The Rescue

Aug 5, 1988

1h 37m

★ 5.3

An elite U.S. Special Forces team is imprisoned behind enemy lines. The Pentagon calls them expendable. Five young heroes call them Dad. Now they'll risk everything to bring them home.

Overview

A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the "wrong" hands. They complete their mission, but are captured before they can return to their base. The U.S. Government will not mount a rescue mission to free the soldiers, so their teenage children take over. The kids find a way to venture into the foreign country and then must overcome many obstacles.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Silver Screen Partners III

Touchstone Pictures

The Rescue Trailers

Cast

Cmdr. Merrill

Edward Albert

Adm. Rothman

James Cromwell

J.J. Merrill

Kevin Dillon

Max Rothman

Marc Price

Adrian Phillips

Christine Harnos

Virginia Phillips

Ellen Barber

Bobby Howard

Ian Giatti

Cmdr. Howard

Charles Haid

Lt. Phillips

Timothy Carhart

Shawn Howard

Ned Vaughn

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