# Bat 21 (1988)

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**Original title**: *Bat*21*
**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Action, War, Drama
**Directed by**: Peter Markle
**Written by**: William C. Anderson, George Gordon
**Starring**: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson

> *Trapped behind enemy lines. A whole army after him... And only one man can save him.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You're an Air Force navigator deep behind enemy lines when your plane goes down. A delay in extraction strands you in the path of an imminent bombing run. With a reconnaissance pilot you barely know you plot coordinates through unfamiliar terrain.

A 1988 war thriller shot in Thailand with Gene Hackman and Danny Glover, the film lingers over the quiet before another sortie.

**Mood tags**: raw, slow-burn

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