Wing Commander film

Wing Commander

Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr-. 1st Lt. Christopher Blair

Saffron Burrows - Lt. Cmdr. 'Angel' Devereaux

Matthew Lillard - Lt. Todd 'Maniac' Marshall

Tchéky Karyo - Cmmdre. James 'Paladin' Taggart (as Tcheky Karyo)

Jürgen Prochnow - Cmdr. Paul Gerald
David Warner - Adm. Geoffrey Tolwyn
Ginny Holder - Rosie Forbes
Hugh Quarshie - Obutu
Ken Bones - Adm. Bill Wilson
John McGlynn - Belegarde
Richard Dillane - Hunter
Mark Powley - Polansky
David Fahm - Knight
Simon MacCorkindale - Flight Boss
Fraser James - Helmsman

The movie borrows heavily from naval warfare films such as Das Boot, going so far as to include a scene where the Tiger Claw is "depth-charged". Principal photography occurred in Luxembourg and post-production was done in Austin, Texas.

Synopsis

Set one month before Wing Commander[citation needed], the story unfolds in the middle of an interstellar war between the Terran Confederation and the cat-like alien Kilrathi. The movie tells the story of Christopher Blair and Todd Marshall, young pilots assigned to the carrier Tiger Claw, as they fly their first combat missions. A massive Kilrathi armada is en-route for Earth and the Tiger Claw is assigned to fight a suicidal delaying action in order to allow the rest of the Terran fleet to reach Earth. Tensions exist between Blair and his fellow pilots due to the fact that he is part "Pilgrim". Pilgrims are a strain of humanity who have special abilities relating to interstellar navigation; they had previously fought a war against the Confederation.