Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its loosely based on the story of scott ogrady who was shot down over bosnia in 1995. John davis is also producing behind enemy lines in slovakia, which he describes as top gun meets the fugitive. It is based on the life of redbad, the medieval king of frisia. Its supposedly set in bosnia but was filmed in slovakia not that far away. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in. Usa action war drama thriller filmed in koliba studios, bratislava, slovakia.
Behind enemy lines internet movie firearms database. Actionpacked the 1970s way, the story of this wwii caper revolves around a bunch of antiheroes death row soldiers who went behind enemy lines to escape and ended up teaming with a german soldier who had a very questionable loyalty to do a very daring train raid. Hes the guy who survived by eating beetles and other bugs. First feature film of irish director john moore, behind enemy lines is a war movie. The film was written and directed by james dodson, starring nicholas gonzalez, matt bushell, keith david, denis arndt, ben cross, bruce mcgill and peter coyote. Right in the village you can find a huge sculpture of angel that was used in a famous american movie behind enemy lines 2001 with owen wilson and gene hackman in leading roles. Gene hackman costars as radm leslie mcmahon reigart, the us navy admiral who leads the rescue mission to retrieve his downed officer an interesting bit of trivia. Based primarily at koliba studios in bratislava, the capital of slovakia, most interiors of the film were shot there, while the exterior scenes are a combination of slovak and croatian landscapes. Uprising 2001 a warner bros studios highend tv film. Reporting behind enemy lines in mosul foreign policy. The first three weeks were shot at locations just outside bratislava, including devin castle and cerveny kamen. The bad guys who approach stackhouse are part of the bosnian serb army.
There is a new mexico connection, too, because the movie stars owen wilson, who attended new. Scott ogrady, who survived being shot down over bosnia, sues over the fox movie and a. Bbc news entertainment slovakia angered by horror film. Behind enemy lines is a 2001 action film that stars owen wilson as lt chris burnett, a us navy radar intercept officer who must evade enemy forces after his fa18 super hornet is shot down over bosnia. Behind enemy lines, movie, 2001 pictures provided by. They were just one of several sides involved in the. Agrarflug helilift gmbh dhook nov01 in slovakia as marines 103 for behind enemy lines movie. In the movie, macht and wilson are attached to the aircraft squadron vfa163, deployed on board uss carl vinson. He finds himself flying the lone christmas day mission over wartorn bosnia. The film tells the story of lieutenant chris burnett, an american naval flight officer who is shot down over bosnia and uncovers genocide during the bosnian war. Pretty cool, ya dont see them too much in the movies. We have hosted zuzana husarova, maria ferencuhova, juliana sokolova, martin solotruk. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. From that paleolithic age on through the bronze age, tribes of people lived here, many in caves.
The uss carl vinson was the aircraft carrier featured in the film. Most of the exteriors were actually filmed in more remote parts of slovakia instead of bosnia. A long term collaboration between the enemies project and the centre for information on literature. Koliba studios, bratislava, slovakia studio 16 of 17 found this interesting interesting. Bulgaria standing in for north korea in the second. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1986. Though this film could have been better, behind enemy lines is a decent film that manages to entertain, and be mindless, fun entertainment. Around 100,000 bosniak and croatian civilians were slaughtered during the bosnian war. May 31, 2018 behind enemy lines 2001 first feature film of irish director john moore, behind enemy lines is a war movie set during the bosnian war in the mid1990s. With our coverage of all available slovak lines bus lines, we make sure you are able to get to where you need to be.
This came out within a month of the similarly themed war film filmblackhawkdown. This could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. The largest city is the capital, bratislava, and the second largest is kosice. Eventually, forts were built and trade routes were formed. Dec 28, 2018 seal team 6 sneak behind enemy lines in search of brutal politician navy seals s2 ep3 wonder duration. Behind enemy lines 2001 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Behind enemy lines 2001 a war thriller with gene hackman and owen wilson. Slovakia is a member state of the european union, nato, united nations, oecd and wto among others. Unless, that is, the countrys thick woodlands and jawdropping mountain peaks manage to block the view. Angel statue in haj other attractions haj kamnavylet. Behind enemy lines 2001 first feature film of irish director john moore, behind enemy lines is a war movie set during the bosnian war in the mid1990s. Behind enemy lines is a fictional story about a pilot gabriel macht and a navy flight officer wilson who are shot down while flying their fa18 super hornet on a combat mission over bosnia.
You cant travel far in slovakia without seeing a castle. A navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. The film was released directtovideo on october 17, 2006. Africanamerican pilot down behind enemy lines rescues two orphans 1957 united kingdom the betrayal. From the cavernous woodclad great hall and the echoey sixteenth. Above and beyond was released on dvd in the united states and canada by 20th century fox as a set of five dvd10 discs on november 8, 2005.
We let you sort through slovak lines schedules and slovak lines bus ticket prices to find a deal suited to your individual needs. A team of allied soldiers are sent behind enemy lines to extract a rocket scientist from the hands of the nazis. A stopover in the village of haj, where angel statue is located, the one we could see in the film behind enemy lines. A small, lost unit of german soldiers is looking for shelter in a remote, small snowy village in enemy territory. Pages in category films shot in slovakia the following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. There is a new mexico connection, too, because the movie stars owen wilson, who attended new mexico military academy, and gene hackman, a resident of santa fe.
Behind enemy lines 2001 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Each centering around american military humanitarian efforts from the 1990s in a troubled world region and how soldiers become caught trapped in the domain of their enemy after an assignment goes awry. Ancient habitation of slovakia has been verified by radiocarbon dating that puts the oldest surviving archaeological artifacts found in the area at some 250,000 years old. Heres how an f22 raptor flew under the iranian fighter. Air force captain shot down in northern bosnia and his attempt to survive in hostile territory. The dreaming spires of oxford have starred in many a film the italian job, howards end, the history boys, but its the college of christ church thats most recognizable in the harry potter films, doubling up as the inimitable hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The film tells the story of lieutenant chris burnett, an american naval flight officer who is shot down over bosniaand uncovers genocide during the bosnian war. Redbad is a 2018 dutch drama film directed by roel reine. Behind enemy lines is a tense war thriller set during the german attack on russia in 1941.
The statue in the begining of behind enemy lines originally posted by seoulstice im pretty sure its a prop, if i recall from the behind the scenes, that whole area where the ejection seat fell was previously covered by trees and the movie makers had to pay to have them cut down. The statue in the begining of behind enemy lines originally posted by seoulstice im pretty sure its a prop, if i recall from the behind the scenes, that whole area where the ejection seat fell was previously covered by trees and the movie makers. List of war movies and series released in 2016 argunners. Jul 10, 2007 in the movie behind enemy lines appears a partially destroyedonewinged angel statue, does anybody knows if this statue really exists, has a name and factual location. Local film distributor itafilm said the filmmaker has no plans to visit the country. Five miles above the earth and deep behind enemy lines, eleven men inside a bomber known as the flying fortress fight for their lives against swarms of enemy german fighters. The film was shot on location in slovakia, plus koliba studios, bratislava, slovakia. Slovakia 24 of 25 found this interesting interesting. Behind enemy lines with uss carl vinson kitsap sun. Hajske waterfalls amazing waterfalls in the slovak karst.
This is a drama that takes place in occupied poland during world war ii. Filming locations 4 filming dates 1 filming locations. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. With gene hackman, owen wilson, gabriel macht, charles malik whitfield. Visiting hajske waterfalls in the slovak karst national park. Roth is planning to make a sequel to hostel, which is also expected to be filmed in the czech republic. The film is centered on the story of an american naval flight officer who was shot down over bosnia and ends up uncovering a massacre during the bosnian conflict.
Above and beyond is an american science fiction television show that originally aired on fox, created and written by glen morgan and james wong. Slovakia map geography of slovakia map of slovakia. Seal team 6 sneak behind enemy lines in search of brutal politician navy seals s2 ep3 wonder duration. The exterior scenes were shot in slovakia in the beautiful zadielska dolina and a friend of mine was part of the slovak crew. Separated from their company during battle they are now deep within enemy territory cut. Behind enemy lines internet movie firearms database guns. Behind enemy lines 2001 film wikipedia republished. The cast and crew of 20th century foxs behind enemy lines spent a week aboard the carrier last month filming scenes for the movie. Meanwhile, his commanding officer is struggling to gain approval to launch a search and rescue. Use rough guides maps to explore all the regions of slovakia. Behind enemy lines is a 2001 action and war film directed by john moore, and starring owen wilson and gene hackman. Slovakia is a natural gem boasting about 250 waterfalls that are spread around the whole country.
Behind enemy lines is a popcorn flick pure and simple. It was filmed in slovakia so i would say that its quite possible the statue does exist. Slovakia has already hosted films such as nosferatu the vampire 1979, dragonheart 1996, the peacemaker 1997, behind enemy lines 2001 or both hostel sequels 2005, 2007. To acquire a permit to majority of locations takes normally around two days, downtown locations about a week. Heres how an f22 raptor flew under the iranian fighter jet. It lies in the extreme southwestern part of the country, along the danube where that river has cut a gorge in the little carpathian mountains near the meeting point of the frontiers of slovakia, austria, and hungary. Behind enemy lines, the first major foreign movie to be shot in slovakia since the action film the peacemaker in 199697, tells the story of an american pilot shot down by serb paramilitary during a reconnaissance flight in bosnia. Dating from the thirteenth century, doune castle, near stirling, appeared as arthurs home, camelot, complete with great hall and round table. John moore shot most of the movie in slovakia, which is only about four hundred miles. In the movie, macht and wilson are attached to the aircraft squadron vfa163 deployed on board. Behind enemy lines is set in 1995 at the end of the bosnian war. Behind enemy lines 2000 based on the book return with honour by scott ogrady and jeff coplon, behind enemy lines is a fictional story about a pilot gabriel macht and a naval flight officer owen wilson who are shot down while flying their fa18 super hornet on a combat mission over bosnia. Colombia colombia is in chaos, as a fiveman team of us navy seals commanded by lieutenant sean macklin embark on a secret mission to ensure that peace talks between the countrys government and insurgent guerrillas dont erupt into violence, an unforeseen complication threatens all out war.
Oct 20, 2015 the movie behind enemy lines was filmed in slovakia in 2001. In the movie behind enemy lines appears a partially destroyedonewinged angel statue, does anybody knows if this statue really exists, has a name and factual location. Filming location matching bratislava, slovakia sorted by. Its a thoroughly english story about king arthur and his band of knights, but the 1975 film, monty python and the holy grail was filmed mostly in scotland. Thanks to its location in the heart of slovak karst national park there are plenty of other places to visit nearby. The movie behind enemy lines was filmed in slovakia in 2001. Allied pilot captured and tortured by nazis and postwar search for his betrayer 1957 france bitter victory. But when he talks pilot stackhouse into flying slightly offcourse to check out an interesting target, the two get shot down. A resourceful and cynical commander somehow manages to coax his men through the bitter handtohand fighting in forests, trenches and city. It was nominated for two emmy awards and one saturn award. Welcome to the heart of europe, where incredibly beautiful.
Cross of iron is the thrilling story of a german platoon cut off far behind russian lines in the second half of world war ii. Originally planned for five seasons, it ran only for the single 19951996 season, due to low ratings. The bosnian viewers were left puzzled, how come there are gothic cathedrals in the bosnian countryside. Most of the supposedly bosnian serb military vehicles were lent for shooting by the slovak army and disguised a bit to look more like 90s exyugoslav hardware. Jan 02, 2017 reporting behind enemy lines in mosul.
Koliba studios, bratislava, slovakia studio 16 of 17 found this. Episodes feature closed captioning, and the set also contains some of the original television promotional advertisements for the series. The angel statue is actually a prop from the hollywood film behind enemy lines, part of which was filmed in the environment of the slovak karst. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Theres a bmp explosion the one below i think at the end of behind enemy lines what a silly movie done using an ambulance or a trainer bmp with a fake turret. Remember the scene in the middle of the movie where the downed american naviagator meets the elvis folks in the red ford truck. Our top 10 list of the best movies ever shot in slovakia, from.
Behind enemy lines is a 2001 action war film directed by john moore in his directorial debut, and starring owen wilson and gene hackman. It has prompted the countrys travel agency to invite roth to see the daytoday reality of life in slovakia. It was ranked 50 in igns top 50 scifi tv shows, described as yet another sci. Dhafl nov01 in slovakia as marines 103 for behind enemy lines movie. Behind enemy lines 2001 film a boy called christmas. Busbud shows you which amenities are included with your slovak lines bus for each individual departure. Slovakia is bordered by the czech republic and austria to the west, poland to the north, ukraine to the east and hungary to the south. The plot itself is loosely based on the mrkonjic grad incident that occurred in 1995 amid the war.
Bathory film behind enemy lines 2001 film a boy called christmas. Meanwhile, his commanding officer is struggling to gain approval to launch a combat search and. Axis of evil is a 2006 american war film and the sequel to 2001s behind enemy lines. Behind enemy lines is a 2001 american war film directed by john moore in his directorial debut, and starring owen wilson and gene hackman.