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Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writer (WGA):

Andrew W. Marlowe (written by)

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Release Date:

25 July 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller more

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

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Hostage | General | Terrorism | U.S. President

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations more

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It is what it is......fun more (357 total)

Cast

(in credits order) (verified as complete)

	Harrison Ford	...	President James Marshall
	Gary Oldman	...	Ivan Korshunov
	Glenn Close	...	Vice President Kathryn Bennett
	Wendy Crewson	...	Grace Marshall
	Liesel Matthews	...	Alice Marshall
	Paul Guilfoyle	...	Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd
	Xander Berkeley	...	Secret Service Agent Gibbs
	William H. Macy	...	Major Caldwell
	Dean Stockwell	...	Defense Secretary Walter Dean
	Tom Everett	...	National Security Advisor Jack Doherty
	Jürgen Prochnow	...	General Ivan Radek
	Donna Bullock	...	Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchel
	Michael Ray Miller	...	Colonel Axelrod
	Carl Weintraub	...	Lt. Colonel Ingraham
	Elester Latham	...	AFO Navigator
	Elya Baskin	...	Andrei Kolchak
	Levan Uchaneishvili	...	Sergei Lenski (as Levani)
	David Vadim	...	Igor Nevsky
	Andrew Divoff	...	Boris Bazylev
	Ilia Volok	...	Vladimir Krasin
	Chris Howell	...	Major Perkins
	Spencer Garrett	...	White House Aide Thomas Lee
	Bill Smitrovich	...	General Northwood
	Philip Baker Hall	...	U.S. Atty. General Andrew Ward
	Albert Owens	...	'Football' Colonel
	Willard E. Pugh	...	White House Communications Officer (as Willard Pugh)
	Michael Monks	...	Assistant Press Secretary
	Alan Woolf	...	Russian President Petrov
	Messiri Freeman	...	Future Postmaster General
	Thomas Crawford	...	Mike, Steward
	Fenton Lawless	...	Joey, Steward
	Dan Shor	...	Notre Dame Aide
	David Gianopoulos	...	Agent Johnson
	Glenn Morshower	...	Agent Walters
	Richard Doyle	...	Colonel Bob Jackson, AFO Backup Pilot
	Don McManus	...	F-15 Leader Colonel Carlton (as Don R. McManus)
	Duke Miglin	...	F-15 Fighter Pilot 'Halo 2'
	Pavel Lychnikoff	...	Prison Guard #1 (as Pavel D. Lychnikoff)
	Oleg Taktarov	...	Prison Guard #2
	Mario Roberts	...	Special Service Agent #1
	Keith Woulard	...	Special Service Agent #2
	J. Mark Donaldson	...	Special Service Agent #3
	Bruce Holman	...	Special Service Agent #4
	Brian Libby	...	Phillips, AFO Chief Mechanic
	Diana Bellamy	...	White House Switchboard Operator
	Thom Barry	...	Ramstein S.O.F. Watch Officer
	Harry Hutchinson	...	Ramstein Airbase Controller
	E.E. Bell	...	Reporter #1
	Mark Thompson	...	Reporter #2
	Marciarose Shestack	...	Reporter #3
	Ren Hanami	...	Reporter #4
	Suzanne Michaels	...	CNN Anchorwoman
	Boris Lee Krutonog	...	MiG Leader (as Boris Krutonog)
	Alex Veadov	...	MiG Pilot
	Allan Kolman	...	Kazakh Soldier
	Daniel W. Barringer	...	USAF Jumpmaster (as Dan Barringer)
	Mark Knutson	...	Russian Jumpmaster
	Jim Harley	...	Willis
	Aleks Shaklin	...	Government Official
	Igor N. Lobotsky	...	Russian Official
	Koko Kiledjian	...	Russian Speaker
	Gordon Michaels	...	USAF Radio Specialist #1
	Robert Peters	...	USAF Radio Specialist #2
	Kristian Sorensen	...	USAF Radio Specialist #3
	Stuart Nixon	...	USAF Security Agent
	Marty Rosen	...	CIA Director
	Lee Faranda	...	Russian Villain
	Mike Hambrick	...	CNN Reporter
	Catherine T. Yang	...	Asian TV Reporter
	David MacIsaac	...	MC-130 Pilot 'Liberty 2-4'
	J. Scott Shonka	...	Pararescue Jumper #1
	Paul Sklar	...	Pararescue Jumper #2
	David Permenter	...	Winch Recovery Master
	David O'Donnell	...	Young Airman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Paul Bishop	...	Pilot (uncredited)
	Tony Boldi	...	Ron hersog (uncredited)
	Timothy Carhart	...	Secret Service Agent at Checkpoint (uncredited)
	Robb Derringer	...	Halo 2 (uncredited)
	Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Ramstein Soldier (uncredited)
	George Meyers	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
	J.A. Preston	...	White House General (uncredited)
	Werner Sonne	...	German Journalist (uncredited)

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Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen

Writing credits (WGA)
Andrew W. Marlowe		(written by)

Produced by
Marc Abraham	....	executive producer
Armyan Bernstein	....	producer
Thomas A. Bliss	....	executive producer
Gail Katz	....	producer
Peter Kohn	....	associate producer
David V. Lester	....	executive producer (as David Lester)
Mary Montiforte	....	associate producer
Wolfgang Petersen	....	producer
Jonathan Shestack	....	producer (as Jon Shestack)

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus

Film Editing by
Richard Francis-Bruce

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
William Sandell

Art Direction by
Carl Aldana
Nancy Patton		(supervising art director)
Carl J. Stensel		(as Carl Stensel)

Set Decoration by
Ernie Bishop

Costume Design by
Erica Edell Phillips

Makeup Department
Laura Connolly	....	hair stylist
Kevin Haney	....	key makeup artist
Selina Jayne	....	makeup artist
Michael Kriston	....	hair stylist
Michael Laudati	....	makeup artist
Gerald Solomon	....	key hair stylist (as Gerald J. Solomon)
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist
Timothy A. Miguel	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Kristen D. Chidel	....	production supervisor: Cinesite (as Kristen Niederholzer)
Karen Hughes	....	production supervisor: second unit, Washington D.C.
Brian McNulty	....	post-production supervisor
David Siegel	....	production manager (as David A. Siegel)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus	....	first assistant director: second unit
Paula Case	....	second second assistant director (as Paula Harris)
David M. Dunlap	....	second unit director
Peter Kohn	....	first assistant director
Matt Marshall	....	dga trainee
David B. Nowell	....	director: aerial unit
Scott Andrew Robertson	....	second assistant director (as Scott Robertson)
Alison C. Rosa	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Alison Rosa)

Art Department
Lynn Christopher	....	set designer
Cal DiValerio	....	construction coordinator
Bryan D. Garofalo	....	assistant property master (as Bryan Garofalo)
Matt Golden	....	storyboard artist
Martha Johnston	....	set designer (as Martha Johnson)
Peter J. Kelly	....	set designer
Lance Larson	....	assistant property master
Karl J. Martin	....	set designer
Harry E. Otto	....	set designer
Hope M. Parrish	....	property master
Paul Rylander	....	property master: second unit
Neil Saiger	....	construction foreman
Nico Strehl	....	art director: Cinesite
Mike Swift	....	illustrator
Jon Aguilar	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Raymond Boy	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Thomas J. Garrigan	....	property assistant: Ohio (uncredited)
Michael Goss	....	toolman (uncredited)
Billy Ilams Jr.	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Steven Ladish	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Thomas W. Lay Jr.	....	production illustrator (uncredited)
Jeff Ogg	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.	....	set designer (uncredited)
Dale Saiger	....	location foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
John K. Adams	....	adr editor
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Robert Batha	....	first assistant sound editor
Rick Bozeat	....	sound effects editor
Arthur Farkas	....	foley editor
Jessica Gallavan	....	adr supervisor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Meredith Gold	....	assistant adr editor
Dennis Hammermeister	....	boom operator: second unit
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Dan Hegeman	....	dialogue editor (as Daniel Hegeman)
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Philip A. Hess	....	foley editor (as Phil Hess)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley supervisor
Constance A. Kazmer	....	adr editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Nick Kharabadz	....	sound effects editor (as Nick Kharabadze)
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee W. Lebaigue	....	digital assistant
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Meadow	....	sound mixer: second unit
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound
Brian Pierson	....	digital assistant (as J. Brian Pierson)
Paul D. Poduska	....	additional sound
Dan M. Rich	....	dialogue editor
David M. Ronne	....	sound mixer: second unit (as David Ronne)
Timothy P. Salmon	....	boom operator (as Tim Salmon)
Jackson Schwartz	....	foley mixer
David Stanke	....	assistant sound editor (as David C. Stanke)
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Jules Strasser	....	boom operator: second unit
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	supervising sound editor
Ann Szakmeister	....	dialogue editor
Jon Title	....	sound effects editor
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound
Keith A. Wester	....	sound mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
Peter Zinda	....	sound effects editor
David Young	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Curtis	....	special effects foreman
Donald Frazee	....	special effects foreman
Terry D. Frazee	....	special effects coordinator
Donald Myers	....	special effects foreman
D. Kerry Prior	....	model maker
Larry Odien	....	animatronics (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael Lee Baron	....	stunts (as Michael Baron)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Vince Deadrick Jr.	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Marian Green	....	stunts (as Marion Green)
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunts
Donna Keegan	....	stunts
Svetla Krasteva	....	stunts
Jake Lombard	....	stunt performer
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts
Kerry Rossall	....	stunts (as Kerry Rosall)
Paul E. Short	....	stunts (as Paul Short)
Paul Sklar	....	stunt double
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts
John Alden	....	stunt double: Mr. Ford (uncredited
Rick Avery	....	stunts (uncredited)
Keith Campbell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Clark	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Daniel T. O'Brien	....	aerial stunts (uncredited)
Michael Owen	....	stunts (uncredited)
J.P. Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gunter Simon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pete Turner	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
George Callins	....	digital imaging technician: Cinesite
J. Patrick Daily	....	key grip
Gary Dunham	....	first assistant camera: second unit
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: second unit (as David Dunlap)
Kevin Edwards	....	key grip
Tammy Fouts	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Mikael Glattes	....	first assistant camera
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Daniel Gold)
Dwight Joseph Lavers	....	dolly grip
Dale Moore	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Emery Moore	....	camera operator: "b" camera
David B. Nowell	....	aerial unit photographer
Chris Regan	....	digital imaging technician: Cinesite
John 'Fest' Sandau	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as John Sandau)
Todd Schlopy	....	first assistant camera
Kevin Schwab	....	digital imaging technician: Cinesite
Cricket Sloat	....	dimmer operator
Michael Starkey	....	best boy: second unit
Dean Striepeke	....	video assist operator (as Dean R. Striepeke)
James R. Tynes	....	chief lighting technician
Tom West	....	best boy grip
Eric Whitehead	....	key grip: second unit
John R. Zilles	....	second assistant camera
Peter Albert	....	digital video assist operator: second unit, Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial camera assistant (uncredited)
Jim Carroll	....	grip: second unit (uncredited)
George M. Chappell	....	rigging foreman (uncredited)
Greg Code	....	grip: second unit (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	grip (uncredited)
Kelly Diehl	....	libra head technician (uncredited)
Lamarr Gray	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
James Hawkinson	....	electrician: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator (uncredited)
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy grip: second unit (uncredited)
Charlie McIntyre	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Kevin McNeil	....	grip (uncredited)
Jon D. Morrison	....	set lighting electrician (uncredited)
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross	....	grip: second unit (uncredited)
Michael K. O'Melia	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit (uncredited)
Brennan L. Price	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Eugene Rivera	....	grip: second unit (uncredited)
Bruce Sharp	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Anya Colloff	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Brent Scarpo	....	extras casting
Shannon Dunn	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lee Clayton	....	costume cutter
Lee Clayton	....	tailor
Leslie Joyce	....	key costumer
Joseph T. Mastrolia	....	key costumer
Mark Peterson	....	costume supervisor
Amy Stofsky	....	costume supervisor
Mark J. Weitzman	....	key costumer
Katrina Mastrolia	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Cheri Reed	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Howard Davis	....	second assistant editor
Claudia Guerrero-Zalokar	....	apprentice film editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Robert C. Lusted	....	first assistant editor (as Robert Charles Lusted)
Jennifer Mangan	....	non-linear assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
James Schermerhorn	....	assistant editor (as Jim Schermerhorn)
Nancy Rae Stone	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	score mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	score recordist
Alexander Courage	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Dan DiPrima	....	music editor: temp music
Jerry Goldsmith	....	conductor
Kenneth Hall	....	supervising music editor (as Ken Hall)
Joel McNeely	....	composer: additional music
Craig Pettigrew	....	music editor
Robert Bayless	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Angie Rubin	....	music editor: Randy Newman's score (uncredited)
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Paul Bishop	....	captain: 747
Frank Mejerski	....	transportation coordinator
Aaron Skalka	....	transportation co-captain
Robert Suer	....	transportation captain
Brita McCollough	....	driver (uncredited)
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver (uncredited)
Brenda Ryan	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Robin Allen-Paris	....	production assistant
Elena Baranova	....	Russian dialogue coach
Steven F. Beaupre	....	production assistant
Ralph Bertelle	....	assistant production coordinator
Katherine M. Bishop	....	assistant: Mr. Bliss
Tom Brainard	....	production assistant
Patrick Caddell	....	political consultant
Martha Cronin	....	production accountant
Amnon David	....	non-linear editor: Cinesite
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
Loren Elkins	....	production assistant
Sara Endsley	....	assistant: Mr. Bernstein
J. Ellen Evans	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Ellen Evans)
Gary Romolo Fiorelli	....	production assistant
Claudette Grand	....	studio teacher
Misty Green	....	assistant: Mr. Abraham
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Nancy Heinze	....	production assistant
Steve Hinton	....	pilot: picture plane
Earl Jeter	....	747 co-pilot
Jamie Kehoe	....	craft service
Jacqueline King	....	assistant: Mr. Petersen
Samara Koffler	....	assistant: Mr. Ford
Kimberly Kogan	....	production assistant
Susanne Lariviere	....	first assistant accountant
Harry Lu	....	armorer
Rick Lupton	....	video graphic
David MacIsaac	....	consultant: aviation
Dave Mallow	....	adr voice
David Markus	....	assistant: Ms. Katz
Frank McGonagle	....	caterer
Brian McNulty	....	technical coordinator
John McSweeney	....	location manager: second unit, Washington D.C.
Carla Meyer	....	dialect coach: Mr. Oldman
Sue Bea Montgomery	....	production coordinator
Sam Montiforte	....	post-production accountant
David B. Nowell	....	aerial unit director
Harry O'Connor	....	military consultant (as Harry L. O'Connor)
Harry O'Connor	....	parachute consultant (as Harry L. O'Connor)
David Paris	....	aerial coordinator (as David W. Paris)
David Paris	....	pilot (as David W. Paris)
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot (as Allen Purwin)
Nathan Talbert Reimann	....	production assistant
Will Robbins	....	video graphic (as William Robbins)
Lauren Ross	....	location manager
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	production assistant
Ben Skorstad	....	helicopter pilot
Robert R. Snow	....	secret service consultant (as Bob Snow)
Joelle Bryanne Stapleton	....	production secretary
Linda Stone	....	studio teacher
Maurice Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Lester
Max Wong	....	executive: Beacon Development
Ken Young	....	caterer
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot (as Robert Zajone)
Kevin Bowe	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Colleen Emry	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Keith D. Fisher	....	dispatcher (uncredited)
Artis I. Gaines	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Alan Jacques	....	projectionist (uncredited)
Sophia Lansky	....	additional voices (uncredited)
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Joseph Long	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Mehnert	....	aerial unit director (uncredited)
Michael Mendelsohn	....	financial consultant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Neumeier	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Tonya Richardson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rick Scheil	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
Michael J. McAlister	....	special thanks (as Micheal McAlister)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Corporation
Beacon Communications (as Beacon Pictures)
Radiant Productions

Distributors

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
Buena Vista International (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2000) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Buena Vista International Spain (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
Buena Vista International (1997) (UK) (theatrical)
Buena Vista International (1997) (Japan) (theatrical)
Buena Vista International (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Falcon (1997) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
Filmes Lusomundo (1997) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1997) (France) (theatrical)
Roadshow Entertainment (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
Buena Vista Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

Boss Film Studios (visual effects)
Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital visual effects) (as Cinesite)

Other Companies

121st Air Refueling Wing special thanks
146th Airlift Wing special thanks
179th Airlift Wing special thanks
305th Air Mobility Wing grateful acknowledgment
33rd Fighter Wing grateful acknowledgment
40th Aviation Brigade special thanks
60th Air Mobility Wing grateful acknowledgment
89th Airlift Wing grateful acknowledgment
8th Special Operations Squadron grateful acknowledgement
Audio Tracks transfers
Banque Paribas, Los Angeles Agency production financing
Cable News Network (CNN) pre-recorded videotape supplied by
Cable News Network (CNN) special thanks
California Air National Guard special thanks
California National Guard special thanks
Canucks Sports and Entertainment special thanks (as Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment)
Central Casting extras casting
Cerruti wardrobe: Harrison Ford
Cinema Research titles and opticals
Creative Entertainment Services special thanks
Department of Defense, The grateful acknowledgment
Department of the Air Force grateful acknowledgment
Department of the Army grateful acknowledgment
Digiscope special thanks
Dolby Laboratories sound post-production
Headquarters Air Combat Command grateful acknowledgment
Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command grateful acknowledgement
Headquarters Air Mobility Command grateful acknowledgement
Hollywood Film & Video special thanks
Intel special thanks
International Film Guarantors completion guaranty provided by
L.A. Mad Dogs adr voice casting
NEC Technology special thanks
Near North Insurance Brokerage production insurance services
Ohio Adjutant General's Department special thanks
Ohio Air National Guard special thanks
Ohio Army National Guard special thanks
Patriot Pictures production services
Presidential Pilot's Office, The grateful acknowledgment
Sony Pictures Studios re-recording facilities
Soundelux sound design
The National Guard Bureau grateful acknowledgment
Varèse Sarabande soundtrack

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

AFO
Air Force One (Germany)
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Parents Guide:

View content advisory for parents

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA more

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The production was allowed to use CNN's actual Los Angeles studio for its mock CNN segments. more

Goofs:

Continuity: The handguard of the H&K MP5A3 that the president has, changes from the old slim type to the new wide type after the scene when the terrorists are shooting through the toilet doors. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Steel (1997) more

Soundtrack:

L'Internationale more

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28 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.

It is what it is......fun, 7 March 2005

Author: Alvsy007 from Whitman, Mass

Nonstop action, thrilling suspense, dark humor, and a brilliant concept, this flag waving over the top action adventure was a good two hours in 1997.

The story: Enroute back to the States from Russia, Russian Nationals hijack the President's plane and hold him and his family (as well as most of his staff) hostage aboard Air Force One in order to release a Rouge General captured earlier.

Harrison Ford from his first minute to his last looks comfortable in his Presidential role. That's to say, Ford appears, acts and just plain feels like he should be President. (Come one who saw this movie and wanted him to run). Gary Oldman's performance as the main villain (Ivan) should be up there with the likes of Alan Rickman's Hans from Die Hard and John Malkovich's Leary-Booth-Carney from In the Line of Fire (coincidentally directed by Wolfgang Peterson as well). Glenn Close pulls of the Vice President role with smirks and spunk.

Stars aside I think the supporting cast should get an equal if not harder pat on the back. These guys…and girls…. really made the movie. They're the ones that brought the chuckles and caused gasps. Wendy Crewson (The Good Son) nailed her role with more grace than a first lady has actually shown in the last recallable years. Paul Guilfoyle ("CSI", The Negotiator), was the kind gentle, "best buddy", chief-of-staff, who brought a small smile to your face every time he is on-screen. Xander Berkeley ("24", Terminator 2), plays the chilling secret service agent Gibbs. The lovable William H. Macy plays the good-mannered Air Force Officer who puts himself in harm's way for the President more time than the Secret Service agents do. He just doesn't get enough screen time toward the beginning. And Dean Stockwell will have you cussing under your breath as the power-hungry Secretary of Defense. And it seems that Wolfgang Peterson watched every great Action/Military movie of the past 3 years and hired all those "briefing room generals". For this I applaud him. As for the terrorist, they rival those of Die hard. Cold, stone-faced, funny, smooth, and just plain hateable, they did their job.

The bulk of the movie takes place aboard the Air Force One no kidding eh?). And boy do you believe it. The production designer (Williams Sandell) obviously paid attention to detail, mimicking the real Presidential Aircraft. Small, claustrophobic and believable.

Andrew W. Marlowe's script gets it job done as well. Nothing award winning. It's everything you would expect given the story it has to tell. Couple times it will make you cringe, but again, look what it needs to accomplish.

The late Jerry Goldsmith's score for this movie is a hands down classic. Only having two weeks to score the film after Peterson rejected Randy Newman's work, Goldsmith with the help of Joel Mcneely composed one of the most bombastic, riveting, emotional, suspenseful, and patriotic scores I've heard come out of the film world. It works perfectly with the movie.

A few times your mind is going to be stretch you may have to resort to the "It's just a movie" mindset. Overall its fun. Not a bad way to spend 2 hours. Harrison Ford for President.

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Andre Affleck	....	assistant computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Mark Anderson	....	best boy grip: Boss Film Studios
Ted Andre	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Angela Angove	....	digital imaging coordinator: Cinesite
Steve Apinis	....	best boy electric: Boss Film Studios
Thomas Asbury	....	CGI software team: Cinesite
Matti Asgarian	....	production assistant: Cinesite
Mark Axton	....	CGI department manager: Boss Film Studios (as Mark R. Axton)
Rick 'Cowboy' Ayotte	....	key grip: Boss Film Studios
Constance Bablinonia	....	electric: Boss Film Studios
Johnathan R. Banta	....	matte painter: BOSS Film Studios
Robert Bardy	....	CGI animator: Cinesite
Tom Barrett	....	visual effects editor
Rod Basham	....	visual effects editor: Cinesite
James Battersby	....	digital lead: Boss Film Studios
Cory Bedwell	....	digital lead: Boss Film Studios
Trey Bennett	....	vault manager: Cinesite
Susana Bentsen	....	digital artist: Cinesite (as Susana Slaughter)
James Blevins	....	digital operations manager: Cinesite
Deane Boeka	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Rik Bomberger	....	computer services supervisor: Cinesite
Christopher Bonnstetter	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios (as Chris Bonnstetter)
John Brennan	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Chris Brown	....	visual effects line producer: Boss Film Studios
Michael Butler	....	best boy electric: Boss Film Studios
Aimee Campbell	....	assistant animator: Cinesite
Steve Carmer	....	grip: Boss Film Studios
Tammy Cash	....	production assistant: Cinesite
Ruth Caspary	....	digital paint lead: Boss Film Studios
Oscar G. Castillo	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Benjamin Cheung	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Jennifer Clark	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Steve Compas	....	grip: Boss Film Studios
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Jeffrey S. Cousens	....	stage coordinator: Boss Film Studios
Carole Cowley	....	production coordinator: Cinesite
Robert Cribbett	....	Inferno assistant: Boss Film Studios
Gary Crosby	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Steve Cummings	....	digital lead: Boss Film Studios
Craig T. Currie	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Lisa Dackermann	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Scott David	....	assistant computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Devon Decort	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Larry DeUnger	....	project lead: Boss Film Studios
Tony Diep	....	Inferno operator: Boss Film Studios
Dayle Dodge	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Scott Dougherty	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite
Joe Dubs	....	paint supervisor: Cinesite
Jody Echegaray	....	visual effects coordinator: Boss Film Studios
Richard Edlund	....	visual effects supervisor
Christopher Edwards	....	post production supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Frank Ellison	....	grip: Boss Film Studios
Kent Estep	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Bob Fernley	....	digital imaging manager: Cinesite
Shine Fitzner	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Eric Freiler	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Mike Frevert	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Quentin Frost	....	digital artist: Boss Film Studios
Gil Gagnon	....	executive producer: Cinesite
Alan Garber	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Angela Gaspar	....	visual effects assistant: Mr. Edlund, Boss Film Studios
Pete Gerard	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Tim Gibbons	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Mark Girard	....	engineering manager: Cinesite
Andrew Goldstein	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Gilbert Gonzales	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Timothy B. Graham	....	pyrotechnician: Boss Film Studios
Guy Griffiths	....	CGI software team: Cinesite
Quinn Grove	....	grip: Boss Film Studios
Laura Hanigan	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Bret A. Harding	....	motion control operator: Boss Film Studios
Walid Harmoush	....	systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Jessica Harris	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Bill Hedge	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Bill Heiden	....	systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Nicole Herr	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Sharon Holly	....	assistant to Michael Sweeney: Boss Film Studios
Kenneth J. Holt	....	gaffer: Boss Film Studios
Jeff Homolya	....	camera department manager: Boss Film Studios
Christopher Jackson	....	modelshop production coordinator: Boss Film Studios
Hilery Johnson	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Kevin J. Jolly	....	effects assistant editor: Boss Film Studios
Darren Jones	....	digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios
David Jones	....	visual effects co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as David M. Jones)
Karin Joy	....	miniature photography producer: Boss Film Studios
John Kaulen	....	systems administrator: Cinesite
Laura Kelly	....	motion control operator: Boss Film Studios
Dave Kemp	....	key grip: Boss Film Studios
Kelly Kerby	....	pyrotechnician: Boss Film Studios
Tim Ketzer	....	computer graphics animator: Cinesite
Gokhan Kisacikoglu	....	CGI animator: Cinesite
Karen Klein	....	roto supervisor: Cinesite
William A. Klinger	....	stage operations manager: Boss Film Studios (as William Klinger)
Gauth Krishnamurti	....	software engineer: Boss Film Studios (as Gautham Krishnamurti)
Brad Kuehn	....	visual effects supervisor
Brian Kun	....	digital technician supervisor: Cinesite
Roger Kupelian	....	digital artist
Mark Lambert	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Maria Lando	....	software engineer: Boss Film Studios
Anthony Lanni	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Vincent Lavares	....	assistant animator: Cinesite (as Vince Lavares)
Don Lee	....	Inferno operator: Boss Film Studios
Wayne A. Lee	....	electrician
Nicole M. Libresco	....	executive: Beacon Production (as Nicole Libresco)
David Lingenfelser	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	digital composite supervisor: Cinesite
Benjamin Lishka	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Liam Liska	....	stage lead/model maker: Boss Film Studios
Michael Lloyd	....	matte painter: Boss Film Studios
Dean Lyon	....	Inferno operator: Boss Film Studios
Bob Lyss	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Bruce MacRae	....	stage lead/model maker: Boss Film Studios
Julius Magodo	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Marcel Martinez	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Job Martin	....	modelshop coordinator: Boss Film Studios
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Andrea Maxwell	....	effects assistant editor: Boss Film Studios
Bob Mercier	....	software engineer: Boss Film Studios
Mark Michaels	....	composite supervisor: Cinesite
Chris Mistretta	....	electric: Boss Film Studios
Danielle Molina	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Chris A. Moore	....	effects assistant editor: Boss Film Studios
Elizabeth Moore	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Lisa Moore)
Thaine Morris	....	pyrotechnician: Boss Film Studios
Michelle Murdocca	....	visual effects line producer: Boss Film Studios
Kimberly K. Nelson	....	visual effects producer
Matt Newell	....	CGI resource manager: Boss Film Studios
Walter Nichols	....	electric: Boss Film Studios
Koichi Noguchi	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Jack Norton	....	head of software development: Boss Film Studios
Ariel Oclarino	....	digital technician: Cinesite
Sean O'Connor	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
George Oliver	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Danny Owen	....	pyrotechnician: Boss Film Studios
Paul Ozzimo	....	project lead: Boss Film Studios
David Palmer	....	matte painter: Boss Film Studios
Joe Pasquale	....	3D supervisor: Cinesite
Mario Peixoto	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Eric Pender	....	CGI animator: Cinesite
Cristin Pescosolido	....	motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite
David Petterson	....	tape operator: Boss Film Studios
Jamie Pilgrim	....	tape operator: Boss Film Studios
Lisa L. Pollaro	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Corinne Pooler	....	digital artist: Cinesite
James E. Price	....	visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Brian Pringle	....	painter: Boss Film Studios
Derek N. Prusak	....	motion control operator: Boss Film Studios
Martin Rae	....	chief operating officer: Boss Film Studios
Marijan Rajcic	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Roger Redel	....	gaffer: Boss Film Studios (as Roger E. Redel)
Andrew Reitsma	....	digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios
Brian Remaley	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Jonathan Robinson	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Mark Rodahl	....	digital effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Don Ross	....	chief financial officer: Boss Film Studios
Landon Ruddel	....	stage manager: Boss Film Studios (as Landen Ruddell)
Allen Ruilova	....	systems administrator: Cinesite
Brian Samuels	....	digital effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Peter Schmitt	....	assistant motion control operator: Boss Film Studios
Jason Schugardt	....	tape operator: Boss Film Studios
Jerry Sells	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Tony Sgueglia	....	digital technician supervisor: Cinesite
Ira Shain	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Greg Shimp	....	digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios (as Gregg Shimp)
Steve Shines	....	pyrotechnician: Boss Film Studios (as Steve F. Shines)
Brian Shows	....	assistant animator: Cinesite
Donny Sierer	....	electronics supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Carla Sierra	....	production accountant: Cinesite
Eduardo Silva	....	CGI animator: Cinesite
Ron Simonson	....	digital imaging supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Richard King Slifka	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Doug Smith	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Jeff W. Smith	....	digital lead: Boss Film Studios
Steven C. Smith	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
Thomas J. Smith	....	2D supervisor: Cinesite (as Tom Smith)
Tiffany Smith	....	production assistant: Cinesite (as Tiffany Hammond)
Ron Speed	....	best boy grip: Boss Film Studios (as 'Teflon' Ron Speed)
Michelle R. St. Clair	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Nick Steenolsen	....	plate coordinator: Boss Film Studios
Adam D. Stephens	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios
David K. Stewart	....	visual effects director of photography: Boss Film Studios
Erik Strauss	....	visual effects coordinator: Boss Film Studios
Mike Sullo	....	assistant systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Daniel Sunwoo	....	assistant computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Michael Sweeney	....	executive producer: Boss Film Studios
Eric Tablada	....	digital lead: Boss Film Studios
Hector Tantoco	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Ryan Michael Todd	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios (as Ryan Todd)
Tracy Todd	....	production assistant: Cinesite
Matthew Tomlinson	....	digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios
Vincent E. Toto	....	assistant motion control operator: Boss Film Studios
Pat Tubach	....	compositor
Andrew Turpin	....	electric: Boss Film Studios (as Andy Turpin)
James Valentine	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Sarma Vanguri	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Ruth Vasquez	....	digital technician: Cinesite
Theo Waddell	....	effects editor: Boss Film Studios
Timothy N. Walker	....	assistant motion control operator: Boss Film Studios
Gary Waller	....	visual effects director of photography: Boss Film Studios (as Garry D. Waller)
Jason Wardle	....	computer graphics animator: Cinesite (as Jason Wardie)
Richard Webb	....	stage mechanical effects: Boss Film Studios
Vince Webb	....	scheduler: Cinesite
R.D. Wegener	....	technical director: Boss Film Studios
Paige Wilds	....	miniature photography producer: Boss Film Studios
Ronnie E. Williams Jr.	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Matt Wilson	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Chris Wood	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Nancy Wright	....	digital imaging lead: Boss Film Studios
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Elbert Yen	....	texture painter: Boss Film Studios
Dan Zarlengo	....	electric: Boss Film Studios
Ken Ziegler	....	computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Stuart Ziff	....	modelshop mechanical effects: Boss Film Studios
Tom Zils	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Eric Bigas	....	computer display animator (uncredited)
Eric Brown	....	model maker (uncredited)
Justin Burdine	....	visual effects intern (uncredited)
Jesse D'Angelo	....	model painter: Boss Film (uncredited)
Mara Hamilton	....	bidding producer (uncredited)
Max Harris	....	Flame artist: Editel/Los Angeles (uncredited)
Eli Jarra	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Brian Louks	....	electrician: visual effects unit (uncredited)
Joshua Mandel	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Dennis McHugh	....	visual effects gaffer (uncredited)
Valerie McMahon	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Todd Mesher	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Helena Packer	....	digital compositor: Boss Film (uncredited)
Robert Scopinich	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	3D modeling producer (uncredited)
Erik von Wodtke	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited)

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