But when on a pointless "toothpick mission" (Blowing up a bunch of trees) Jake's bombardier is shot and fatally wounded by small arms fire, Jake becomes disillusioned, and angry at the political restrictions on the war. (As usual, the book is much better than the movie it's well worth the read) Flying an A-6 Intruder may not be quite as glamorous as the "Fighter pukes", but Jake Grafton (the principal character) wouldn't swap it. Flight of the Intruder is based on the book with the same name by Stephen Coonts. Perhaps I should say "A really great movie *if you like planes*". If you are clueless about aviation and just want a no brain entertainer, stick to topgun. This movie is a real gem and a must see for anybody interested in aviation or war related movies.
The combat and dogfight scenes were far more realistic than topgun even if they looked a bit less flashy. So were the SA-2 Divinia SAMs that were fired by the thousands. Also unlike Topgun, where the MiGs were fake aircraft and really American F-5s, the MiGs in this movie were real MiGs. The combat scenes are brilliant and the way they show the intensity of anti-aircraft artillery and machine gun fire from the ground really illustrates the difficulties of air warfare. Perhaps some people just don't consider the old A-6 Intruder bomber as glamorous as an F-14 Tomcat fighter? Unlike Topgun, this movie is faithful to facts and the footage is much much better. I can't understand why TopGun is so hyped yet nobody has even heard about this movie? Sure its not as glamorous or stylish but it is far more realistic.
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