The Delta Force
1986 · Movie · R · 129 min · ★ 6.0 · 26% critics
A passenger jet traveling from Athens toward New York is hijacked and forced toward the Middle East, putting everyone onboard in immediate danger. As negotiations stall and tensions rise, an elite military unit is deployed to mount a high-risk rescue and stop the attackers before more lives are lost.
Also known as Delta Force · Delta Force 1 - The Delta Force
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-02-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 26/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (512 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an ’80s action thriller that shifts from suspenseful hijacking drama to loud, crowd-pleasing heroics; Not for you if you dislike flag-waving politics, cartoonish action, or long runtimes like Missing in Action.
Pros: tense hijacking setup; big-name cast; over-the-top action fun | Cons: heavy-handed patriotism; uneven pacing; cheesy second half
Themes
- rescue
- martial arts
- airplane
- war veteran
- fight
- patriotism
- hijacking
- rescue mission
- based on true story
- airplane hijacking
- covert operation
- delta force
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Chuck Norris
as Major Scott McCoy
Lee Marvin
as Colonel Nick Alexander
Martin Balsam
as Ben Kaplan
Joey Bishop
as Harry Goldman
Robert Forster
as Abdul
Lainie Kazan
as Sylvia Goldman
George Kennedy
as Father O'Malley
Hanna Schygulla
as Ingrid
Susan Strasberg
as Debra Levine
Bo Svenson
as Capt. Campbell
Directed by Menahem Golan