some say another, while the movie develops an absurd and unbelievable ending and a final shot so cloying you want to shout rude suggestions at the screen". In a 2019 interview, Stephen Coonts, the author on the book on which the film was based gave two reasons for the poor quality of the film. Firstly, his book being poorly suited for adaption into a film, and secondly micromanagement from the US Navy, which was providing access to its ships and aircraft for the film. Video game Flight of the Intruder, a video game based on the original novel, was released for personal computers in 1990 and re-released for the Nintendo Entertainment System around the same time as the film. Developed by Rowan Software, Ltd. and published by Spectrum Holobyte, the game allowed players the choice of flying either the Grumman A-6 Intruder or the F-4 from aircraft carriers against targets in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. In popular culture The theme music of Flight of the Intruder was later used as the opening theme of the Belgian TV humorous talk show/game show series Schalkse Ruiters. Notes References Bibliography Farmer, James H. "Making 'Flight of the Intruder'". Air Classics, Volume 26, No. 8, August 1990. Segaloff, Nat. "John Milius: The Good Fights". McGilligan, Patrick. Backstory 4: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1970s and 1980s. Berkeley, California: University of California, 2006. . External links NY Times: Flight of the Intruder Overview 1991 films American aviation films Films about shot-down aviators Films directed by John Milius Films produced by Mace Neufeld Films scored by Basil Poledouris Films set in the 1970s Films shot in Hawaii Films shot in Savannah, Georgia Vietnam War aviation films Vietnam War films Films about the United States Navy Films based on American novels Films with screenplays by John Milius Films set in Hanoi Films set on aircraft carriers Comedy television theme songs Television game show theme songs Television talk show theme songs 1990s English-language films 1990s American films