The Delta Force
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
"One reason we have not been allowed to empathize with any Palestinian on the silver screen is due to two Israeli producers, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. These two filmmakers created an American company called Cannon. And they released in a period of 20 years at least 30 films, which vilify all things Arab, particularly Palestinians. They even came out with a film called “Hell Squad” showing Vegas show girls trouncing Arabs in the middle of the desert. I think the most affective film they have ever done, one of the most popular, and more racist is “The Delta Force.” Here Palestinians hijack a plane and terrorize the passengers, especially the Jewish ones."[1] --Reel Bad Arabs |
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The Delta Force is a 1986 Israeli-American action thriller film starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (in his final film appearance) as leaders of an elite squad of Special Forces troops based on the real life U.S. Army Delta Force unit. Directed, co-written and co-produced by Menahem Golan in Israel, the film features Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Robert Vaughn, Steve James, Robert Forster, Shelley Winters, George Kennedy, and an uncredited Liam Neeson in an early role. Two sequels were produced, entitled Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection and the direct-to-video Delta Force 3: The Killing Game. The Delta Force was "inspired" by the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.