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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: H. Godwineson on September 12, 2002, 11:01:20 AM
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Many moons ago, I saw a movie on TV about the air war in Korea. The plot ran something like this. A North Korean pilot had arrived on the scene, and was regularly shooting down the American fighter jocks. To bolster flagging morale, and put the North Koreans in their place, a top-notch American ace was transferred to the theater. Played by Robert Mitchum, he came to teach ACM to the American pilots on the scene. In the climactic final scene, he and the North Korean pilot have an epic dog-fight. The Korean jumps Mitchum with an alt advantage, saddles up on his six, and begins to lick his chops. Mitchum uses a series of side-slips to force the Korean to overshoot; the Korean goes into a wide barrel-roll to try to prevent the overshoot but no dice. Mitchum is now in the saddle. After several more maneuvers, Mitchell shoots him down and then flies off into the sunset.
I've never seen the film again. It was noteworthy not because of the plot, which was mediocre, but for its excellent air-combat photography. No models were used, only actual Korean-era aircraft.
My question is...does any one else remember this movie and can you tell me the title? I would love to have a copy of it.
Regards, Shuckins
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Originally posted by H. Godwineson
Mitchum uses a series of side-slips to force the Korean to overshoot; the Korean goes into a wide barrel-roll to try to prevent the overshoot but no dice. Mitchum is now in the saddle. After several more maneuvers, Mitchell shoots him down and then flies off into the sunset.
Did the Korean Ace then get on the radio and call Mitchum a stick stirring warpdweeb?
Anyhow, was it "The Hunters"?
-Sikboy
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Did a search and found that the 1958 Movie "The Hunters" will be on the Fox Movie channel on Sep 18th at 11pm (didn't say time zone)
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A quick Google search confirms Sikboy. I remember this movie from a looong time ago. I think they were Sabre Dogs, the radar-equipped versions.
Would be nice to see again someday.
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good air-combat photography is worht a stupid movie, IMO. thats what made "the blue max" worth sitting through (otherwise hannibal is no good w/out Mr. T & that crazy fool murdoch) haven't seen good sabre vs. studmuffinot footage (McConnel story what quite lame in that respect)and mitchum is almost always worth looking foward to, so i will see "the Hunters" this weekend... (http://takeadvantage.com/Images/THEHUNTERS.jpg)
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hey...blue max wasn't such a bad movie...besides nice air to air sequences it had Ursula Andrews...back then she was soo perky :)
I also watched Dark Blue World recently. It was an average film,but seeind al those Spits and hearing them moan got me all wet. :)