There Is No Plan B|Jun. 09, 2010|USA|117 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Action;Adventure;Comedy;Crime;Thriller
Description: The A-Team is a 2010 action-packed film that follows the thrilling adventures of a group of skilled soldiers. The story begins with John “Hannibal” Smith being held captive in Mexico by corrupt Federal Police officers working for General Javier Tuco. Hannibal ingeniously escapes and sets out to rescue his comrade, Templeton “Face” Peck, who is also being held at Tuco’s ranch. Along the way, Hannibal recruits their team member, B.A. Baracus, who drives them to safety in his modified GMC Vandura. Pursued by Tuco, the group stops at an Army Hospital to find their pilot, Howling Mad Murdock. They escape in a medical helicopter, engaging in a high-stakes chase with Tuco. The intense dogfight leaves B.A. with a phobia of flying, but the team ultimately outsmarts Tuco by luring his helicopter into American airspace, where it is shot down by an F-22 Raptor, ending the threat.
The film fast-forwards eight years to Iraq, where Hannibal is approached by CIA operative Lynch for a covert mission. Their task is to recover U.S. Treasury plates and over $1 billion in cash from an armored convoy in Baghdad. Despite warnings from Face’s former girlfriend, Capt. Charissa Sosa, the mission is executed successfully. However, upon their return, the money and their commanding officer General Morrison’s vehicle are destroyed by mercenaries from the private security firm Black Forest, led by Brock Pike. With Morrison dead and no proof of their authorized mission, Hannibal, Face, Murdock, and B.A. are court-martialed, dishonorably discharged, and sentenced to ten years in separate prisons. Sosa is also demoted due to her involvement.
Six months later, Lynch visits Hannibal in prison with information that Pike is attempting to sell the Treasury plates with the help of an Arab financier. Hannibal, who has been tracking Pike, strikes a deal with Lynch for the team’s reinstatement in exchange for recovering the plates. The film then follows the team’s daring prison escape and their efforts to complete the mission and clear their names.
Cast director: Joe Carnahan
Cast actor: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinton Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Gerald McRaney, Brian Bloom, Omari Hardwick, Maury Sterling
Original name: The A-Team