''Active Stealth'' is a 1999 American

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directed by

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and starring

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, Paul Michael Robinson, Joe Lala and Tim Abell.

Premise

Captain Murphy (Daniel Baldwin), an American fighter pilot, is sent on a mission to

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by his commanding officer General Reynolds (

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) to combat drug dealer Salvatore (

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) and free hostages he holds. Murphy uses an airplane with experimental

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. When he arrives, Murphy finds he has been set up and the plan is to give Salvatore the new plane.

Cast

as Captain Murphy *

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as Lieutenant "Rif" Rifkin *

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as Maria *

Chick Vennera Francis Vincent Vennera (March 27, 1947 – July 7, 2021) was an American actor, known for his role as Joe Mondragon for Robert Redford's ''The Milagro Beanfield War'' (1988), among other movies. Vennera voiced Pesto the pigeon for the animated ...

as Chiccio * Tim Abell as Lieutenant Rab Carter *

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as Lieutenant "Hollywood" Andrews *

as Salvatore *

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as Morgan *

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as Gina Murphy * Ladd York as Sergeant Phillips * Darcas Macopson as Lieutenant Randall (credited as Dwayne Macopson) *

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as Captain Jack Stevens *

as Captain Reynolds * Carlos Cantu as Colonel Juarez *

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as Sergeant Baker * Romeo Fabian as Jorge (credited as Romeo Rene Fabian) * Ernest Hardin Jr. as Banner * Rick Montana as Wilson * Kimberly A. Ray as Mona (credited as Kim Ray) * Marc Vahanian as Davis *

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as Drug Runner

Reception

The film received poor reviews. ''

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'' scored it 1/5. ''

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'' scored it 2/5, finding it predictable but praising the action scenes and

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. Apollo Guide rated it 25/100, criticising the slow pace and lack of plot, though noting that the makers had the decency to release it straight to video. Prisma also rated it 2/5.

References

External links

''Active Stealth''
at

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