A group of American commandos go on a mission to save American politicians who were kidnapped and held on a forgotten Malaysian island. Tough-guy lieutenant Andrew Pierce commands the group. During the mission it's revealed there's a traitor in the ranks of the team. Consequently, American soldiers are betrayed and captured by the opponents, who then interrogate and brutally torture Pierce.
Subic Bay in the Philippines where most of the movie was shot.
The film was shot in the Philippines (including Manila and Subic Bay) early in 2003, with shoots starting on February 4.[2] American as well as Filipino actors were cast in the film, with ex-bodybuilder Christian Boeving taking the lead. Boeving makes his own stunts during the filming, and he stated in the interview for AHF Magazine: "I get my ass severely kicked in the movie, which is something I'm sure a lot of people would like to do to me."[3]
Oscar-winner Jack Palance was supposed to appear in the movie but is not seen in its final version.[2]
When Eagles Strike was released on June 11, 2003, in the Philippines. Then the project was released directly-to-DVD in such countries as Russia (under the title Когда орел атакует), Brasil (as O Ataque dos Águias; the film was tagged as based on a true story), and Japan (as Codename Eagle). In April 2004 the film was released on DVD in the United States. The movie was released as Black Hawk Down sequel in Taiwan.[4]
Reception
The film received mixed to generally negative critical reception, currently holding 33% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Scott Weinberg from eFilmCritic.com concluded: "One might be tempted to classify this movie as 'ripped from the headlines' when in fact 'ripped from the trash heap' would be an infinitely more accurate assessment. (...) If (...) you're looking for a solid war movie, just keep on walkin'." Weinberg called his review of When Eagles Strike "Where's John Rambo when we need him?", and awarded the film one star out of four.[5]MonsterHunter believed that characters in the movie are "noisily dull," and named Christian Boeving's lead "Uncle Sam on steroids," saying that "his massive arms are the only real development his character has."[6]
An editor of Actionfreunde called Boeving "a walking muscle", a man "as charismatic as a slowly drying wallpaper piece."[7] In The German Lexicon of International Films it is stated that When Eagles Strike is a clichéd, stereotypical action movie riddled with references to the September 11 attacks.[8] A reviewer from action cinema-related website Yippee-ki-yay, Motherf*cker! believed that the movie lacked the element of surprise but praised Boeving as its sole positive aspect. "Boeving is refreshing as a macho-type commando. (...) He's a resurrected 80s action movie hero—dripping sweat, super handsome, running through the jungles in a tight undershirt."[9]Prime News listed "When Eagles Strike" among the greatest war movies of all time (it received an honorable mention).[10]
Sequel
A sequel, When Eagles Strike 2 − Mission: Survive, was written, and was supposed to have been filmed in 2004 as a television film, but the project was canceled. Lieutenant Andrew Pierce was the main character once again.
References
^Salterio, Leah. "Cirio Santiago cries foul over ABS-CBN's 'nilalangaw' report". Philippine Daily Inquirer. No. June 16, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
^ abMayor Rey Malonzo, binalikan ang pag-aartista. Pilipino Star Ngayon. Philstar Group. Retrieved on March 18, 2020.
^Christian Boeving Makes Movie Magic For 2004. AHF for Men. Canusa Group, Inc. December 2003/January 2004. Retrieved on March 18, 2020.
^"黑鷹計畫2 − (When Eagles Strike)". ivideo.com.tw. Retrieved on February 8, 2015.
^Weinberg, Scott (May 4, 2004). Movie Review - When Eagles Strike. eFilmCritic.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-08.
^When Eagles Strike | Actionfreunde. Actionfreunde. Retrieved on March 18, 2020.
^Das Zweitausendeins Filmlexikon: When Eagles Strike. zweitausendeins.de (de). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
^Nie taki diabeł straszny | Yippee-ki-yay, Motherf*cker!. Yippee-ki-yay, Motherf*cker. Retrieved on March 18, 2020.
^"Top 10: najlepsze filmy wojenne". Prime News. Ex Aequo et Bono. January 26, 2022. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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When Eagles Strike released in the Philippines as Operation Balikatan is a 2003 war action film co produced and directed by Cirio H Santiago The film stars ex bodybuilder Christian Boeving Stacy Keach Davee Youngblood Nate Adams Eddie Garcia Rey Malonzo and Monsour del Rosario When Eagles StrikeDirected byCirio H SantiagoWritten byMichael KinneyProduced byCirio H SantiagoRoger CormanStarringChristian BoevingStacy KeachEddie GarciaRey MalonzoMonsour del RosarioCinematographyJun Dalawis and Ricardo RemiasEdited byRoy StarkMusic byNonong BuencaminoProductioncompanyPremiere ProductionsDistributed byPremiere Productions Philippines New Concorde US Buena Vista Home Entertainment International Release datesJune 11 2003 2003 06 11 Philippines April 20 2004 2004 04 20 US Running time88 minutesCountriesUnited States PhilippinesLanguagesEnglish FilipinoBudget25 million Philippine peso 1 External imageChristian Boeving s character Lieutenant Andrew Pierce electro shocked in the film s torture scene The film received mostly negative reviews and the response for Boeving s portrayal of a classically written action hero has been mixed Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production and release 4 Reception 5 Sequel 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditA group of American commandos go on a mission to save American politicians who were kidnapped and held on a forgotten Malaysian island Tough guy lieutenant Andrew Pierce commands the group During the mission it s revealed there s a traitor in the ranks of the team Consequently American soldiers are betrayed and captured by the opponents who then interrogate and brutally torture Pierce Cast EditChristian Boeving as Lieutenant Andrew Pierce Stacy Keach as General Thurmond Davee Youngblood as Private First Class Tyler Owens Jesse Vint as Captain Spencer Rey Malonzo as Lieutenant Rodrigo Gomez Nate Adams as Darren the military medic Eddie Garcia as General Espino Jess Lapid Jr as Salek Monsour del Rosario as Ahmed Joe Mari Avellana as Ibrahim a leader of Al QaedaProduction and release Edit Subic Bay in the Philippines where most of the movie was shot The film was shot in the Philippines including Manila and Subic Bay early in 2003 with shoots starting on February 4 2 American as well as Filipino actors were cast in the film with ex bodybuilder Christian Boeving taking the lead Boeving makes his own stunts during the filming and he stated in the interview for AHF Magazine I get my ass severely kicked in the movie which is something I m sure a lot of people would like to do to me 3 Oscar winner Jack Palance was supposed to appear in the movie but is not seen in its final version 2 When Eagles Strike was released on June 11 2003 in the Philippines Then the project was released directly to DVD in such countries as Russia under the title Kogda orel atakuet Brasil as O Ataque dos Aguias the film was tagged as based on a true story and Japan as Codename Eagle In April 2004 the film was released on DVD in the United States The movie was released as Black Hawk Down sequel in Taiwan 4 Reception EditThe film received mixed to generally negative critical reception currently holding 33 fresh on Rotten Tomatoes Scott Weinberg from eFilmCritic com concluded One might be tempted to classify this movie as ripped from the headlines when in fact ripped from the trash heap would be an infinitely more accurate assessment If you re looking for a solid war movie just keep on walkin Weinberg called his review of When Eagles Strike Where s John Rambo when we need him and awarded the film one star out of four 5 MonsterHunter believed that characters in the movie are noisily dull and named Christian Boeving s lead Uncle Sam on steroids saying that his massive arms are the only real development his character has 6 An editor of Actionfreunde called Boeving a walking muscle a man as charismatic as a slowly drying wallpaper piece 7 In The German Lexicon of International Films it is stated that When Eagles Strike is a cliched stereotypical action movie riddled with references to the September 11 attacks 8 A reviewer from action cinema related website Yippee ki yay Motherf cker believed that the movie lacked the element of surprise but praised Boeving as its sole positive aspect Boeving is refreshing as a macho type commando He s a resurrected 80s action movie hero dripping sweat super handsome running through the jungles in a tight undershirt 9 Prime News listed When Eagles Strike among the greatest war movies of all time it received an honorable mention 10 Sequel EditA sequel When Eagles Strike 2 Mission Survive was written and was supposed to have been filmed in 2004 as a television film but the project was canceled Lieutenant Andrew Pierce was the main character once again References Edit Salterio Leah Cirio Santiago cries foul over ABS CBN s nilalangaw report Philippine Daily Inquirer No June 16 2003 Retrieved July 31 2022 a b Mayor Rey Malonzo binalikan ang pag aartista Pilipino Star Ngayon Philstar Group Retrieved on March 18 2020 Christian Boeving Makes Movie Magic For 2004 AHF for Men Canusa Group Inc December 2003 January 2004 Retrieved on March 18 2020 黑鷹計畫2 When Eagles Strike ivideo com tw Retrieved on February 8 2015 Weinberg Scott May 4 2004 Movie Review When Eagles Strike eFilmCritic com Retrieved on 2012 02 08 When Eagles Strike 2003 MonsterHunter Retrieved on March 17 2020 When Eagles Strike Actionfreunde Actionfreunde Retrieved on March 18 2020 Das Zweitausendeins Filmlexikon When Eagles Strike zweitausendeins de de Retrieved March 20 2020 Nie taki diabel straszny Yippee ki yay Motherf cker Yippee ki yay Motherf cker Retrieved on March 18 2020 Top 10 najlepsze filmy wojenne Prime News Ex Aequo et Bono January 26 2022 Archived from the original on January 26 2022 Retrieved January 26 2022 External links EditWhen Eagles Strike at IMDb When Eagles Strike at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title When Eagles Strike amp oldid 1149806342, wikipedia, 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