on this trailer
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Raymonf Rose

Intense. I need to see this again - @Wednesday, September 19, 2018 1:41 AM

diyal diyul

Nice skymaster - @Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:43 PM

Dale More

Hollywood vs fact.......Based on a true story, yeah highly fictionalised one. - @Friday, February 2, 2018 8:54 AM

Matthew Neiner

I wonder how much the people involved in the real incident were actually spoken too. Gene Hambleton and Tom Norris namely. - @Saturday, January 13, 2018 3:40 PM

PatriotPower1980

they need an updated movie remake. That would be pretty cool. - @Saturday, January 6, 2018 6:06 AM

7071t6

If only they really put the real story which is a SEAL saved his life ? - @Thursday, November 16, 2017 1:14 AM

MethylX5

That wink ;c - @Tuesday, December 13, 2016 9:00 AM

Captain Rhodes

funny how the true story is a thousand time more compelling and more interesting in general than this movie read the book why hollywood just didnt do the story word for word baffles me this movie was a true dishonor to the vets - @Friday, September 20, 2013 3:05 AM

Clifton Photographer

Would you have been happier if he stayed trapped in the jungle longer? LOL - @Tuesday, February 5, 2013 3:37 AM

Clifton Photographer

Yeah,he was East Bound and Down when he got called for this movie and gave that place The Bird so he could do this movie. LOL - @Tuesday, February 5, 2013 3:36 AM

TheMacocko

Jerry Reed! - @Saturday, November 10, 2012 9:40 AM

Antonio C

The U.S Navy SEALs saved his life. GOD BLESS THE SEALs - @Tuesday, September 4, 2012 9:13 PM

redlegagent

Makes for a nice Hollywood movie - but if you read the book on his real ordeal you'll see the only true facts in this movie is a man named Hambleton was in fact shot down. Everything else is bullshit. Enormous resources were expended to save this one guy. 10 men died in the attempt and they almost gave up trying to get him. When they finally pulled him out - he couldn't walk and was delirious. He wasn't saved by a pilot but by a Seal and a Vietnamese special-op soldier using a boat. - @Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:09 AM

BaconCrazy

Great underrated movie. - @Monday, August 27, 2012 12:17 AM

John Pacheco

true story is the best part tom norris much respect! - @Saturday, June 2, 2012 8:06 PM

AlexB4455

What year is this movie supposed to based in ?, not to be a buzz kill but UH 1N's did not exist in the Vietnam war - @Friday, April 27, 2012 9:44 PM

Eduardo Patiño

This movie is cool; but the end is not like that. How do you suppose tha t a captain of a skymaster tell to a chopper pilot how to fly it. No way. It takes three months a least to fly and know all the aircraft procedures. The rescue operation was made by land with americans and south vietnamese commandos. - @Friday, January 27, 2012 3:23 AM

zenoist2

A thing about films is they cant convey what the person is thinking unless its incredibly obvious. Thats why I read books. Look this film up on bbc iplayer. - @Wednesday, December 21, 2011 4:13 PM

zenoist2

This is on bbc iplayer right now and a decent film. Its a purely personal story though and a film doesnt do it justice. You need the book really which i havent read. - @Wednesday, December 21, 2011 4:07 PM

CAPTAINSARGE

@HDaviator Yes check out the pirate bay. - @Friday, November 25, 2011 7:10 PM

pakachakawaka

@tulllguy than on mother earth - @Friday, August 19, 2011 8:39 PM

tulllguy

spending more time in the ait than what...? 1:31 - @Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:58 PM

Kristof Kiraly

this trailer is pretty crappy, but the movie is one of my greatest favorite of all time! - @Saturday, January 1, 2011 10:14 PM

TheWhite1961

@HDaviator But not in Germany or in german language! - @Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:58 AM

Castita De La Rosa

@tsadzalie The production used RMAF Sea King helicopter and F5E jets for this movie... - @Thursday, December 2, 2010 7:27 AM

TheWhite1961

I am waiting for the DVD release of this movie. - @Thursday, November 25, 2010 11:09 PM

acquiesce100

I just have a fit of laughter when the framer attacks him - @Monday, September 27, 2010 6:37 PM

acquiesce100

@tsadzalie - wow, thanks for letting us know this! - @Monday, September 27, 2010 6:36 PM

Michael Richard

wow they just showed the whole movie lol - @Thursday, May 27, 2010 2:16 PM

Picko Monte

this is a good film they should have made it in 2000 it could have gotten a box office hit and people would really find out what happened in vietnam...they should do a remake - @Monday, March 1, 2010 5:42 PM

tsadzalie

Im still primary school by the time they shoot this flim. Everyday i can see the plane fly above my school. By the way the location is on Sabah, Malaysia. - @Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:37 AM

Soffwan Nair

yeah.. this movie was mad in my country. of state.. yeah - @Monday, October 12, 2009 1:32 PM

G Fuentes

It's a hell of a movie, really good one, I don't know wich one is better, this one or Full Metal Jacket, they're both great, they're different kind of movies tho but of Viet still :) - @Sunday, September 20, 2009 11:13 PM

Tomáš Hamala

Yes,but in Czech language :) - @Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:56 PM

Tomáš Hamala

The best film of war in vietnam!!!! - @Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:50 PM

pungky66

everyone know where i can download this movie? - @Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:04 AM

helifansv

Beautiful 337 - @Monday, June 22, 2009 11:54 PM

xxaltered7xx

this film merit to be buyed original .. - @Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:59 PM

Anthony Rodriguez

hambleton was my uncle. he was a great man. i miss him very much. RIP Uncle Gene and Aunt Gwen - @Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:38 AM

Roman Lao

where can i download this movie? - @Tuesday, May 5, 2009 2:16 PM

UbuntuBird

One of the best war movie ever! Gene Hackman is amazing! Thanks. - @Sunday, January 4, 2009 11:29 PM

Daniel Dz

Excelent movie, beautiful Skymaster 337!! - @Friday, October 10, 2008 10:26 PM

francesco staffieri

film stupendo con un gene hackman spettacolare! - @Monday, August 11, 2008 9:02 PM