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Synopsis: Terrorists take over a 747 bound from Athens to Washington D.C., supposedly to effect the release of their leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and convinces the military that the 'plane should not be allowed to enter U.S. airspace. An assault mission is devised, using a specially equipped 'plane designed for mid-air crew transfers, and Grant finds himself aboard the 747 with a team of military anti-terrorists who have to defuse a bomb and overpower the terrorists.
Director(s): Stuart Baird
Production: Warner Home Video
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
R
Year:
1996
133 min
779 Views


Thank you.

Any other comments?

It seems our posture must

be of containment.

Acquiesce to Nagi's demands?

I don't see any other choice.

London is demanding action.

I agree.

I hate the idea of conceding

to that bastard.

But if we get him on the ground,

we'll have options.

Travis' team will respond

once the plane is at Dulles.

It means shutting it down,

re-routing all traffic.

A full military control of the area.

Secretary White. . . .

Excuse me, gentlemen. . .

. . .I don't think we can allow

that plane to land. . .

. . .or even enter U.S. airspace.

What do you mean?

I don't think this is about hostages.

It's about one man planning

a major strike against the U.S.

You'd better explain yourself.

Our research leads me to believe. . .

. . .that due to his internal

political situation, Nagi Hassan. . .

. . .planned Jaffa's abduction.

Go on.

Six months ago,

a shipment of DZ-5 was hijacked. . .

. . .in transit to Germany.

We're certain

the Chechen Mafia was behind it.

But recent attempts to recover

the gas have failed.

Rumors surfaced that the DZ-5. . .

. . .was in the hands of Asmed Rhasjami.

This is the prick

who sent us on a wild goose chase.

. . .a supplier of arms and

explosives to Jaffa's group.

Mr. Grant. . .

. . .are you saying the nerve gas

is on board?

Yes, sir, I am.

In my opinion, Hassan plans to

use the DZ-5 and the plane as a weapon.

A sort of poor man's atomic bomb. . .

. . .to be detonated here,

over Washington.

How much DZ-5 might he have?

I can't be exact, sir.

But I can tell you this:

If this were DZ-5. . .

. . .that drop would be more than enough

to kill every man here.

The name he's using, "AI Tha'r" . . .

. . .in ancient Arabic means "revenge. "

Welcome aboard, Senator Mavros.

The press thinks you could be

the next President.

It's an honor to have you with us.

That plane will be here in 8 hours.

The President has two options:

Disregard Mr. Grant's theory. . .

. . .and let the plane proceed

to the U.S.

Or destroy it before it gets here. . .

. . .along with 406 passengers.

Even if we're right. . .

. . .how would we ever prove it?

Colonel, if you have an opinion,

let's hear it.

There is another possibility.

It's a Hail Mary pass, but. . . .

Colonel, tell him what you need.

There's a man named Dennis Cahill

who's an engineer for ARPA.

If we could get him on the line ASAP. . .

. . .he can tell you what I have in mind.

Remora was developed

for the space program...

...for low-orbit linkups

with the shuttle.

It has since been

modified by the Air Force...

... to study transferring

bomber crews at altitude...

...as well as other...

. . .contingencies.

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Jim Thomas

James E. "Jim" Thomas is a screenwriter based in California. With his brother John Thomas, he wrote and/or was substantially involved with the screenplays of several films - including Predator, The .. more…

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