# Bat★21 (1988)

> A stranded Vietnam War specialist turns personal knowledge of the terrain into a desperate plan for survival as an air-ground team races to extract him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8889

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Action, War, Drama
- Director: Peter Markle
- Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson, Joe Dorsey, Michael Ng
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094712/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, somber, grounded, serious movie night, war film marathon

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