Seeking retribution for the accidental death of his family, a wealthy businessman dealing in illegal arms smuggling attempts to destroy one of America's most treasured symbols: the Statue of Liberty
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI Statue of Liberty destruction—miniatures and pyrotechnics, baby!
Acting
Andrew Divoff's unhinged arms dealer performance deserves better material.
Director
Gary S. Lipsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of two 1999 films about terrorists targeting the Statue of Liberty—the other was the big-budget Deep Impact. Guess which one had more explosions?
Director Gary S. Lipsky was primarily a stunt coordinator, and it shows—this is choreography over coherence, baby.