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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Stuart Baird
Writers (WGA):
Jim Thomas (written by) &
John Thomas (written by)
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Release Date:
15 March 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
Fasten your seat belts more
Plot:
When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Even Seagal is good! more (122 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kurt Russell ... Dr. David Grant

Steven Seagal ... Lt. Colonel Austin Travis

Halle Berry ... Jean, Flight Attendant

John Leguizamo ... Captain Rat

Oliver Platt ... Dennis Cahill
Joe Morton ... Sergeant 'Cappy' Matheny
B.D. Wong ... Sergeant Louie

Len Cariou ... Secretary of Defense Charles White

Whip Hubley ... Sergeant Baker
Andreas Katsulas ... El Sayed Jaffa
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Allison, Flight Attendant

Marla Maples ... Nancy, Flight Attendant (as Marla Maples Trump)

J.T. Walsh ... Senator Mavros
Ingo Neuhaus ... Doc
William James Jones ... Catman
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and brief language.
Runtime:
134 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #34433) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Messages are received on the F-14 on a device called the CRM-115, obviously a reference to the CRM-114 in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). more
Goofs:
Continuity: That display and the Pentagon's both have grid lines at latitude 45 north. On one display they're north of the line, and on the other, south. more
Quotes:
Dr. David Grant: If you don't believe me, what are you doing up here?
Lieutenant Colonel Austin Travis: Well... who the hell else is gonna do it... you?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in JCVD (2008) more
Soundtrack:
IT'S NICE TO GO TRAV'LING more

FAQ

Is it true that Steven Seagal held up production because he didn't want to film his death scene?
What are the differences between the British BBFC 15 version and the uncut version?
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22 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Even Seagal is good!, 4 January 2003
8/10
Author: counterrevolutionary from Spokane, WA

A fun, tense, and exciting action/thriller with an excellent ensemble cast, headed by Kurt Russell and including Halle Berry, David Suchet, and John Leguizamo.

Even Steven Seagal does a creditable job, mainly because this isn't a "Steven Seagal movie." His supporting role permits him to do what he does best (which isn't acting). He doesn't have to pretend to be witty, there's none of that awful smirking he does in a vain attempt to show emotion, the camera doesn't caress his body, and there's not one speech about how gol-dang *good* his character is. He even manages to enunciate his lines clearly!

The plot might have seemed a little far-fetched when the movie was released, but not anymore.

I'm not even much of an action film fan, but this one is really a lot of fun.

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