In the films, "RoboCop" a 1987 US science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven; "Dead Poets Society", a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir; and "Deep Impact", a 1998 US science fiction disaster film directed by Mimi Leder, in each of these films, Kurtwood Smith has a supporting character role. Respectively, he was Clarence Boddicker (a crime lord in league with Dick Jones), Thomas Perry (Neil's domineering father), and Otis "Mitch" Hefter (the mission flight director). Smith is a character actor who didn't have a role in the 2001 film "Behind Enemy Lines", an American action war film directed by John Moore in his directorial debut. The top stars in this film are Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. Key supporting actors are Joaquim de Almeida, David Keith, Olek Krupa, Vladimir Mashkov, and Charles Malik Whitfield.

"Behind Enemy Lines" tells the story of Lieutenant Chris Burnett, an American naval flight officer who is shot down over Bosnia and uncovers genocide during the Bosnian War. Meanwhile, the rear admiral commanding the carrier strike group is struggling to gain approval to launch a combat search and rescue mission to save Burnett. The plot is loosely based on the 1995 Mrkonjić Grad incident that occurred during the war.

Released in November 2001, "Behind Enemy Lines" received generally negative reviews from critics. Nonetheless, it was a good box office success, taking in nearly $92 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.

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