Bat★21

Where to Watch Bat★21 (1988) (Legally)

Trapped behind enemy lines. A whole army after him... And only one man can save him.
Jul 21, 1988 US 105 min 15
6.3 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
216 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

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Genre-wise, it leans into Action, War, Drama, with a runtime around 105 minutes.

Top billed names include Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

vietnam war, vietnam, based on novel or book

Official trailer

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Plot

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.

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Main cast

Gene Hackman
as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
Danny Glover
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Jerry Reed
as Col. George Walker
David Marshall Grant
as Ross Carver
Clayton Rohner
as Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh
Erich Anderson
as Major Jake Scott
Joe Dorsey
as Col. Douglass
Michael Ng
as Vietnamese Man (as Rev. Michael Ng)
Don Ruffin
as Helicopter Crew