Behind Enemy Lines is a series of war films beginning with Behind Enemy Lines in 2001. This page was last edited on 17 April 2020, at 20:13 (UTC).
ENEMY LINES is inspired by true events that sees a 1943 British commando squad that is teamed with an American officer on a covert mission into Poland, deep behind enemy lines. Working with the resistance they cross the harsh wilderness intent on kidnapping and extracting a sought-after Polish scientist, Dr. Fabian, from the Germans.
Fabian is known to hold information on secret innovations that would prove vital to the Allied efforts. With a German hunter unit on their tail and a Russian squad also intent on kidnapping Fabian for their own ends, it becomes a race against time, that for the winners, will change the shape of the war.
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BosnianBudget$40 millionBox office$92 millionBehind Enemy Lines is a 2001 American directed by in his, and starring. The film tells the story of Lieutenant Chris Burnett, an American who is shot down over and uncovers during the. Meanwhile, his commanding officer is struggling to gain approval to launch a mission to save Burnett. The plot is loosely based on the 1995 that occurred during the war.Released on November 30, 2001, Behind Enemy Lines received generally negative reviews from critics.
However, it was a considerable box office success, taking in nearly $92 million worldwide against a $40 million budget. The film was followed by three sequels, and, with the third film being co-produced. None of these sequels feature the cast and crew of the original. See also:The film bears some resemblance to the experiences of former, who was shot down over on June 2, 1995.
He managed to survive for six days before being rescued. O'Grady, who later became a children's author and motivational speaker, filed suit against both the producers of Behind Enemy Lines as well as Behind Enemy Lines: The Scott O’Grady Story, a 1998 documentary that aired on his experience, for of character, accusing the film's producers of invasion of privacy through the misappropriation of his name, likeness and identity, false representation and false advertising, and contending that those involved in both works produced them without his permission, and that the commercial value of his name was damaged by them. O'Grady's complaint indicated that among other things, he was troubled by the disobedience and profanity exhibited by the feature film's main character. O'Grady also accused Fox of using the documentary to promote the feature film and making a film about his ordeal without his permission. The film's characters and events differ from O'Grady's experience; he never entered populated areas, nor did he interact with civilians, and did not engage in direct combat with enemy soldiers. Also, O'Grady never flew an F/A-18F but rather an.
The case was settled out of court. Reception Box office The film made $18.7 million in its opening week in the U.S., landing at the #2 spot and was held off the top spot. Behind Enemy Lines eventually grossed $92 million worldwide, of which $59 million was from North America. The budget was estimated to be $40 million.
Critical response Behind Enemy Lines received generally negative reviews from critics. Website gives the film a score of 33% based on reviews from 130 critics, with a of 4.8/10 and the site's consensus stating 'The plot for Behind Enemy Lines is more jingoistic than credible, and the overload of flashy visual tricks makes the action sequences resemble a video game.' Has assigned the film an average score of 49 out of 100 based on 29 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews.' Gave the film 1½ stars out of four, likening it to a comedy: 'Its hero is so reckless and its villains so incompetent that it's a showdown between a man begging to be shot, and an enemy that can't hit the side of a Bosnian barn.' Sequels Behind Enemy Lines was followed by three direct-to-video sequels, none of which feature the cast and crew of the original, nor follow its plot. Was released in 2006, was released in 2009 (this film was co-produced by ) and was released in 2014.2017 television pilot The network ordered a of a series loosely based on the film in February 2017 for consideration as part of the network's 2017-18 television season. It was ultimately not picked up.
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