Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film)

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Behind Enemy Lines
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Moore
Screenplay by	David Veloz Zak Penn
Story by	Jim Thomas John Thomas
Produced by	John Davis
Starring	Owen Wilson Gene Hackman Joaquim de Almeida David Keith Olek Krupa
Cinematography	Brendan Galvin
Edited by	Paul Martin Smith
Music by	Don Davis
Production company	Davis Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 30, 2001 (2001-11-30)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Serbian
Budget	$40 million[1]
Box office	$91.7 million[1]

Behind Enemy Lines is a 2001 American action war film directed by John Moore in his directorial debut, and starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. The film tells the story of Lieutenant Chris Burnett, an American naval flight officer who is shot down over Bosnia and uncovers genocide during the Bosnian War. Meanwhile, the rear admiral commanding the carrier strike group to which he is assigned is struggling to gain approval to launch a combat search and rescue mission to save Burnett. The plot is loosely based on the 1995 Mrkonjić Grad incident that occurred during the war.^[2]

Released on November 30, 2001, Behind Enemy Lines received generally negative reviews from critics. However, it was a considerable box office success, taking in nearly $92 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.

The film started a franchise of direct-to-video spiritual successors: Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil, Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia, SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines, co-produced by WWE Studios.