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I'm having trouble finding a movie I caught the ending of on cable TV once upon a time, and never saw again. Does anyone here recognize it?

Modern (~1990s) soldiers (the heroes) are pinned down. They rig explosives for some reason and use the radio to remote detonate them. Something goes wrong, and one of the soldiers takes a walkie talkie and walks towards the explosives, without any cover, to use it to force them to go off. He has to get very close to them. He gets shot repeatedly, and just before being fatally wounded, he yells "Blow!" And the explosives go off.

Additional information:

  • On US cable in the mid to late 1990s
  • Modern war film, with then-current tech (Desert Storm-era)
  • Soldiers are outside in rocky/deserted terrain during the daytime in above the described scene
  • walkie-talkie is a military-grade CB brick
  • Soldier is a short, young guy who I've seen in a few other movies typecast as a low-ranking soldier or officer of some kind
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I asked ChatGPT for movies similar to those, released in the early 90s:

A Few Good Men (1992) - Directed by Rob Reiner, this legal drama stars Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson and revolves around a court-martial case.

The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Based on Tom Clancy's novel, this thriller follows a CIA analyst as he tries to determine the intentions of a Soviet submarine captain.

Crimson Tide (1995) - Starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, this film is about a power struggle aboard a nuclear submarine.

Patriot Games (1992) - Another Tom Clancy adaptation, this film stars Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan dealing with IRA terrorists.

Executive Decision (1996) - This action thriller stars Kurt Russell and Steven Seagal and involves a team trying to stop terrorists on board a hijacked plane.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Obviously none of these.

I came here to ask real people who watch lots of movies if they knew which movie I was trying to find, not a chat bot that just spits out a list of famous movies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The chatbot can be very helpful in finding obscure movies

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Like I said, none of those movies are obscure.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That is not the point, I just did a quick prompt to try to help a stranger on the internet. You can try to tweak the prompt (or ask several times) so the results are more helpful.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I decided to come HERE and ask real people.

Thank you for trying, though.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

I see, good luck finding it!