Wing Commander
Director: Chris Roberts
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction
Year: 1999
Country: United States of America, Luxembourg
Language: English Language
Starring: Freddie Prinze, Jr., Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard, Tchéky Karyo, Jürgen Prochnow, Ginny Holder, Hugh Quarshire, Ken Bones, John McGlynn, Richard Dillane, Mark Prowley, Davif Fahm, Simon MacCorkindale, Fraser James, David Warner, David Suchet, Mark Hamill
Wing Commander is a science fiction film, released in 1999, based loosely on the video games of the same name. It was directed by Chris Roberts, the creator of the game series, and stars Freddie Prinze, Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, Tchéky Karyo, Jürgen Prochnow, David Suchet and David Warner. Principal photography occurred in Luxembourg and post-production was done in Austin, Texas.
It is the year 2654 and an interstellar war is raging between the Terran Confederation and the cat-like alien Kilrathi. Christopher Blair (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Todd Marshall (Matthew Lillard) are cocky young pilots assigned to the small merchant ship Diligent, commanded by Commodore Taggart (Tchéky Karyo).
A massive Kilrathi armada attacks a remote human base and captures its navigation computer, through which it will be able to locate Earth. Admiral Tolwyn (David Warner) orders the Diligent to proceed to the carrier Tiger Claw. He directs Blair, whose parents he knew, to carry orders to the Tiger Claw to fight a suicidal delaying action to let the rest of the Terran fleet reach Earth. Along with the awkwardness of joining a new unit, and continual pranks that require discipline from wing
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