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Air Force One (1997) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 136,950 users
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Reviews: 392 user | 140 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them. Director:Wolfgang PetersenWriter:Andrew W. Marlowe |
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Cast
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| Harrison Ford | ... | ||
| Gary Oldman | ... | ||
| Glenn Close | ... | ||
| Wendy Crewson | ... | ||
| Liesel Matthews | ... | ||
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | ||
| Xander Berkeley | ... | ||
| William H. Macy | ... | ||
| Dean Stockwell | ... | ||
| Tom Everett | ... | ||
| Jürgen Prochnow | ... |
General Alexander Radek
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| Donna Bullock | ... | ||
| Michael Ray Miller | ... | ||
| Carl Weintraub | ... | ||
| Elester Latham | ... | ||
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The President of the USA goes to Moscow and gives a stirring speech outlining the USA's new "Zero-tolerance" policy with respect to terrorism. On the flight home, terrorists take over Air Force One (the President's official plane) and take the passengers (including his wife and daughter) hostage. The terrorists plan to execute one hostage every half-hour unless/until their demands are met. However, the President is a former Medal of Honor winner, so the terrorists may be in for a surprise... Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
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Impenetrable. Invincible. In Trouble. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
25 July 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$85,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$37,132,505 (USA) (25 July 1997)Gross:
$172,620,724 (USA) (30 January 1998)Company Credits
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Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!
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Written by Eugène Pottier (as Eugene Pottier) and Pierre Degeyter
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Trivia
The usual Air Force One is one of two modified Boeing 747-200s. To represent it, the filmmakers rented and repainted a Boeing 747-146, which had originally belonged to Japan Air Lines, from the cargo carrier American International Airways (AIA). The paint job cost $300,000. The 747s pilot, Paul Bishop, also came from AIA. See also the goofs entry. See more »Goofs
When the pilot being threatened reaches across and pulls the lever down, he is engaging the spoilers on the wing. In the following external shot, the spoilers aren't deployed. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!
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Crazy Credits
Per Marshall's comment to her, the aide who helps him with the fax machine (portrayed by Messiri Freeman) is listed in the credits as "Future Postmaster General". See more »Soundtracks
L'INTERNATIONALEWritten by Eugène Pottier (as Eugene Pottier) and Pierre Degeyter
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I know what you're thinking, "What the hell is he saying?" It's true that we've had so many biographies about presidents in which some of the movies told about historic incidents, why not have a fictional president that could kick ass and take names? Harrison Ford is the man for the job.
"Air Force One" is a thriller that involves Russian terrorist Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman) and his gang of criminals hijacking the first plane along with the president's wife and child and his staff. Meanwhile, President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is hiding after an attack on the ship where he must reunite with his family before they end up victims to Ivan's plan if the president doesn't release a Russian prisoner who happens to be a general and a terrorist.
The film itself is a nail bitter thriller with an all star cast as Ford and Oldman play their usual good guy/villain roles with Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkerly and William H. Macy in supporting roles. If there was such thing where Harrison Ford had a nomination for president, I would vote.