A gang of thieves break into a top secret government research centre and steal a deadly virus. Mach 1, a top secret special operations team, is called in to recover it. The team, lead by Commander Bill McNeil (Steve Guttenberg), boards the thieves' plane midflight and recovers the virus. When two members of the team are subsequently murdered, McNeil suspects that the thieves might have inside help. In an attempt to track down who was responsible, the team steals the virus in a hope that the thieves will come after them.
Practical Effects
Actual plane sets, not CGI. Looks expensive-ish!
Acting
Sean Bean and Kim Coates outclassing the material.
Production
Shot in Canada pretending to be America. Obviously.
Director
Julian Grant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Julian Grant also made 'Spaceman'—a 1997 hockey comedy starring Michael Moriarty. Same chaotic energy.
This epitomizes the late-90s 'Die Hard on a [blank]' clone wave, except the blank is 'Canadian TV budget.'
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