Bat★21 (1988) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1988 · 105 mins · English

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Directed by

Peter Markle

Starring

Gene Hackman, Jerry Reed, Danny Glover, Erich Anderson, Joe Dorsey, Clayton Rohner

After his aircraft is shot down behind enemy lines, weapons‑countermeasures expert Lt. Col. Iceal “Ham” Hambleton becomes the target of a massive Soviet search effort. Knowing the area will be carpet‑bombed, he must wait for a scarce supply of rescue helicopters. With the help of Air Force reconnaissance pilot Capt. Bartholomew Clark, they devise a desperate escape plan to get Hambleton home despite the danger.