When Eagles Strike

When Eagles Strike (released in the Philippines as Operation Balikatan) is a 2003 war action film co-produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The film stars ex-bodybuilder Christian Boeving, Stacy Keach, Davee Youngblood, Nate Adams, Eddie Garcia, Rey Malonzo, and Monsour del Rosario. The film received mostly negative reviews, and the response for Boeving's portrayal of a classically written action hero has been mixed. Plot A group of American commandos go on a mission to save American politicians who were kidnapped and held on a forgotten Malaysian island. Tough-guy lieutenant Andrew Pierce commands the group. During the mission it's revealed there's a traitor in the ranks of the team. Consequently, American soldiers are betrayed and captured by the opponents, who then interrogate and brutally torture Pierce. Cast Christian Boeving as Lieutenant Andrew Pierce Stacy Keach as General Thurmond Davee Youngblood as Private First Class Tyler Owens Jesse Vint as Captain Spencer Rey Malonzo as Lieutenant Rodrigo Gomez Nate Adams as Darren, the military medic Eddie Garcia as General Espino Jess Lapid Jr. as Salek Monsour del Rosario as Ahmed Joe Mari Avellana as Ibrahim, a leader of Al-Qaeda