The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point

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The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point
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Directed byHenry Crum
Written byMichael Henry Carter
Produced by Roger Corman
Tom Krentzin
Cirio H. Santiago
Amy Searles
Starring Mark Dacascos
Theresa Randle
Jeff Fahey
Joe Suba
Zach McGowan
CinematographyAndrea V. Rossotto
Edited byMatt Clements
Vikram Kale
Music by Mel Lewis
Production
company
New Horizons Picture Corporation
Distributed by Sony Pictures
Release date
  • June 27, 2006 (2006-06-27)
Running time
86 minutes
LanguagesEnglish
Filipino

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point is a 2006 direct-to-video war film directed by Brian Clyde and produced by Roger Corman, starring Mark Dacascos, Theresa Randle, Jeff Fahey, Joe Suba, and Zach McGowan; Rutger Hauer did not return. [1] The sequel to The Hunt for Eagle One , the story again takes place during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Philippines,

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Plot

A group of al-Qaeda-backed local rebels disguised as lab technicians, led by Rasheed (Dick Israel), stage a raid on the Sultan Kudarat Airbase, home of the Joint U.S. Tactical Command in the Philippines. They manage to seize control of a "ground control encoder", an American device that locks out the controls and instruments in an aircraft, allowing it to be remotely controlled from the ground. The encoder was designed to prevent aircraft hijackings in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, but the rebels intend to use it to cause another aircraft suicide attack.

With three airborne airliners as possible targets, the terrorists send out a warning that they will not hesitate to crash them and kill those on board in their attacks on government facilities. Despite efforts to stop them, the terrorists crash the first airliner into the airbase, destroying most of the aircraft and helicopters in the base and killing the occupants.

Barely escaping the attack on the airbase, pilot Captain Amy Jennings (Theresa Randle) appeals to her commanding officer, Colonel Halloran (Jeff Fahey), to airlift the U.S. Marines Strike Force Team, led by Captain Matt Daniels (Mark Dacascos), to defeat the rebels. The team is flown into the Philippines jungle to track down the rebels outside the airport perimeter. Once within striking distance, Jennings disobeys orders and rappels down to join Daniels and his team. The rebels are defeated, but they are revealed to be a decoy; in retaliation, the rebels crash the second airliner, and plan to use the last one against a nearby city.

Captain Daniels is ordered to return with his team, where they learn the rebels are using a broadcast company building as their headquarters. Captain Jennings airlifts Daniels and his team, but they are intercepted by armed rebels; only Daniels and Jennings survive.

Daniels takes out Rasheed's right hand man and Jennings pursues Rasheed, who flees on a motorcycle. Jennings and Daniels pursue him in a helicopter, manage to catch up to and kill Rasheed, and take the encoder.

Cast

Production

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point was produced by Hollywood producer Roger Corman and Philippine producer Cirio H. Santiago as his co-producer. The pair had worked together on over 20 productions, [2] including When Eagles Strike (2003). Legendary for producing films on a shoestring budget and launching the careers of many famous filmmakers and stars, Corman was able to use much of the cast and crew of the earlier The Hunt for Eagle One film. [3]

Much of the principal photography took place in the Philippines with Corman employing a number of local actors. The actors who played terrorists spoke Tagalog or Filipino, with key scenes having English subtitles. [4]

Reception

While not reviewed by critics in mainstream media, The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point did garner some interest from internet bloggers and critics. Andy Webb in The Movie Scene said, "'The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point' is on par with the original but that is not praise as both movies whilst okay in places are lacking and fail to generate the excitement needed to keep hold of your attention.." [5]

Robert Cetti, in Terrorism in American Cinema: An Analytical Filmography, 1960-2008, described The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point as "less a terrorist thriller than a minor war movie in which the enemies happen to be terrorists." He compared it to United 93 in dealing with issues surrounding the September 11 attacks. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cetti 2008, p. 145.
  2. ↑ Nasr 2011, pp. 113, 156.
  3. ↑ Morris 1985, pp. 4, 145.
  4. ↑ Nasr 2011, p. 47.
  5. ↑ Webb, Andy. "Movie Review: 'The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point' (2006)." The Movie Scene , 2015. Retrieved: December 16, 2015.

Bibliography

  • Cetti, Robert. Terrorism in American Cinema: An Analytical Filmography, 1960-2008. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2008.
  • Morris, Gary. Roger Corman. Woodbridge, Comnnecticut: Twayne Publishing, 1985. ISBN   978-0-8057-9304-8.
  • Nasr, Constantine. Roger Corman: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series). Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
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