Flight of the Intruder
“The only thing they can count on is each other.”
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli, to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.
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Cast
44 people
Danny Glover
Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Willem Dafoe
Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Brad Johnson
Lt. Jake 'Cool Hand' Grafton
Known for
Always
Philadelphia Experiment II
Rosanna Arquette
Callie Joy
Known for
The Big Blue
Pulp Fiction
Tom Sizemore
Boxman
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
J. Kenneth Campbell
Lt. Cmdr. 'Cowboy' Parker
Known for
The Abyss
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Jared Chandler
Lt. J.G. Jack 'Razor' Barlow
Known for
Feds!
Dann Florek
Mad Jack
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Flintstones
Madison Mason
'Cag'
Known for
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Pitt
Ving Rhames
McRae
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Christopher Rich
Lt. J.G. Morgan McPherson
Known for
Reba
The Joy Luck Club
Douglas Roberts
Guffy
Known for
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
Fertile Ground
John Milius Director · Robert Dillon Screenplay David Shaber Writer
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $35M · United States release January 18, 1991
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,587,732
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 18, 1991
Theatrical
France
October 29, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
September 18, 1991 · Physical
Greece
July 15, 1991 · Theatrical
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