A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.
Acting
Forest Whitaker's nervous intensity sells every absurd twist.
Writing
Tight 86-minute runtime—no time for bathroom breaks or character development.
Director
Jonathan Darby
Forest Whitaker
Col. MacKenzie Casey
Sam Waterston
President William Foster
Dana Delany
Betsy Corcoran
Jason Robards
General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Josef Sommer
Defence Secretary Charles Potter
George Dzundza
Jake
Isabel Glasser
Sarah McCann
Dakin Matthews
Vice President Walter Kelly
William O'Leary
Lt. William Dorsett
Lisa Summerour
Jean Casey
Denise Dowse
Dr. Jarvis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak '90s Clinton-era military skepticism, it channels post-Vietnam, pre-9/11 anxieties about shadow government.
Jason Robards filmed this between Oscar-nominated roles; his General Lloyd chews scenery like it's a last meal.
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