27世纪中叶,地球人与克尔瑞奇族爆发旷日持久的战争。小行星帕格萨斯某日遭到克尔瑞奇的奇袭,驻守官兵抵挡不住败下阵来,智能导航仪也被敌人夺走,这也意味着克尔瑞奇族将长驱直入,进攻地球。为了确保联邦舰队及时回防,杰弗瑞·吐温司令(戴维·沃纳 David Warner 饰)命令詹姆斯·盖斯特(Tchéky Karyo 饰)和达德·马修(马修·里沃德 Matthew Lillard 饰)、克里斯托弗·布雷尔(小弗雷迪·普林兹 Freddie Prinze Jr. 饰)驾驶的小型商船勤工号前往织女星系,将加密磁盘交给盘桓于此的虎爪号。 拥有朝圣者敏感身份的布雷尔,即将和好友、战友经历一场有关地球命运的重要战役…… Wing Commander is a 1999 science fiction film loosely based on the video game series of the same name. It was directed by Chris Roberts, the creator of the game series, and stars Freddie Prinze, Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, Tchéky Karyo, Jürgen Prochnow, David Suchet and David Warner. Principal photography took place in Luxembourg and post-production was done in Austin, Texas. Plot It is the year 2654 and an interstellar war is raging between the Terran Confederation and the cat-like alien Kilrathi. Christopher Blair (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Todd Marshall (Matthew Lillard) are cocky young pilots traveling aboard the small merchant ship Diligent, commanded by Commodore Taggart (Tchéky Karyo), to their new posting aboard the carrier Tiger Claw. A massive Kilrathi armada attacks a remote human base and captures a navigation computer, through which it will be able to locate Earth. Admiral Tolwyn (David Warner) directs Blair, whose parents he knew, to carry orders to the Tiger Claw to fight a suicidal delaying action to let the rest of the Terran fleet reach Earth. Along with the awkwardness of joining a new unit, and continual pranks that require discipline from wing commander Deveraux (Saffron Burrows), Blair fights the distrust of his crewmates because of the drastic orders he brings from the Admiral, and because his mother was a "Pilgrim", a strain of humans who had fought against the Confederation. Pilgrims have the innate ability to navigate space by feel despite obstacles such as black holes. Marshall falls in love with Lieutenant Forbes (Ginny Holder) but she dies when the two disobey orders and engage Kilrathi fighters. Tiger Claw personnel successfully attack and destroy the Kilrathi command ship. In the attack, they also find the stolen navigation computer and learn the space-jump the Kilrathi fleet will use to approach Earth. The Tiger Claw, however, is disabled and can do nothing more to prevent the assault, except to send Deveraux and Blair in fighters to find their way back to Earth. If alerted to the Kilrathi's plans, Earth forces can destroy each Kilrathi ship before it can get its bearings after the space-jump; if not, Earth will surely be overwhelmed. Deveraux's fighter is disabled in combat, but she convinces Blair to abandon her and continue his mission. Blair uses his Pilgrim ability to make the jump to the vicinity of Earth. He is followed by a Kilrathi ship, but he locates a black hole he encountered at the start of the movie and induces the Kilrathi ship to venture so close as to be devoured by it. As his fighter runs out of fuel, he transmits the information Earth needs to defeat the Kilrathi assault. The Earth fleet rescues Blair, and Taggart rescues Deveraux.