Fire Over Afghanistan (2003)

Director:

Terence H. Winkless

Writers:

Raly Radouloff (writer)
Terence H. Winkless (writer)

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action

Tagline:

The only way to win is to make it personal.

Plot:

Blackhawk pilot and reporter are knocked out of the sky over renegade warlord's territory and struggle against impossible odds to escape with their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Colonel | Captain | Country Name In Title | Helicopter | Reporter

Cast

Jeff Stearns	...	Captain Jeff Walker
Jordan Bayne	...	Kris Andrews
Fred Dryer	...	Colonel Collins
Mihail Meltev	...	Massood Hadjani
Nicolai Sugarev	...	Rajib
Dimitar Terziev	...	Babashan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Katkin	...	Captain Conrad
Mel Lewis	...	Lieutenant

MPAA:

Rated R for violence including rape and language.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

L&P Productions

How to Not Make a Movie.

I thought this movie seemed like a case study in how not to make a movie for the most part. Since I am a filmmaker, I give it a 2 for consistency.

The problems remain from beginning to end with the plot being extremely predictable using bits and pieces of most, if not all, previous successful war stories. The computer generated graphics were too much like viewing a video game at points and there seemed to be no attempt by the director to add some realistic quality to the story. I was interested in the budget to get an idea of what he had to work with, but did not find that information.

It seemed like this project pushed the limits of a low budget movie too far resulting in a production that drags the viewer along with the story without their imagination being engaged. The actors weren't bad, but the plot needs more innovation.