Executive Decision (1996)

Director:

Stuart Baird

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thomas (written by) &
John Thomas (written by)

Release Date:

15 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Fasten your seat belts

Plot:

When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.

Plot Keywords:

Dead Women In Uniform | Dead Stewardess | High Heels | Washington D.C. | Interracial Romance

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Dr. Phil. 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
Paul Collins	...	Nelson
Nicholas Pryor	...	Secretary of State Jack Douglas
Stanley Grover	...	General Price
Eugene Roche	...	Admiral Lewis
Ken Jenkins	...	General Wood
Charles Hallahan	...	General Sarlow
Dey Young	...	Gail
Richard Riehle	...	Airline Marshal George Edwards
Robert Apisa	...	Jean-Paul Demou
Granville Hatcher	...	Ahmed
Chris Maher	...	Kahlil
Jay Tavare	...	Nabill
Ahmed Ahmed	...	Terrorist #4
Shaun Toub	...	Terrorist
Majed Ibrahim	...	Terrorist
Jon Huertas	...	Sammy, Terrorist
Joey Naber	...	Terrorist
David Suchet	...	Nagi Hassan
Ray Baker	...	747 Captain
Michael Milhoan	...	747 First Officer
Julie Wright	...	Flight Attendant
Sunni Boswell	...	Flight Attendant
Gregg Artz	...	Assistant to Senator Mavros
Will Schaub	...	Assistant to Senator Mavros
Yvonne Zima	...	Little Girl
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Diabetic Woman
Brad Blaisdell	...	Beckings Institute Aide
Don Fischer	...	Remora Pilot
John Rixey Moore	...	Flight Instructor
Warren Munson	...	American Ambassador Donaldson
Lance August	...	American Embassy Duty Officer
Maggie Egan	...	CNN Reporter
James C. Victor	...	Spider
Tim Kelleher	...	Bulldog
David Birznieks	...	Firefighter
Paul Bollen	...	Firefighter
Nick Jameson	...	London Maitre D'
Juan Fernández	...	London Bomber
Todd Jeffries	...	Collins
Joe Cook	...	Chechen
Ilia Volokh	...	Chechen
Blair Valk	...	Yugoslavian Girl
Joseph Makkar	...	Arab Co-Pilot
Damon Lee	...	Translator
Jayne Walter	...	London Hostess
Robert Londberg	...	Diamond Smuggler
Edmond Brown	...	FBI Agent
Michelle Boudreau	...	Party Girl
Kurt Koehler	...	M.P.
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Huntington	...	Flight attendant (uncredited)

Directed by
Stuart Baird

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Thomas		(written by) &
John Thomas		(written by)

Produced by
Karyn Fields	....	co-producer
Spencer Franklin	....	associate producer
Steve Perry	....	executive producer
Joel Silver	....	producer
Jim Thomas	....	producer
John Thomas	....	producer

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Alex Thomson

Film Editing by
Stuart Baird
Derek Brechin		(as Derek G. Brechin)
Dallas Puett
Kevin Stitt
Frank J. Urioste

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Terence Marsh

Art Direction by
William Cruse

Set Decoration by
Marvin March

Costume Design by
Louise Frogley

Makeup Department
Joseph 'Neeko' Abriol	....	hair stylist: Ms. Berry
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Kathryn Blondell	....	key hair stylist (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Mary Burton	....	makeup artist: Ms. Berry
Donna Battersby Greene	....	hair stylist: Puerto Rico (as Donna Greene)
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist: Puerto Rico
Melanie Hughes	....	makeup artist
Dennis Liddiard	....	key makeup artist
Robert Norin	....	makeup artist: Puerto Rico
John Rizzo	....	makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striekepe)
Selina Jayne	....	makeup artist: Steven Seagal (uncredited)

Production Management
Debbi Bossi	....	post-production supervisor
Paul Moen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joel Chernoff	....	second unit director
Scottie Gissel	....	trainee assistant director
Craig Hosking	....	second unit director: aerial unit
Steve Perry	....	second unit director
Craig A. Pinckes	....	second assistant director
Lisa C. Satriano	....	second second assistant director
Denis L. Stewart	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Daril Alder	....	lead man
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	buyer
Randy Gunter	....	assistant property master
John Hinkle	....	stand-by painter (as John Dee Hinkle)
Jack Johnson	....	illustrator
Roger L. King	....	property maker
Edward F. LaLone	....	construction coordinator
Ernest H. Lauterio	....	assistant property master (as Ernie Lauterio)
Wayne Lindholm	....	lead carpenter
Wayne Lindholm	....	welder: Stealth Fighter
Sacha Milito	....	art department researcher
Sebastian Milito	....	construction coordinator
Michael Papac	....	property master
Robert R. Richardson	....	assistant property master (as Robert Richardson)
Bill Taliaferro	....	set designer
Robert Woodruff	....	assistant art director
David J. Negron Jr.	....	concept artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Alexander)
Antonio Betancourt	....	sound mixer: Puerto Rico
Scott Burrow	....	foley editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
William C. Carruth	....	adr editor
David B. Cohn	....	sound re-recording mixer
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	sound editor
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	sound editor
John P. Fasal	....	additional sound (as John Paul Fasal)
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley artist
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer
Jerelyn J. Harding	....	adr editor
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Grover Helsley)
Robert G. Henderson	....	supervising sound editor
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
David M. Horton	....	co-supervising sound editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	supervising foley editor (as David Horton Jr.)
Bob King	....	cableperson (as Robert L. King)
Clark King	....	sound mixer (as Clark David King)
William R. King	....	boom operator
Richard LeGrand Jr.	....	sound editor: TV conform
William L. Manger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dean G. Manly	....	assistant sound editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	assistant adr editor
Bob O'Brien	....	foley editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
John Phillips	....	sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Shadden	....	assistant sound editor
Rodney Sharpp	....	assistant sound editor (as Rodney Sharp)
James Simcik	....	supervising adr editor
Richard Stewart	....	assistant sound editor (as Richard C. Stewart)
Scott A. Tinsley	....	foley editor (as Scott Tinsley)
Corinne Villa	....	assistant adr editor
Brooke H. Ward	....	first assistant sound editor (as Brooke Henderson Ward)
Marshall Winn	....	sound editor
Greg Dillon	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Adam Johnston	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John P. Cazin	....	special effects (as John Cazin)
Albert Delgado	....	special effects foreman
Kim Derry	....	special effects
Bruce Allan Donnellan	....	special effects (as Bruce Donnellan)
Andy Evans	....	special effects
Sam P. La Fata	....	special effects (as Sam Lafara)
Grant McCune	....	special effects
Robert L. Olmstead	....	special effects (as Bob Olmstead)
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects coordinator (as Kenneth D. Pepiot)
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects
Frank Schepler	....	special effects
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects (as Dan Sudick)
Tony Torolano	....	special effects assistant
Richard Weed	....	special effects (as Ric Weed)
Tad Krzanowski	....	model effects: WKR Productions (uncredited)
Donn Markel	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mimi Abers	....	digital effects designer: CFC
Art Adams	....	camera operator: miniature effects unit
Carol Ashley	....	digital compositing supervisor: Cinesite
Richard Chuang	....	visual effects supervisor: PDI
Ivan A. Craig	....	camera operator: miniature effects unit
Peter Donen	....	visual effects supervisor
Miller Drake	....	visual effects editor
Paddy Eason	....	digital effects designer: CFC
Theresa Ellis	....	digital effects supervisor
Jim Finn	....	assistant visual effects editor
David Fuhrer	....	visual effects
Alex Funke	....	miniatures unit director of photography
Gil Gagnon	....	production manager: Cinesite
Mitzi Gallagher	....	head of production: Cinesite
Joe Gareri	....	executive producer: Pacific Title Digital
Henry Gonzales	....	model maker: WKR Productions
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC
David R. Hardberger	....	motion control operator
Christer Hokanson	....	visual effects editor
Les Hunter	....	visual effects producer: PDI
Cynthia Hyland	....	effects compositor
Jennifer Neysa Jew	....	assistant visual effects editor (as Jennifer Jew)
Scott Kaye	....	camera operator: miniature effects unit
Shane D. Kelly	....	chief lighting technician: visual effects unit
Tad Krzanowski	....	project supervisor: WKR Productions
Brad Kuehn	....	digital effects supervisor: Cinesite
John Lafauce	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Don Lee	....	digital compositor
Gregory D. Liegey	....	visual effects composite artist
Chris Loudon	....	assistant visual effects editor
Annie Mahlik	....	assistant visual effects editor
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects supervisor
Grant McCune	....	miniature effects supervisor: Grant McCune Design
Dennis Michelson	....	digital effects producer: CFC
Dennis Michelson	....	visual effects: CFC
Derrick Mitchell	....	visual effects editor
Tony Noel	....	digital artist
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects producer
Cristin Pescosolido	....	digital artist
Patrick Phillips	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Anne Putnam	....	visual effects production supervisor
Olivier Sarda	....	digital compositor
Olivier Sarda	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Asim Sehic	....	engineer: WKR Productions
Ira Shain	....	computer animator: Insight Pix
Monty Shook	....	miniature chief model maker
William Shourt	....	miniature engineering supervisor (as Bill Shourt)
Janek Sirrs	....	visual effects
Thomas J. Smith	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Tom Smith)
David Sosalla	....	digital effects supervisor: Pacific Title Digital
Tom Southwell	....	visual effects art director
Smokey Stover	....	design supervisor: Grant McCune Design
David Stump	....	effects director of photography
David Stump	....	motion control director of photography
Peter Alun Thomas	....	production assistant: visual effects unit
Barry Watkins	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite
Jeff Wells	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Tim Wellspring	....	visual effects assistant: CFC
Robert Wilcox	....	project supervisor: WKR Productions
Michael Yost	....	miniature effects producer
Alan Barnett	....	digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects (uncredited)
Travis Baumann	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Bethany Berndt-Shackelford	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Scott Coulter	....	digital animator: Available Light (uncredited)
Melissa Davies	....	digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects (uncredited)
Ivan DeWolf	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Ted Fay	....	director of technology: VisionArt (uncredited)
Rudy Hassen	....	digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects (uncredited)
Jeff Heusser	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Oliver James	....	research and development (uncredited)
Karen Klein	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Toan-Vinh Le	....	computer graphics animator: VisionArt Design & Animation, title sequence (uncredited)
David Lingenfelser	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Peter Loop II	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Bob Lyss	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Steve R. Moore	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Luc G. Nicknair	....	motion control first assistant camera (uncredited)
Luc G. Nicknair	....	visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
Ron Peake	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Kevin Phelan	....	scanning and recording producer: CFC (uncredited)
Robin Saxen	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Jennifer Lee Scheer	....	digital effects coordinator (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	project manager: Viewpoint Datalabs (uncredited)
Edson Williams	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Ronnie E. Williams Jr.	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Eric Withee	....	vault manager: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
Maryellen Aviano	....	stunts
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Chino Binamo	....	stunts
Paul Borne	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts (as Joey Bucaro)
John Casino	....	stunt double: Kurt Russell
John Casino	....	stunts
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunts
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Craig Dunn	....	stunts
Kiante Elam	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Nancy Goeppinger	....	stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunts (as Tom Harper)
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts
Viktor Ivanov	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	stunts (as Willy Leong)
Danny Lopez	....	stunts
Cole McLarty	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Larissa Michieli	....	stunts
Jimmy Nickerson	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts
Don Pulford	....	stunts
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Jimmy Romano	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
Pat Romano	....	stunts (as Patrick Romano)
John Rottger	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Ron Stein	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunt double: John Leguizamo
Clark Tucker	....	stunt double: John Leguizamo
P.J. Wagner	....	stunts
Skip Ward	....	stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
David Zellitti	....	stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunt coordinator
Birgit K. Schier	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Larry J. Aube	....	rigging key grip (as Larry Aube)
Nico Bally	....	grip
Keith Banks	....	second assistant camera
David E. Baron	....	second assistant camera: Puerto Rico (as Dave Baron)
Chuck Bemis	....	first assistant camera
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle	....	second assistant camera (as Mark Boylee)
Michael Brennan	....	dolly grip
Don Burgess	....	additional photographer
Patrick Capone	....	camera operator: Puerto Rico (as Pat Capone)
Michael Caracciolo	....	first assistant camera: Puerto Rico
John T. Connor	....	first assistant camera
Michael J. Coo	....	key grip
Glenn Corbett	....	rigging gaffer
Tom Doherty	....	rigging key grip
Steven J. Eliopoulos	....	second assistant camera: Puerto Rico (as Steve Eliopoulos)
Peter Farber	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer: Puerto Rico (as John Farmer)
Michael A. FauntLeRoy	....	first assistant camera
William E. Fitch	....	best boy grip
Ian Fox	....	camera operator
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator (as Tony Gaudioz)
Christopher Dunn George	....	first assistant camera (as Christopher George)
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Michael Green	....	first assistant camera: Puerto Rico
David R. Hardberger	....	camera operator
Douglas S. Holgate	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (as Doug Holgate)
Frank M. Holgate	....	director of photography: aerial unit (as Frank Holgate)
Michael Klimchak	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Craig Kohtala	....	best boy grip
Leslie J. Kovacs	....	gaffer
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	camera operator (as Gregory A. Lundsgaard)
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	steadicam operator (as Gregory A. Lundsgaard)
Michael Martinez	....	second assistant camera
Frank Masi	....	still photographer
John McGowan	....	first assistant camera: Puerto Rico
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator: Puerto Rico
David Norris	....	camera operator: aerial unit, Wescam camera
George Richmond	....	second assistant camera
Charles Saldana	....	key grip: Puerto Rico
Donald E. Thorin Jr.	....	first assistant camera (as Donald Thorin Jr.)
Wayne Tidwell	....	video assistant (as Wayne R. Tidwell)
James Wirosko	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Chris Funk	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jason Garcia	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Brett Mabry	....	rigging (uncredited)
Mark Mele	....	stage rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Kenny Schneider	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Shannon Dunn	....	extras casting
Elizabeth Lang	....	casting associate
Zoraida Sanjurjo López	....	casting: Puerto Rico

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annette Andreozzi	....	costumer
Michael Butler	....	key costumer (as Mike Butler)
Victoria DeKay	....	costumer
Barry Francis Delaney	....	costume supervisor (as Barry Delaney)
Richard Schoen	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Bobby Bell	....	assistant editor
Neil Greenberg	....	assistant editor
John Haggar	....	assistant editor (as Paul John Haggar)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Scott Janush	....	assistant editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
David Mann	....	assistant editor (as David Clarence Mann)
William J. Meshover	....	assistant editor (as Bill Meshover)
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	second assistant editor (uncredited
Jud Nealon	....	assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Marianne Urioste	....	assistant editor
Ben Williams	....	assistant editor
Brandon K. Hogan	....	post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	music recordist
Alexander Courage	....	orchestrator
Darrell Hall	....	music editor
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Kenneth J. Hall)
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Zigmund Gron