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Behind Enemy Lines

His only weapon is his will to survive.

While 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.

1h 46m2001PG-13TMDb 6.5

ActionDramaThrillerWar

English

Crew and Cast

John MooreJohn MooreDirectorOwen WilsonOwen WilsonLt. Chris 'Longhorn' BurnettGene HackmanGene HackmanAdmiral Leslie Reigart · Commander Adriatic Battle GroupGabriel MachtGabriel MachtLt. Jeremy 'Smoke' StackhouseOlek KrupaOlek KrupaGeneral Miroslav LokarVladimir MashkovVladimir MashkovTracker (Sasha)Marko IgondaMarko IgondaBazdaDavid KeithDavid KeithMaster Chief Tom O'MalleyCharles Malik WhitfieldCharles Malik WhitfieldCapt. Glen Rodway · USMCEyal PodellEyal PodellPetty Officer KennedyJoaquim de AlmeidaJoaquim de AlmeidaAdmiral Juan-Miguel Piquet · Commander of NATO Naval CommandGeoff PiersonGeoff PiersonAdmiral DonnellyKamil KollárikKamil KollárikBabic ('Ice Cube')Leon RussomLeon RussomEd Burnett
Aernout Van LyndenAernout Van Lynden · Sky News Reporter
Salaudin BilalEjupLaurence MasonLaurence MasonBrandonDragan Marinković 'Maca'Dragan Marinković 'Maca'Damir
Vladimír OktávecPetrovicJared ChandlerJared ChandlerPiquet's AideSam JaegerSam JaegerRed Crown OperatorShane JohnsonShane JohnsonRed Crown Operator
Don WinstonRed Crown Operator
Elizabeth PerryRed Crown Operator
Igor HajdarhodžićSerb SpotterTarik FilipovićTarik FilipovićSerb Soldier
Peter PálkaSerb Soldier at Lokar's MansionTodd BoyceTodd BoyceJunior OfficerGoran GrgićGoran GrgićTechnicianIvan UrbánekIvan UrbánekFather in Minefield
Ismet BagtasevicMuslim Passenger

Storyline

While 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.

  • Davis Entertainment
  • 20th Century Fox
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Info

Status
Released
Released
30 November 2001
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (1,736 votes)

Production

Director
John Moore
Writers
John Thomas, Zak Penn, David Veloz
Studios
Davis Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$40.0M
Revenue
$91.8M
Profit
$51.8M
Return
2.3×
Collection
Behind Enemy Lines Collection

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Czech, English, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian