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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
787 Views


They'll blow us out of the sky.

They don't know we're not onboard.

They'll wait until the last second,

hoping for a break.

We've got some time.

How much time

before we hit U.S. airspace?

Three hours, 50 minutes.

What's left of the gear?

We've lost the sat-com. . .

. . .scanners, sleep agent.

We've got half the weapons, probes,

mikes, bomb kit. That's it.

It's vital you find Hassan.

It all centers around him.

All right.

Mikes and probes first.

Hook up Grant to the com board.

See if he can locate Hassan.

Everything we need is here.

We locate their positions. . .

. . .blow the lights and go night optics.

We hit them hard while they're

still surprised. Let's go.

The bomb.

We don't know if there is one.

I'll take over the plane.

-That's what Travis would do.

-I'm not telling you what to do.

But if the DZ-5's on board,

there's a bomb attached. Find it.

Once this plane left, Hassan made

sure there was no turning back.

He's right.

It could be a pressure-switch timer;

if you land or change altitude. . .

. . .anything could set it off.

You must find it before they hit.

We'll look for it

while we're setting up.

Get the tools and bomb kits.

Let's get started.

Tell me what Hassan looks like.

I can't.

What do you mean?

You're the world's expert on him.

The only known photograph of him

was taken over 25 years ago.

Jesus.

But I'd recognize his voice.

I'd know him if I saw him.

I'm telling you, I saw them.

Americans.

Soldiers.

Baker, Station One.

First-class online.

Go ahead.

Okay, I've got one, first-class cabin.

Now another.

Skorpions on both of them.

Grant, do you copy?

I hear them.

Neither one is Hassan.

Four in the main cabin,

two in the galley.

Four with nine millimeter

skorpions, two AKM/FNC's.

Two more patrolling

the rear cabin.

Heavily armed.

Can you hear them in the galley?

Yeah. Yeah, I hear them.

None of them is our man.

This isn't working.

Meet me in the lower galley.

Put on Cappy's vest.

I'm on my way.

All right, clip the cable to your vest.

Put on your carabiner.

I'll winch you up.

Easy.

I got four probes and mikes down there.

It covers the main cabin.

If he's there,

you should find him.

Whatever you do. . .

. . .don't step on the panel

or you'll go through.

I'll try to remember that.

Hey, wait. Lose the shoes, pretty boy.

Hope the smell doesn't

give us away.

Go.

Senator, l--

Shut up!

Do you want to get us killed?

I think we're being presented with

an incredible opportunity here.

For what?

We always wanted to have

a war record for you.

Some edge with the media

that would put you over the top.

Remember the mileage

Jesse Jackson got. . .

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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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