A soldier sets out on a mission of mercy only to discover hes a pawn in a deadly game in this action thriller from cult hero Fred Olen Ray. Veteran U.S. Air Force pilot Murphy (Daniel Baldwin) and his superior, Captain Reynolds (Fred Williamson), are kidnapped by members of a Central American drug cartel as they escort an American congressmen traveling abroad. Murphy and Reynolds are able to signal for help, and a squadron frees the captured soldiers, but Rifkin (Hannes Jaenicke), Murphys friend and comrade, goes missing in action. A year later, Murphy learns that Rifkin is being held captive by the cartels leader, Salvatore (Joe Lala), and with Reynolds help, he sets out on a secret rescue mission using a state-of-the-art stealth aircraft to avoid detection by either Salvatores gang or government troops. However, Murphy eventually discovers hes walked into a trap -- Reynolds and Rifkin are in cahoots with Salvatore, and theyve staged Rifkins capture to steal the jet for Salvatores illegal purposes. Active Stealth also stars Shannon Whirry as Murphys wife, Lisa Vidal, Chick Vennera, and Tim Abell. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide