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6.4While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.
Released: 2001-11-30106 minDir: John MooreAction, Drama, Thriller, WarBudget: $40.0MBox office: $91.8MPart of: Behind Enemy Lines Collection
Cast
- Owen Wilson as Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
- Gene Hackman as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
- Gabriel Macht as Lt. Jeremy 'Smoke' Stackhouse
- Olek Krupa as General Miroslav Lokar
- Vladimir Mashkov as Tracker (Sasha)
- Marko Igonda as Bazda
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Article
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. Meanwhile, the rear admiral commanding the carrier strike group to which he is assigned is struggling to gain approval to launch a combat search and rescue mission to save Burnett. The plot is loosely based on a 1995 incident involving Scott O'Grady that occurred during the war.
Released on November 30, 2001 by 20th Century Fox, Behind Enemy Lines received generally mixed reviews from critics. It was a box-office success, taking in $121.7 million worldwide against a $40 million budget. The film launched a franchise that includes three sequels, all of them direct-to-video.