Operation Balikatan

Operation Balikatan (2003)

Defending freedom. One hero at a time.

An elite group of American soldiers are in a race against time in this action thriller from director Cirio H. Santiago. Stacy Keach stars as the general in charge of the team tasked with infiltrating a terrorist organization and saving an American politician before the bad guys kill him. When Eagles Strike also stars Christian Boeving and Davee Youngblood.

Date of release
2003-01-01
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Action, Thriller
Director
Cirio H. Santiago

Casting

Interesting facts

When Eagles Strike is a 2003 war action film co-produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The film stars ex-bodybuilder Christian Boeving, Stacy Keach, Davee Youngblood, Nate Adams, Eddie Garcia, Rey Malonzo, and Monsour del Rosario.

Production and release

The film was shot in the Philippines (including Manila and Subic Bay) early in 2003, with shoots starting on February 4. American as well as Filipino actors were cast in the film, with ex-bodybuilder Christian Boeving taking the lead. Boeving makes his own stunts during the filming, and he stated in the interview for AHF Magazine: "I get my ass severely kicked in the movie, which is something I'm sure a lot of people would like to do to me."

Oscar-winner Jack Palance was supposed to appear in the movie but is not seen in its final version.

When Eagles Strike was released on June 11, 2003, in the Philippines. Then the project was released directly-to-DVD in such countries as Russia (under the title Когда орел атакует), Brazil (as O Ataque dos Águias; the film was tagged as based on a true story), and Japan (as Codename Eagle). In Turkey, it was distributed under the title Kartal Darbesi. In April 2004 the film was released on DVD in the United States.

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