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The Delta Force

The Delta Force (1986)

They don't negotiate with terrorists... they blow them away!

Release:1986
Runtime:2h 9m
Country:United States
Director:Menahem Golan
Language:English

Genre

ActionThrillerWar
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Keywords

RescueMartial ArtsAirplaneWar VeteranFightPatriotismHijackingRescue Mission
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The Delta Force rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.7/10· 24K votes
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic37%
TMDb5.98/10· 507 votes

With 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 37/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Delta Force

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.

Cast of The Delta Force

  • Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris

    as Major Scott McCoy

  • Lee Marvin

    Lee Marvin

    as Colonel Nick Alexander

  • Martin Balsam

    Martin Balsam

    as Ben Kaplan

  • Joey Bishop

    Joey Bishop

    as Harry Goldman

  • Robert Forster

    Robert Forster

    as Abdul

  • Lainie Kazan

    Lainie Kazan

    as Sylvia Goldman

  • George Kennedy

    George Kennedy

    as Father O'Malley

  • Hanna Schygulla

    Hanna Schygulla

    as Ingrid

  • Susan Strasberg

    Susan Strasberg

    as Debra Levine

  • Bo Svenson

    Bo Svenson

    as Capt. Campbell

  • Robert Vaughn

    Robert Vaughn

    as Gen. Woodbridge

  • Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    as Edie Kaplan

The Delta Force facts

Budget
$9M
Box office
$17.8M
Collection
The Delta Force Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Action hero provides charismatic protagonist for military thriller
  • •Airplane hijacking setup delivers high-tension hostage scenario stakes
  • •True story basis grounds action-thriller in historical event authenticity

What the audience disliked

  • •Cultural representation feels dated and problematically stereotypical
  • •Character development takes backseat to action spectacle priority
Saga: The Delta Force Collection

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