Falcon Down
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Falcon Down was an action film from 2000 directed by Philip J. Roth and starring Dale Midkiff, William Shatner, Judd Nelson, Jennifer Rubin and Cliff Robertson.
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[edit] Story
DVD synopsis: The biggest U.S. military project in history, the XB-1000 Mach-6 stealth bomber known as the Falcon Project is cancelled following a major disaster during its first test flight.
Undaunted, a group of ex-military strategists continue to develop the stealth in secret, knowing that once complete, a sale to the Chinese for billions of dollars is assured. A team of experts is assembled to hijack the plane, including the one man capable of flying the new stealth technology, Hank Thomas (Midkiff), a staunchly American fighter pilot who unwittingly becomes involved in the operation.
Once on board, the hijack begins and the Russian-trained commandos demand that Hank land on an Arctic icecap where the real battle of survival begins. The ice is too thin to support the extraordinary weight of the Falcon. Thousands of feet beneath the surface, Hank must not only battle the ruthless commandos, but also escape the icy grave which threatens the very fabric of national security.
[edit] Cast
Dale Midkiff — Captain Hank Thomas
William Shatner — Major Robert Carson
Judd Nelson — Harold Peters
Jennifer Rubin — Sharon Williams
Cliff Robertson — Buzz Thomas
Mark Kiely — Roger the Rat
Dean Biasucci — Roth Jankins
Sandra Ferguson — Barbara Edwards
Natasha Roth — Alisia Edwards
Allison Dunbar — Connie Eldridge
Que Kelly — Weapons Specialist
Donald Li — Captain Chow
William Zabka — Security Guard John
Bo Eason — Security Guard
Jeff Rank — Harmon Yaznah
[edit] Trivia
- The design of the Falcon is loosely based on alleged designs of the Aurora, an alleged top-secret hypersonic spyplane developed by the U.S. Air Force in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Various parts of the plot (stealth aircraft equipped with advanced weapons, landing on frozen ice, etc.) are loosely based on the movie Firefox.
