Drop Zone (1994)

Director:

John Badham

Writers (WGA):

Tony Griffin (story) &
Guy Manos (story) ...

Release Date:

9 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Taking crime to new heights

Plot:

A team of skydiving crooks led by DEA-agent-turned-bad Busey specialize in landing on police roofs and...

Plot Keywords:

Dea | Parachute | Skydiving | Plane | Washington D.C.

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Pete Nessip
Gary Busey	...	Ty Moncrief
Yancy Butler	...	Jessie Crossman
Michael Jeter	...	Earl Leedy
Corin Nemec	...	Selkirk
Kyle Secor	...	Swoop
Luca Bercovici	...	Jagger
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	...	Terry Nessip
Rex Linn	...	Bobby
Grace Zabriskie	...	Winona
Robert LaSardo	...	Deputy Dog
Sam Hennings	...	Torski
Claire Stansfield	...	Kara
Mickey Jones	...	Deuce
Andy Romano	...	Tom McCracken

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | France:U | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R (certificate #32964) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The character of Jess Crossman was originally written as a man. After the character was made a woman and Yancy Butler was cast in the role, the filmmakers wanted to remove the part where Nessip hits her after she drops him out of the plane. However, Butler insisted that the "hitting" scene be left in, and it was.

Goofs:

Continuity: When one of team has a chute that fails to open he falls to the ground much faster than the rest of the team whose chutes opened as expected. When he hits the water, everyone on the ground immediately runs to his aid, including Jessie who should still be up in the air hanging from a parachute.

Quotes:

Ty Moncrief: Let me tell you about Jagger. He betrayed you. He left you in prison to rot like jailbait.
Ty Moncrief: This
[Kara]
Ty Moncrief: is his girlfriend. You meant nothing to him.
Ty Moncrief: He's dead. You're on the wrong team.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Heroes Unmasked: The Director's Cut (#1.20)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Fall Down

WESLEY & BUSEY AT THEIR VERY BEST.

I watch this movie at least once a month, just for "the adreneline rush". Sometimes, as often as needed! Wesley really pushes to the edge in this one.

The entire cast were excellent! Including Mr. Busey, of course.

The writers and casters of the movie did really well with little details, like turf fights, base not on race, but on the fact that "you are not welcome here". Then there was "The Title On The Book" Wesley was reading while flying on the jetliner.

He didn't get the girl, but he did achieve more mile stones in the movie world for all of us, as one people.