4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
Overview
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli, to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.6
Overview
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli, to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explicitly promotes conservative ideology by portraying the Vietnam War's challenges as stemming from restrictive rules of engagement and political interference, championing individual military initiative and decisive action as the solution.
The film includes visible diversity in its main cast with a prominent Black actor in a significant leadership position. Its narrative, consistent with a 1991 war film, frames traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit critique.
Secondary
The character Commander Frank Camparelli, depicted as white in the source novel by Stephen Coonts, is portrayed by a Black actor (Danny Glover) in the film adaptation.
Flight of the Intruder is a military action film centered on naval pilots during the Vietnam War. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within the story.
The film "Flight of the Intruder" is a 1991 action/war movie focused on Navy pilots during the Vietnam War. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, leading to a rating of N/A for its portrayal.
This film is a war drama primarily focused on male military personnel and aerial combat during the Vietnam War. There are no significant female characters depicted engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents.
The film 'Flight of the Intruder' is an adaptation of Stephen Coonts' novel. All major characters, including Jake Grafton, Virgil Cole, and Commander Camparelli, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No instances of gender swapping for canonical characters were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
5.7
Critic Ratings
2.3
N/A
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