Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Director:

John Moore

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thomas (story) &
John Thomas (story) ...
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Release Date:

30 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | War | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In War There Are Some Lines You Should Never Cross.

Plot:

A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Navy | Navigator | Reconnaissance | Mine Field

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 28	10:00 PM	FX
Sat. Jan. 2	8:00 PM	AMC
Sun. Jan. 3	5:30 PM	AMC

Cast

Owen Wilson	...	Lt. Chris Burnett
Gene Hackman	...	Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
Gabriel Macht	...	Stackhouse
Charles Malik Whitfield	...	Capt. Rodway, USMC
David Keith	...	Master Chief Tom O'Malley
Olek Krupa	...	Miroslav Lokar
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Admiral Piquet (as Joaquim De Almeida)
Vladimir Mashkov	...	Sasha
Marko Igonda	...	Bazda
Eyal Podell	...	Petty Officer Kennedy
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Admiral Donnelly (as Geoff Pierson)
Aernout Van Lynden	...	Aernout Van Lynden
Sam Jaeger	...	Red Crown Operator #1
Shane Johnson	...	Red Crown Operator #2 (as Shane Mikael Johnson)
Don Winston	...	Red Crown Operator #3
Elizabeth Perry	...	Red Crown Operator #4
Igor Hajdarhodzic	...	Serb Spotter
Tarik Filipovic	...	Serb Soldier
Peter Palka	...	Serb Soldier at Lokar's Mansion
Todd Boyce	...	Junior Officer
Kamil Kollarik	...	Babic
Salaetin Bilal	...	Ejup (as Salaudin Bilal)
Laurence Mason	...	Brandon
Leon Russom	...	Ed Burnett
Goran Grgic	...	Technician
Ivan Urbánek	...	Father in Minefield
Ismet Bagtasevic	...	Muslim Passenger
Dragan Marinkovic	...	Damir
Kamil Mikulcík	...	Tiger #1
Vedrana Seksan	...	Serb Anchor
Vladimir Oktavec	...	Petrovic
Dorothy Lucey	...	Dorothy Lucey
Greg Goossen	...	CIA Spook (as Gregory B. Goossen)
Filip Nola	...	Serb Soldier at Mass Grave
Bumper Robinson	...	SCIF Technician
Ann Sorum	...	Mom Burnett
George Davis	...	Sky News Cameraman
Tom Mooney	...	Carrier Commanding Officer
Mark Bocchetti	...	Navy Rep
Lucia Srncova	...	Muslim Girl
Daniel Margolius	...	Muslim Teenager
Robert Franko	...	Tiger #2
Lukas Hoffmann	...	Tiger #3
Jared Chandler	...	Piquet's Aide
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dwayne Adway	...	Additional voices (voice) (uncredited)
Ratko Mladic	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
John Moore

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Thomas		(story) (as James Thomas) &
John Thomas		(story)
David Veloz		(screenplay) and
Zak Penn		(screenplay)

Produced by
Stephanie Austin	....	executive producer
Alex Blum	....	co-producer
John Davis	....	producer
Wyck Godfrey	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Don Davis

Cinematography by
Brendan Galvin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Martin Smith

Casting by
Eyde Belasco
Sheila Trezise

Production Design by
Nathan Crowley

Art Direction by
Ivo Husnjak
Patrick Lumb		(supervising art director)
Nenad Pecur		(as Neno Pecur)

Set Decoration by
Mario Ivezic

Costume Design by
George L. Little

Makeup Department
Joseph A. Campayno	....	makeup artist: Owen Wilson (as Joe Campayno)
Fiona Connon	....	key makeup artist
Katka Horska	....	assistant makeup artist
Geraldine Jones	....	hair stylist
Maja Lojanova	....	hair stylist
Roisin O'Reilly	....	assistant makeup artist
Viera Rajtárová	....	hair stylist
Maha Saade	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Charlie Davis	....	post-production supervisor
Branko Jehlar	....	unit manager
Dragan Josipovic	....	production manager
Tom Karnowski	....	unit production manager
Brano Kollar	....	assistant unit manager
Christopher Bates	....	production supervisor: additional photography (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daisy Cummins	....	assistant director
Steve M. Davison	....	second unit director
Hope Garrison	....	second assistant director
Domonic Mandy	....	second assistant director
John M. Morse	....	second assistant director
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Barbara Szomolanyiova	....	assistant director
Scott Thaler	....	assistant director: second unit
Scott Thaler	....	second unit director
Rich Thorne	....	second unit director
Peter Veverka	....	first assistant director: Slovakia

Art Department
Bara Barova	....	translator
Ismet Begtasévic	....	assistant set decorator
Zuzana Cizmarova	....	set designer
Vern Crofoot	....	assistant property master
Romek Delmata	....	illustrator
Ron Downing	....	supervising property master
Damir Gabelica	....	construction coordinator
David E. Harshbarger	....	property master (as David Harshbarger)
Ladislav Markic	....	set dresser
Julie Ochipinti	....	buyer
Julie Ochipinti	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Craig Berkey	....	sound designer
Craig Berkey	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Bissinger	....	sound effects editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Melissa Deanne Ferguson	....	auricle operator
Simon Firsht	....	boom operator
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Getty	....	dialogue adr assistant
Robert Getty	....	group adr editor
Michael Haight	....	adr supervisor
Michael Haight	....	dialogue supervisor
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising re-recording mixer
R.J. Kizer	....	dialogue editor
Jeff Kushner	....	dialogue editor
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects recordist
Ryan Murphy	....	sound recordist
Steve F. Price	....	background sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Ian Voigt	....	sound mixer
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound effects supervisor

Special Effects by
Adam Aldridge	....	special effects technician
Nick Allder	....	special effects technician
Jeff Clifford	....	special effects technician
John Fontana	....	special effects technician
Martin Geeson	....	special effects technician
Garth Inns	....	special effects supervisor
Jaroslav Kolenic	....	special effects technician
Paul M. Leader	....	special effects technician
Jeremy Lovett	....	special effects technician
Mervyn Loynes	....	special effects technician
Nigel Nixon	....	computer video playback buyer
Melvyn Pearson	....	special effects technician
Stefano Pepin	....	special effects technician
Mark Roberts	....	special effects technician
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	snow effects technician
Terry Schubert	....	special effects technician
Richard Stutsman	....	special effects: second unit
Jozef Taptik	....	special effects technician
Alastair Vardy	....	special effects technician
Jirí Vater	....	special effects technician
John Fleming	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Christian Argueta	....	digital artist
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Giselle Brewton	....	film loader: visual effects unit
Francisco Chaigneau	....	digital effects artist
Audrey Chang	....	visual effects editor
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Todd Daugherty	....	render support
John Decker	....	digital artist
Marcelo Dos Santos	....	animator
Marcelo Dos Santos	....	modeler
David Dozoretz	....	visual effects supervisor
Steve Dubin	....	miniature set supervisor
Kevin Edwards	....	visual effects
Andrew Eio	....	computer & video playback supervisor: Bionics
Tyler Foell	....	2D supervisor
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title
Jason Gaudio	....	visual effects editor
Ahdee Goldberg	....	digital effects associate producer
Daniel D. Gregoire	....	pre-visualization artist
Ben Grossmann	....	wire/rig removal
Martin Hall	....	compositor
Mike Hardison	....	CG supervisor: Pixel Magic
Phil Holland	....	scanning & recording operator
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Andrew Honacker	....	digital artist
Kory Jones	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Kenaston	....	digital artist
Kevin Kipper	....	digital artist
Erik Lee	....	CG animator
Euisung Lee	....	animatics artist
Matt Linder	....	lead compositor: 3D effects animator
Carlyle O. Livingston II	....	model supervisor
Nathan McGuinness	....	senior visual effects supervisor: Asylum
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.)
Peter Menich	....	senior CG designer
Bob Minshall	....	visual effects
Eroc Moralls	....	visual effects compositor
Peter W. Moyer	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Filmworks
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Terry Naas	....	digital artist
Greg Notzelman	....	lead animator
Marco S. Paolini	....	digital compositor
Reid Paul	....	digital effects supervisor
Liz Ralston	....	visual effects producer
Gary Reisman	....	digital artist
Marisol Rivas	....	effects production coordinator
Karl Rogovin	....	visual effects production assistant
David Santiago	....	effects technical director
Gunther Schatz	....	3D visual effects artist
Stephen Sloan	....	senior compositor
Andrew Soria	....	visual effects
Ole Dieter Sturm	....	computer graphic artist: Bionics
Rich Thorne	....	visual effects supervisor
Garv Thorp	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Todd Vaziri	....	digital camera shake specialist: OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic [us]
Matthew A. Ward	....	animatic artist: POVDE (as Matthew Ward)
Travis Baumann	....	Inferno artist (uncredited)
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects producer: Asylum (uncredited)
Brandon Craig	....	render supervisor (uncredited)
Patrick Denver	....	model builder (uncredited)
Ivan DeWolf	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Owen Hammer	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
James David Hattin	....	digital compositor: OCS Freezeframe/Pixel Magic (uncredited)
Edward Helmers	....	digital artist (uncredited)
David Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: Asylum (uncredited)
Brian Pohl	....	animatics artist (uncredited)
Andy Tamandl	....	digital artist: Hammerhead Productions (uncredited)
Everette Webber	....	digital compositor: main titles (uncredited)

Stunts
Marek Bakic	....	stunts
Rastislav Benza	....	stunts
Marek Borik	....	stunts (as Marek Boric)
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt coordinator
Kiante Elam	....	stunts
Monika Fiserova	....	stunts
Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik	....	stunts (as Vladimir Furdik)
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Peter Hric	....	stunts
Roman Jankovic	....	stunt actor
Miroslav Kadlecik	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Rastislav Kotula	....	stunts (as Ratislav Kotula)
Gustáv Kyselica	....	stunt coordinator: Slovac Republic
Branislav Martinak	....	stunts
Jaroslav Medvid	....	stunts
Ivan Mica	....	stunts
Lubomir Misak	....	stunts
Lubomir Misak	....	utility stunts
Peter Olgyay	....	stunts
Peter Plazak	....	stunts
Juraj Pospech	....	stunts
Robert Powell	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Michael Sandala	....	stunts
Stanislav Satko	....	stunts
Miloslav Sulda	....	stunts
Marek Toth	....	stunts
Martin 'Mato' Uhrovcik	....	stunts (as Martin Uhrdvcik)
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt double: Owen Wilson (uncredited)
Dirk Vahle	....	stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Abbene	....	gaffer: carrier unit
Ciarán Barry	....	camera operator
Matthew Berner	....	assistant camera
Barry Berona	....	first assistant camera: aircraft carrier unit
Robert Binnall	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dean Brkic	....	best boy electric
Charles John Bukey	....	key grip
Václav Cermak	....	rigging best boy
Karel Charvat	....	grip
Sean P. Fickert	....	grip
Ian Foster	....	camera operator
Sandro Garcia	....	video assist operator
John Gazdik	....	camera operator: VistaVision
Rasto Gore	....	rigging electrician
Alice Gu	....	assistant camera
Samir Kadric	....	electrician
Branko Knez	....	assistant camera
Michael Landsburg	....	dolly grip: second unit
Robyn Link	....	camera loader: re-shoots
Jeff Lynn	....	assistant camera
Michael McDermott	....	gaffer
David B. Nowell	....	aerial camera operator
Robert Palmer	....	second assistant camera
Jaromir Sedina	....	Steadicam operator
Jaromir Sedina	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Sascha 'Sash' Seitz	....	second assistant camera
Paul Szopa	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Eric Turner	....	assistant camera
Jürgen Vollmer	....	still photographer
Dale White	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, aircraft carrier unit
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lenka Stefankovicova	....	casting: Slovakia
Sheila Trezise	....	casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carlane Passman	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Josh Campbell	....	assistant editor
Paula Greatbatch	....	assistant editor (as Paula Suhy)
Jamie Keeney	....	assistant editor
Dawn Michelle King	....	assistant editor: avid (as Dawn M. Gerrior)
Jim Passon	....	co-color timer
Marypat Plottner	....	first assistant editor
Pablo Prietto	....	assistant editor
Chris Regan	....	color timer

Music Department
Brian Bulman	....	music editor
Lori L. Eschler	....	music editor (as Lori Eschler Frystak)
Joe Lisanti	....	music editor
Erik Lundborg	....	orchestrator
Larry Mah	....	scoring mixer
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
David Sherr	....	orchestra contractor
David Sherr	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Zdravko Plese	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Brooke Brooks	....	assistant: John Davis
Rob Caves	....	production assistant
Jared Chandler	....	technical advisor: military
Mary K. Fanto	....	clearance coordinator
David Fencl	....	armorer
Emilio Puyol Fernandez	....	helicopter pilot
Danica Fleischerova	....	assistant production coordinator (as Danica Matulayova)
Stephen French	....	assistant: John Moore
Gary Gillingham	....	production controller
Karen Golden	....	additional script supervisor
Kristine Greco	....	script supervisor: effects unit
Alex Hamilton	....	production coordinator
Jody Hart	....	production assistant
Michael Hjelmstad	....	technical advisor: military
Zeljko Hren	....	caterer
Kristina Kavaliunas	....	assistant: Stephanie Austin
Tomas Kelemen	....	assistant: Stephanie Austin
David M. Kennedy	....	technical advisor: military
Melissa Kinnicutt	....	assistant production coordinator
Stefan Krisak	....	helicopter pilot
Villiam Krivac	....	helicopter pilot
Clay Lacy	....	pilot: Lear Jet
Michael Lichtenegger	....	assistant production coordinator
Marek Mackovic	....	set production assistant
Zdravko Madzarevic	....	location manager
Rob Meisenholder	....	first assistant accountant
Steve Newman	....	unit publicist
Sandra Odelga	....	production coordinator
David Paris	....	aerial coordinator (as David W. Paris)
Nada Pinter	....	script supervisor
Thell Reed	....	aerial weapons specialist
Rick Shuster	....	pilot: picture helicopter
Michael Stromberg	....	helicopter pilot
Korin A. Tarin	....	post-production accountant
Jose Luis Tejero	....	helicopter pilot
Nancy A. Terriberry	....	second assistant accountant
Jiri Tichacek	....	assistant accountant
Dirk Vahle	....	pilot: picture helicopter
Monnie Wills	....	assistant: Wyck Godfrey
Richard Yates	....	helicopter pilot
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	pilot: picture helicopter
Peter Ziak	....	production assistant
Viera Zvonarova	....	assistant to production coordinator
Robert E. Phillips	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sascha 'Sash' Seitz	....	skydiving unit coordinator (uncredited)
Trevor Stasik	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Philip M. Strub	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox) (presents)
• Davis Entertainment (as Davis Entertainment Company)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2002) (Finland) (theatrical) (VHS) (DVD)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) ((2005) (2006) (2008)) (Finland) (TV)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Yorin (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX
• Bionic Digital (animation)
• Digital Filmworks (visual effects)
• Encore Visual Effects (visual effects)
• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects) (uncredited)
• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)
• OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (digital effects)
• Pacific Titles & Optical (visual effects)
• Persistence of Vision Entertainment (visual effects)
• Reality Check Studios (visual effects)
• Rhythm and Hues (miniatures)
• Riot
• Snow Business International (snow effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• Picture Mill, The  main titles

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for war violence and some language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian | Spanish | Czech

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | UK:12 | South Korea:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Australia:M (original rating) | Ireland:12 | Ireland:15 (DVD/VHS release) | UK:15 (DVD/VHS release) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38516) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Koliba Studios, Bratislava, Slovakia

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

This is the first movie to feature the US Navy's new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Admiral Reigart references a letter Burnett received dated "September 23rd." The Admiral then says Burnett received another letter "a month later for something involving Chinese New Year." This would place the Chinese New Year in late October. In reality, the Chinese New Year falls in either January or February.

Quotes:

Admiral Reigart: You still got your boots, have you, cowboy?
Chris Burnett: Roger. They were tied on.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Atom Bomb

So Badly Written It`s Offensive To The Dead Of The Balkans Conflict

What`s fundamentally wrong with this movie is summed up by the opening voice over about " The Cincinatti peace accord " . I jumped out of my seat screaming " The whaaaat ? . It`s the Dayton peace accord you bloody fool " . But I realised this was a complete work of fiction even though it`s set against the background of the aftermath of the early 90s Balkans conflict . Or is it ? Is it set before the signing of the Dayton peace accord of 1995 or after it ? Is it set before the Kosovo campaign of 1999 or after it ? This vagueness of chronology is irritating as are the politics . Why is the Serb faction so anti- Mladic ? Despite his unforgivable behaviour against Bosniak ( Bosnian Muslims ) and Croat civilians during the conflict Mladic was by far the most popular Bosian Serb leader amongst the Bosnian Serb population , and once again I`ve got to ask when BEHIND ENEMY LINES is set ? If it`s after 1995 Slobodan Milosevic should be the hate figure for these Serb rebels for signing the Dayton peace agreement . Another thing that annoyed me was the false picture painted of the NATO command structure which has always been commanded by Americans . There is exceptions to the rule such as NATO`s ground offensive in Kosovo in 1999 being led by British general Mike Jackson but NATO has nearly always been an entirely American run show and there`s no way Uncle Sam would allow an entire NATO task force to be run by a French admiral as seen here . And another unforgivable error that shows the screenwriters don`t have a clue what they`re writing about is the line " The F-18 was shot down over southern Bosnia " ! Even when the Bosnian Serb army made its greatest gains in the summer/autumn of 1992 they never reached as far as southern Bosnia , this area remained in the hands of the Bosnian Croats before , during and after the war while most of central Bosnia was held by the Bosniaks while the rest of Bosnia was held by the Serbs so if the hero was shot down over " Southern Bosnia " how come he`s being chased by Serb militia and tanks . Oh and if there`s a peace deal how come everyone is fighting again ? Wasn`t there a large UN presence before NATO arrived ? Wasn`t there a large NATO ground force ( I-For it was called ) sent into the country to implement the Dayton peace accord ? So how come we don`t see any NATO ground forces stopping the fighting between the factions ?

I might be accused of nit picking but I wish to say that I think it`s absolutely obscene that Hollywood has made a movie set against the back drop of a conflict that killed 278,000 human beings and not once do I get the impression that the production team know what they`re talking about . It`s not too difficult to check a few facts if only to show a little respect to the victims of this brutal conflict . I`ve never been to the former Yugoslavia but I obviously know more about the conflict than the people who produced and wrote the screenplay . If you`re going to do a made up movie that resembles MCGUYVER meets MTV can you please have the decency to set it in a made up country