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The Rescue

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Teenage offspring (Kevin Dillon, Christine Harnos, Marc Price) of Navy SEALs sneak into North Korea with stolen weapons to free their fathers.
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Ruben Martinez L.A. Weekly 08/11/2021
The Rescue is so lacking in every human aspect (cardboard cutouts and voice-overs would have achieved similar results) that it will probably come and go rather unnoticed, and justifiably so. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D @RT35616104 03/02/2023 Laughable for all the wrong reasons. See more 06/28/2016 Topgun spawned a bunch of movies in the 80s and this is no different. Four teens rescue their parents in this entertaining action vehicle. See more 05/09/2016 Teenaged children (and one 10 year-old) of US special forces men taken prisoner in North Korea plot daring rescue mission. One normally thinks of North Korea as an impoverished nation but the fireworks set up for the workers celebration certainly suggested otherwise. Did shake my head when a Bruce Springsteen t-shirt spared the rescue plane from unknowingly being shot down by US fighters. Somewhat amazingly, the plot could be recycled today. See more 02/16/2015 A bunch of teens save their imprisoned father's in this Iron Eagle ripoff. See more 09/08/2014 Loved this as a kid. Enjoyed it as an adult. See more 10/25/2013 I loved this movie when I was a kid. Want to see it again See more Read all reviews
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Ferdinand Fairfax

Director

Kevin Dillon

J.J. Merrill

Christine Harnos

Adrian Phillips

Marc Price

Max Rothman

James Cromwell

Adm. Rothman

Charlie Haid

Cmdr. Howard
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Movie Info

Synopsis Teenage offspring (Kevin Dillon, Christine Harnos, Marc Price) of Navy SEALs sneak into North Korea with stolen weapons to free their fathers.
Director
Ferdinand Fairfax
Producer
Laura Ziskin
Screenwriter
Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Production Co
Buena Vista Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 5, 1988, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.8M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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