The Hunt for Eagle One is a 2006 film. The story takes place during Operation Enduring Freedom in The Philippines. A group of U.S. Marines are sent to rescue a captured U.S. Marine Captain and a Filipino Major while stopping a group of Al-Qaeda-backed local rebels from launching biological weapons. The film produced by the legendary B-movie maker, Roger Corman. The sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point, came out on DVD, some months later. After a successful amphibious insertion, the Marines begin to prepare for combat against the local rebels in the Philippines. While making a routine... fly-by, a UH-1 Huey helicopter, carrying some Philippine troops and Marines, is shot down by the rebels. Of the occupants is Captain Amy Jennings and Major Aguinaldo . Jennings and Aguinaldo escape the wreckage, and try to flee from the pursuing rebels. Meanwhile, a rescue team is dispatched to save Jennings and Aguinaldo but is shot down by AA fire. Lt. Daniel and his fireteam continue onward to find Captain Jennings and Major Aguinaldo. Jennings and Aguinaldo are captured by the rebels, and taken to a village.
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| Release date: | January 17, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Brian Clyde |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Roger Corman, Cirio H. Santiago |
| Music by: | Mel Lewis |
| Screenplay by: | Michael Henry Carter |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |