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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Andrew W. Marlowe (written by)
Release Date:
25 July 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Harrison Ford is the President of the United States. more
Plot:
Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 7 wins
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9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(47 articles)
DVD Playhouse--June 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)
Sellers Tops Presidential List
(From WENN. 19 January 2009, 11:09 PM, PST)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)
Sellers Tops Presidential List
(From WENN. 19 January 2009, 11:09 PM, PST)
User Comments:
A good action-adventure film with great special effects
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
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Runtime:
124 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:12 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Alberta) |
Philippines:PG-13 |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Brazil:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:16 (w) |
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Mexico:B |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #34790)
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On the DVD commentary if Harrison Ford did not want to play the lead role then Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves and Dennis Quaid would be the other choices to play the lead role.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: One of the MIG pilots makes a sound of surprise just before a missile hits the plane yet they would have been warned by their instrument systems that a lock-on had occurred and that missiles were on their way.
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Quotes:
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Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!
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Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Bones: The Soldier on the Grave (#1.21)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
L'Internationale
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Marshall is the kind of President referred to a change in the U.S. foreign policy He took a great risk when he stated that America will no longer tolerate any terrorist government His policy is soon put in practice when he boards his plane on his way home
Once is in the sky, 'Air Force One' is hijacked and currently controlled by Russian radicals who ask for the release of their leader or they'll execute a prisoner every half hour
Harrison Ford is the action hero making his way through the plane taking out few terrorists, managing to free several hostages, trying to get to his wife and daughter who are prisoners on board
Gary Oldman almost steals the show as the head terrorist Ivan Korshunov who takes over the president's plane
Beautifully directed by Wolfgang Petersen who controls the action with his usual extreme intelligence, building the challenge with captivating, tense sequences from every compartment of the huge aircraft to the White House contingent in Washington