Bat 21
Brief Synopsis
An Air Force officer crashes behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War.
Cast & Crew
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Peter Markle
Director
Gene Hackman
Danny Glover
Jerry Reed
David Marshall Grant
Jeff Baxter
Film Details
Also Known As
Air Force - Bat 21
MPAA Rating
Genre
War
Action
Adventure
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Reggie Glover
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Kota Kinbalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
During the Vietnam conflict, an American officer is forced to parachute into a North Vietnamese jungle and fend for himself until a rescue operation can be carried out.
Cast
Gene Hackman
Danny Glover
Jerry Reed
David Marshall Grant
Jeff Baxter
Wilod Nuin
Jim Aman
Liow Hui Chun
Bonnie Yong
Joe Dorsey
Don Ruffin
Henry Lee
Dennis Chong
Erich E. Anderson
Fung Yun Khiong
Conidon Wong
Willie Lai
Martin Yong
Benedict Lojingkau
Scott A Howell
Clarence Mojikon
Freddie Chin
Fredolin Leong
Stuart Hagen
Paul Yong
Reverend Michael Ng
Jeffrey Liew
Timothy Fitzgerald
Alan King
Theodore Chan Woei-shyong
Johnny Michael
Clayton Rohner
Michael Lee
Michael Raden
Harold Sinpang
Crew
David L Aaron
Titles
Ken Adams
Key Grip
Scotty Allan
Gaffer
Randy Alsenz
Sound
Mickey Alzola
Stunts
William C Anderson
Book As Source Material
William C Anderson
Screenplay
Edgar Argulla
Grip
Nadesan Balakrishnan
Assistant Set Dresser
Michael Balson
Producer
Kashka Banjoko
Hair
Nancy Banks
Casting
Audrey Bansmer
Costume Designer
Robert N Benjamin
Swing Gang
Maxine Bergen
Script Supervisor
Matthew Booth
Assistant Editor
Steven Brown
Production Assistant
Lyle Byrum
Other
Lyle Byrum
Pilot
Jose Cadornes
Special Effects
Felipe Caranto
Electrician
Tommy Chang
Photography
Lawrence Chin
Transportation Co-Captain
Nicholas Chong
Production Assistant
Chow Yin Chung
Generator Operator
Chow Yin Chung
Electrician
Joe Citarella
Foley Mixer
Florentino Corpuz
Boom Operator
Doctor R Crants
Assistant
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Vincent Cresciman
Production Designer
Leodigario B Dalawis Jr.
Camera Operator
Mark Damon
Coproducer
Hermel Dapilos
Assistant Camera Operator
Daniel Delina
Camera Assistant
Christine E Doley
Makeup Assistant
Gary Douris
Other
Mark Elliot
Sound Editor
John Elliott
Lead Special Effects
Anacletus Fernandez
Accounting Assistant
David Fisher
Producer
Margaret Foo
Other
Andrew George
Swing Gang
Claudius George
Production
Mary Karen Gleason
Production Associate
Reggie Glover
Cable Operator
Eric J. Goldstein
Assistant Camera Operator
George Gordon
Screenplay
Marita Grabiak
Script Supervisor
Michael Griffin
Camera Operator
Richard Haas
Assistant Camera Operator
Stuart Hagen
Assistant Director
Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton
Consultant
Velline Hanggau
Wardrobe
William Hanna
Assistant
Lowell D Hargrove
Production Assistant
Lisle Hebert
Sound Editor
Grover Helsley
Sound
Henry Hing
Transportation Captain
Vincent Hing
Transportation Co-Captain
Harry J. Hitner
Sound Editor
Cindy Hochman
Production Coordinator
Philip Holahan
Camera Operator
Philip Holahan
Other
Philip Holahan
Director Of Photography
William Hooper
Sound Editor
Scott A Howell
Stunts
John Huneck
Camera Operator
Leslie Huntley
Production Supervisor
Craig Huston
Assistant Director
Mark Irwin
Director Of Photography
Mark Irwin
Other
Mark Irwin
Photography
Richard E Johnson
Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Joyce
Visual Effects
Chan Ping King
Electrician
Evzen Kolar
Line Producer
Dick Kyker
Property Master
Robert Kyker
Property Master Assistant
Louis Lazzara
Makeup
Leonardo Legaspi
Grip
Elizabeth Linggi
Production Assistant
Gary Littlejohn
Stunts
Helen Mackry
Production Assistant
Itzhak Magal
Sound
Aron Margolis
Production Assistant
Ken Marschall
Matte Painter
Perpituo Mirador
Electrician
Hope Moskowitz
Assistant Editor
Afdul Mutalif
Production Assistant
Navin Naidu
Assistant Director
Gary A Neill
Producer
Roland Neveu
Photography
Alan Ng
Carpenter
George Ng
Construction
Carol Oblath
Assistant Editor
Sam Oetinger
Assistant
Tony Ogunsanya
Stunts
Tony Ogunsanya
Stand-In
John Oh
Sound
Don Otto
Assistant
Brabon Palencia
Assistant
George Papanickolas
Dolly Grip
Christopher H Pechin
Associate Producer
Christopher H Pechin
Storyboard Artist
Robert L Pederson
Production Accountant
Ruth Peebles
Casting Associate
Juanito Pereira
Camera Assistant
Lee Yen Phin
Assistant Camera Operator
Troy Porter
Foley Mixer
Heather Pumphrey
Production Assistant
Michael Raden
Stunts
Emile Razpopov
Sound Design
Emile Razpopov
Sound Editor
Jerry Reed
Executive Producer
Gary Rhodaback
Visual Effects
Art Riddle
Art Director
Karen Riddle
On-Set Dresser
Stephen E. Rivkin
Editor
Richard D Rogers
Foley Mixer
Richard D Rogers
Sound
Don Ruffin
Stunts
Karen R Sachs
Other
Dana Sanchez
Costumes
Jesse Santo Domingo
Special Effects
David Saunders
Coproducer
Yahya Sayadi
Assistant Director
Ian D Scott
Electrician
Simon Selamat
Hair Assistant
Burton Sharp
Casting
Steve Shibuya
Production Assistant
Bill Swenson
Assistant Editor
Aurora Tan
Other
Diana Tan
Assistant
Captain V Thiagarajah
Stunts
Captain V Thiagarajah
Aerial Unit
Thomas Thom
Construction Coordinator
Eduardo Urbano
Property Master Assistant
Jeff Vaughn
Music
Joseph Viskocil
Pyrotechnics
Clarinda Wang
Sound
Christopher Warren
Production Assistant
Gene Warren
Special Effects Supervisor
Robert E Waters
Unit Production Manager
Alan Webber
Stand-In
Jim Weidman
Music Editor
Terry Weldon
Art Director
Dode Weyant
Negative Cutting
John Wilkinson
Sound
Claude K Williams
Assistant
Maryann Willie
Scenic Artist
Brent Winter
Sound Editor
Paul Francis Witt
Music Conductor
Paul Francis Witt
Music
Andy Wong
Special Effects
Francesca Wong
Other
Steve Wong
Props
Anne Atkins Young
Music Coordinator
Christopher Young
Music
Robert Zajonc
Aerial Unit
Robert Zajonc
Stunts
Mark Zimoski
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Air Force - Bat 21
MPAA Rating
Genre
War
Action
Adventure
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Reggie Glover
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Kota Kinbalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Articles
Bat 21
An Air Force officer crashes behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War.
Bat 21
An Air Force officer crashes behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War.
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States September 28, 1988
Shown at Cinetex/88 September 28, 1988.
Began shooting June 22, 1987.
The first film to be shot in Sabah.
Released in United States Fall October 21, 1988
Released in United States on Video April 5, 1989
Released in United States September 28, 1988 (Shown at Cinetex/88 September 28, 1988.)
Released in United States Fall October 21, 1988
Released in United States on Video April 5, 1989
