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Drop Zone
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Drop Zone is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by John Badham, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Peter Barsocchini. The cast includes Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, and Michael Jeter. The film’s main subjects involve aviation, terrorism, aviation accidents, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. It is set during the recurring event of Independence Day.
The narrative takes place in Miami, which was also a filming location alongside Washington, D.C. The original language is English. Hans Zimmer served as both composer and performer, while Frank Morriss was the film editor. The production utilized 35 mm film format. The budget was 45,000,000, and the runtime is 101 minutes.
Drop Zone was distributed by Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures, and Netflix, with Nicita/Lloyd Productions involved as a company. It was released on video on demand. The film has been assessed using the Bechdel test. Its tagline is "Taking crime to new heights." Keywords associated with the work include Florida, Washington DC, USA, Miami, and extreme sports.
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5.7A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.
Cast
- Wesley Snipes as Pete Nessip
- Gary Busey as Ty Moncrief
- Yancy Butler as Jessie Crossmann
- Michael Jeter as Earl Leedy
- Corin Nemec as 'Selly' Selkirk
- Kyle Secor as Swoop
Themes
- florida
- washington dc, usa
- miami, florida
- extreme sports
- training
- emergency landing
- u.s. marshal
- tragedy
- airplane hijacking
- skydiving
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation accident
- Director
- John Badham
- Screenwriter
- Peter Barsocchini
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- John Badham
- Narrative location
- Miami
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 400715
- Performer
- Hans Zimmer
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1995-09-29
- film editor
- Frank Morriss
- title
- Drop Zone
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 45000000
- film format
- 35 mm film
- set during recurring event
- Independence Day
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 41%
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