

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.
Practical Effects
Full-scale 747 interior built for $8 million—still looks better than CGI.
Direction
Stuart Baird's editing background keeps tension surgical and mean.
Stunts
Real F-117 stealth fighter casually stealing every scene.

Director
Stuart Baird
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seagal agreed to the heroic death only if his character got a flag-draped coffin scene that was ultimately cut.
Released five years before 9/11, it's now a time capsule of when airborne terrorism felt like popcorn entertainment.