- Falcon Down
"Falcon Down" was an
action film from 2000 directed byPhilip J. Roth and starringDale Midkiff ,William Shatner ,Judd Nelson ,Jennifer Rubin andCliff Robertson .tory
DVD synopsis: The biggest
U.S. military project in history, the XB-1000 Mach-6stealth bomber known as theFalcon Project is cancelled following a major disaster during its first test flight.Undaunted, a group of ex-military
strategist s 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 newstealth technology , Hank Thomas (Midkiff), a staunchly Americanfighter pilot who unwittingly becomes involved in the operation.Once on board, the hijack begins and the
Russia n-trainedcommando s demand that Hank land on anArctic icecap where the realbattle of survival begins. The ice is too thin to support the extraordinaryweight of the Falcon. Thousands of feet beneath thesurface , Hank must not only battle theruthless commandos, but also escape the icy grave which threatens the very fabric ofnational security .Cast
Dale Midkiff — Captain Hank ThomasWilliam Shatner — Major Robert CarsonJudd Nelson — Harold PetersJennifer Rubin — Sharon WilliamsCliff Robertson — Buzz ThomasMark Kiely — Roger the RatDean Biasucci — Roth JankinsSandra Ferguson — Barbara EdwardsNatasha Roth — Alisia EdwardsAllison Dunbar — Connie EldridgeQue Kelly — Weapons SpecialistDonald Li — Captain ChowWilliam Zabka — Security Guard JohnBo Eason — Security GuardJeff Rank — Harmon YaznahTrivia
*The design of the Falcon is loosely based on alleged designs of the Aurora, an alleged top-secret
hypersonic spyplane developed by theU.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.ee also
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Aurora aircraft
*Falcon Project External links
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