THE DELTA FORCE (1986)

MORGAN'S RATING

When a United States passenger plane is seized by vicious hijackers and taken to Beirut, the President calls The Delta Force, a crack team of commandos lead by Colonel Nick Alexander and Major Scott McCoy. Against all odds, the men blast into the compound and -- taking no prisoners -- rescue the hostages. But the mission is not over yet. A few remaining passengers are being "escorted" to Teheran, initiating a desperate race against time as Alexander and McCoy try to save them -- and avenge America's honor -- before it's too late.

Chuck Norris (Major Scott McCoy), Lee Marvin (Col. Nick Alexander), Martin Balsam (Ben Kaplan), Joey Bishop (Harry Goldman), Robert Forster (Abdul), Lainie Kazan (Sylvia Goldman), George Kennedy (Father O'Malley), Hanna Schygulla (Ingid), Susan Strasberg (Debra Levine), Bo Stevenson (Capt. Campbell), Robert Vaughn (Gen. Woodbridge), Shelley Winters (Edie Kaplan), William Wallace (Pete Peterson), Charles Grant (Tom Hale), Steve James (Bobby), Kim Delaney (Sister Mary), Jerry Weinstock (Dr. Jack), Marvin Freedman (Dave Hoskins), Bob Levit (Jim Montgomery), Chelli Goldberg (Tina), Chris Allia (Lesley), Jerry Lazarus (Robert Levine), Natalie Roth (Ellen Levine), Jerry Hyman (Ted Bilicki), Gael Lahrer (Rosalee Bilicki), Hank Leininger (Jay Bilicki), Howard Jackson (Ed), Eric Norris (Andy), Zipora Peled (Sister Ann), Aaron Kaplan (Mike Fraser), Caroline Langford (Sally Fraser), Yehuda Efroni (David Rosovsky), David Menachem (Moustapha), Shai K. Ophir (Father Nicholas), Avi Loziah (Jaffer), Uri Gavriel (George Berry), Panos Nicolaou (Peter), Elki Jacobs (Bartender), Menahem Einy (Issam), Assi Dayan (Raffi Amir), Jack Cohen (Lebanese Minister), Adiv Gahshan (Salim), Haim Sirafi (Samir), Mosko Alkalai (TV Reporter), Larry Price (Journalist).

THEY DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS... THEY BLOW THEM AWAY!

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Menahem Golan (Enter the Ninja). WRITERS: Menahem Golan and James Bruner. PRODUCERS: Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Rony Yacov. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Alan Silvestri. DISTRIBUTOR: MGM

QUOTES

Nick: Did anyone ever tell you that you have beautiful legs? Bartender: Oh, Nick! You can't see them from here. Nick: No, but I do have a good imagination. Well, actually, I'm just trying to be nice.

FACTS

Harry Goldman: I was in Beirut 20 years ago. You should've been here then. It was beautiful! Beirut had casinos, dances, parties, concerts. It was the Las Vegas of the Middle East.

RELEASE DATE: April 14th, 1986 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $5.9 million (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $17.7 million (USA) - Followed by one 'Chuck Norris' sequel (Delta Force 2) in 1990 and several other sequels throughout the decade.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Slam-bang action! An exciting thriller!" -- The Hollywood Reporter

"An astounding mix of fact, fantasy and heavy-duty adventure." -- Variety!