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
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
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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.
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