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Wing Commander (1999)

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Release Date: March 12, 1999
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Running Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual references and sci-fi action/violence.
Director: Chris Roberts
Writer: Kevin Droney, Chris Roberts
Cast: David Fahm, Fraser James, Simon MacCorkindale, Mark Powley, Hugh Quarshie, Raph Taylor, Richard Dillane, Ken Bones, Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, Jürgen Prochnow, Tchéky Karyo, David Warner, David Suchet, Ginny Holder, John Bondi, Freddie Prinze Jr.

Earth year 2654. The Confederation is engaged in a brutal war with the vicious, bloodthirsty alien race, the Kilrathi.

The Kilrathi have captured a computer navigation device, which they plan on using to jump behind enemy lines and attack Earth. Only three brazen young space pilots and their elite fighter squadron stand in the way of their planet's destruction.

Christopher Blair is fresh from the Academy, but his inexperience belies his incredible navigational skills. He Read more

Movie Review

Grade: D In what could have been the tradition of Star Wars and Star Trek comes Wing Commander, a hopelessly cliche and trite sci-fi thriller from director Chris Roberts. Read the full movie review

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