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Executive Decision

Name: Executive Decision
Released: 1996-03-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.4

Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747...and 40 million below.

1996 • 132 min • ★ 6.4 (1,062) • Released

Action Adventure Drama Thriller

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

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Original title: Executive Decision
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $55,000,000
Revenue: $121,969,216

Reviews & Ratings 1

Wuchak

Jun 4, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

**_Suspense at 33,000 feet with Kurt Russell_** An intelligence analyst (Russell) inadvertently joins a special forces operation to save a Boeing 747-200 hijacked by terrorists before it is used to attack DC. Steven Seagal plays the mission commander, Halle Berry a flight attendant and Oliver Platt an aeronautics engineers, amongst other notables. “Executive Decision” (1996) is an airliner-in-trouble flick from the angle of “Under Siege” (1992) directed by the editor of “Die Hard 2” (1990). I bring up the latter because this one’s very similar except that it takes place in the air rather than an airport. I didn’t expect to like it because it’s basically “Die Hard” on a plane and I didn’t think a worthwhile movie could be made with such a cramped setting, but work it does. Sure, a lot of the runtime involves rescuers strategizing in the bowels of the airbus using hi-tech equipment, like hidden cameras, but the creators respect the intelligence of the viewer and there are several innovative bits along with great suspense. It was obviously prescient of 9/11, filmed six years prior to that infamous attack. The movie runs 2 hours, 13 minutes, and was shot in SoCal at Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, but also Chino Airport, Mojave Desert (crash scene), Sierra Madre (Chechen Mafia House). The wedding kidnapping sequence was shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. GRADE: B

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airplane bomb covert operation deception disaster explosion flashback flight attendant hand to hand combat hijacking hostage intelligence agent nerve gas night vision goggles panic ransom rescue shootout special unit surveillance survival terror cell terrorism

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Cast 50

Kurt Russell

David Grant

Steven Seagal

Lt. Colonel Austin Travis

Halle Berry

Jean

John Leguizamo

Rat

Oliver Platt

Cahill

Joe Morton

Cappy

David Suchet

Nagi Hassan

BD Wong

Louie

Len Cariou

Secretary of Defense Charles White

Whip Hubley

Baker

Andreas Katsulas

Jaffa

Mary Ellen Trainor

Allison

Marla Maples

Nancy

J.T. Walsh

Senator Mavros

Ingo Neuhaus

Doc

William James Jones

Catman

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

Air Marshal

Robert Apisa

Demou

Christopher Maher

Kahlil

Jay Tavare

Terrorist

Ahmed Ahmed

Terrorist

Shaun Toub

Terrorist

Jon Huertas

Terrorist

Joey Naber

Terrorist

Ray Baker

747 Captain

Michael Milhoan

747 First Officer

Yvonne Zima

Little Girl

Will Schaub

Assistant to Senator Mavros

Marianne Muellerleile

Diabetic Woman

Brad Blaisdell

Beckings Institute Aide

Don Fischer

Remora Pilot

Warren Munson

American Ambassador

Lance August

American Embassy Duty Officer

Maggie Egan

CNN Reporter

James C. Victor

Spider

Tim Kelleher

Bulldog

Nick Jameson

London Maitre'D

Juan Fernández

London Bomber

Todd Jeffries

Collins

Joe Cook

Chechen

Ilia Volok

Chechen

Blair Valk

Yugoslavian Girl

Joseph Makkar

Arab Co-Pilot

Magdalene St. Michaels

London Hostess

Crew 43

Don Burgess

Additional Photography

Alex Thomson

Director of Photography

George Richmond

Second Assistant Camera

Dennis Liddiard

Key Makeup Artist

Dennis Liddiard

Makeup Artist

Joe Bucaro III

Stunt Double

Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunts

Chris Cenatiempo

Stunts

Danny Rogers

Stunts

Eddy Donno

Stunts

Eric Chambers

Stunts

Gary McLarty

Stunts

Henry Kingi

Stunts

Henry Kingi Jr.

Stunts

Jimmy Nickerson

Stunts

Joe Bucaro III

Stunts

John C. Meier

Stunts

John Casino

Stunts

John Cenatiempo

Stunts

John Rottger

Stunts

Kenny Endoso

Stunts

Michael Runyard

Stunts

Ousaun Elam

Stunts

Pat Romano

Stunts

Paul Borne

Stunts

Peewee Piemonte

Stunts

Pete Antico

Stunts

Scott Wilder

Stunts

Skip Ward

Stunts

Steve Picerni

Stunts

Tony Epper

Stunts

Sayed Badreya

Technical Advisor

Patti Hawn

Unit Publicist

Stuart Baird

Director

Denis L. Stewart

First Assistant Director

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Script Supervisor

Craig Hosking

Second Unit Director

Stuart Baird

Editor

Zoraida Sanjurjo López

Casting

Joel Silver

Producer

Boston Russell

Production Assistant

Alexander Courage

Orchestrator

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

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US Release Dates 3

Mar 15, 1996

R Theatrical

Jun 30, 1997

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R Physical

Jul 26, 2011

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R Physical