William Friedkin made a secret spy movie? In 1988? With THAT title? Oh honey, we NEED to talk.
The Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad investigates a spy who is supplying plutonium to the Sjambok, a racist South African paramilitary group that is working on a nuclear bomb. The American government, too, is investigating Sjambok, using the top-secret spy plane Python Wolf. When one of the members of the C.A.T. Squad is shot down over South Africa during another mission, his squad leader undertakes a rescue operation to bring his friend back home.
Direction
Friedkin somehow directing this after 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Practical Effects
Genuine stunt work before CGI ruined everything
Production
That gloriously fake spy plane name: Python Wolf
Director
William Friedkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Friedkin's second TV movie in two years after 'C.A.T. Squad' (1986), suggesting he was either experimenting with the format or paying off a very specific debt.
The 'Python Wolf' spy plane appears to be entirely fictional, which is somehow more embarrassing than if they'd used a real classified aircraft.
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