EDITOR’S NOTE: Red Flag: The Ultimate Game was on the CBS Late Movie on November 2, 1984.

Major Phil Clark (William Devane) and Major Jay Rivers (Barry Bostwick) flew together in Vietnam and ten years later, they’re assigned to the elite Red Flag Air Force Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Clark is loud and self-confident while Rivers is a quiet man, but they have a great friendship. Yet when Rivers starts showing up his mentor Clark, can they stay pals?

Chuck Yeager was the advisor on this and you get some great F-4 Phantoms in flight, but a lot of this is on the ground relationship drama between Rivers and his wife Marie, who is played by Joan Van Ark.

The IMDB trivia page for this — and the goofs — are filled with deep military knowledge, so if you want to know what medals Devane has or why some parts are wrong, well, there are some servicemen happy to help.

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game was directed by Don Taylor, who made Stalag 17, Ride the Wild Surf, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, The Final Countdown, The Island of Dr. Moreau and Damian: Omen II. The script was written by T.S. Cook, who also wrote The China Syndrome.

You can watch this on YouTube.