Storm Catcher
1999 film by Anthony Hickox
Storm Catcher is a 1999 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by co-star Tony Hickox. New Zealand model and actress Kylie Bax debuted as Jessica Holloway. The film tells the story of a renegade general who plans to bomb Washington, D.C., with a new stealth fighter. Storm Catcher was first released on HBO and then direct-to-video.
Plot
Flanked by buddy Sparks Johnson on the ground and co-pilot Lucas in the air, Major Jack Holloway flies America's top secret "Phoenix" stealth-capable fighter jet. While Holloway's mentor, General William Jacobs, keeps FBI agents Lock and Load from snooping into his pet project, Holloway and Sparks enjoy some R&R with Holloway's wife Jessica and daughter Nicole.
It turns out Lucas is an operative for the "Serpent Killers", an intra-military right-wing group, and temporarily assuming Holloway's identity, he steals the Phoenix. Holloway is accused of the murders of the guards who protected the aircraft. Branded a pariah, Holloway is court martialed and nearly killed when his prison transport is ambushed and blown up.
Determined to clear his name, Holloway escapes.
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