The Rescue
Released: August 5, 1988Runtime: 97 min
A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the "wrong" hands. They complete their mission, but are captured before they can return to their base. The U.S. Government will not mount a rescue mission to free the soldiers, so their teenage children take over. The kids find a way to venture into the foreign country and then must overcome many obstacles.
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Kevin Dillon
as J.J. Merrill
Christine Harnos
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Edward Albert
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Ellen Barber
as Virginia Phillips
Timothy Carhart
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James Cromwell
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Anne E Curry
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Jack Dacey
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Ian Michael Giatti
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Lorry Goldman
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