This
fast-paced action picture plays like Die Hard (1988) on an airplane.
Grieving over the death of his wife at the hands of an armed robber and
blaming himself for her death, anti-terrorism expert John Cutter (Wesley
Snipes) is retiring from his dangerous job. The flight he's on is occupied
by a coterie of FBI agents escorting the lethal terrorist Charles Rane
(Bruce Payne), but as the aircraft is taking off, Rane's associates, who
have also boarded the plane, take the vehicle by force and free their
leader. With the aid of a sheriff on the ground, a pair of stewardesses
(Alex Datcher and Elizlabeth Hurley) and his old friend, airport manager Sly
Delvecchio (Tom Sizemore), Cutter puts his special training and martial arts
skills to good use combating the kidnappers. The clever, dapper Rane has
several surprises in store for his nemesis, however, including killing a
hostage and an ally who's only pretending to be on Cutter's side. His
options becoming increasingly limited, Cutter devises a dangerous plan that
involves dumping the airplane's precious fuel reserves. Director Kevin Hooks
cast his father, actor Robert Hooks in the role of federal agent Dwight
Henderson.| Wesley Snipes | John Cutter |
| Bruce Payne | Charles Rane |
| Tom Sizemore | Sly Delvecchio |
| Alex Datcher | Marti Slayton |
| Bruce Greenwood | Stuart Ramsey |
| Elizabeth Hurley | Sabrina Ritchie |
| Robert Hooks | Dwight Henderson |
| Michael Horse | Forget |
| Marc Macaulay | Vincent |
| Ernie Lively | Chief Biggs |
| James Stone | Cop 2 |
| Lesa Thurman | Norman's Mother |
| Henry J. McGauley | Store Hold-Up Man |
| Mike Speller | Headwaiter |
| Rand MacPherson | SWAT Commander |
| Duchess Tomasello | Mrs. Edwards |
| Jim McDonald | Agent Duncan |
| Cameron Roberts | Matthew |
| Gary Rorman | Douglas |
| James Short | Allen |
| Shari Rhodes | |
| James Brett Rice | Cop 1 |
| Zachary McLemore | Norman |
| Jane McPherson | Nurse |
| Tom Nowicki | Sly's Assistant |
| Robert Midden | Pistol-Whipped Passenger |
| Michael H. Moss | Agent Manning |
| John Allen Vick | Receptionist |
| Janis Benson | Nora Allen |
| Winston Bedford | Doctor |
| Lisa Capriani | Reporter 2 |
| Dean Carlberg | Helicopter Pilot |
| Frank Causey | Captain Whitehurst |
| Alicia Allred | Flight Attendant |
| Lou Bedford | Attorney Phillips |
| Elena Ayala | Lisa Cutter |
| Lori Bedford | Surgical Receptionist |
| Kent Lindsey | Agent Chaplin |
| Jack Gibson | Reporter 1 |
| Kareen Germain | Security Attendant |
| Frank Hart | Flight Engineer |
| Dennis Letts | Frank Allen |
| Carl Cole | Sharpshooter |
| Michael D. Conner | FBI Agent |
| Marty Connell | First Officer |
| Joel Fogel | Doctor Bauman |
| Lindsey Diamond | Hostage Woman |
| Janet Elder | Screaming Woman |
Genre/Type - Action, Action Thriller
Produced by - Lee Rich Productions / Warner Brothers
Release - Nov 6, 1992 (USA)
Released by - Warner Brothers
Running tim - 84 min.
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