A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
Nicolas Cage
as Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones
as Brad Little
Sean Young
as Billie Lee Guthries
Bryan Kestner
as Breaker
Dale Dye
as A.K. McNeil
Illana Diamant
as Sharon Geller
Peter Onorati
as Rice
Marshall R. Teague
as Doug Daniels
Gregory Vahanian
as Tom Davis
Cylk Cozart
as Dewar Proctor
Charles Kahlenberg
as Oscar De Marco
Robert Lujan
as Steward Rives
