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Executive Decision
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6.3Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Cast
- Kurt Russell as David Grant
- Steven Seagal as Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
- Halle Berry as Jean
- John Leguizamo as Rat
- Oliver Platt as Cahill
- Joe Morton as Cappy
Themes
- rescue
- airplane
- panic
- bomb
- ransom
- hostage
- hijacking
- terror cell
- special unit
- deception
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
65,019 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Stuart Baird
- Written by
- Jim Thomas John Thomas
- Produced by
- Joel Silver Jim Thomas John Thomas
- Starring
- Kurt Russell Halle Berry John Leguizamo Oliver Platt Joe Morton David Suchet Steven Seagal
- Cinematography
- Alex Thomson
- Edited by
- Stuart Baird Kevin Stitt Frank J. Urioste
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- March 15, 1996 ( 1996-03-15 )
- Running time
- 133 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Arabic
- Budget
- $55 million
- Box office
- $122.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 700372
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/executive-decision
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1996-03-15
- title
- Boeing 747 v ohrožení
- box office
- 121969216
- review score
- 62/100
- capital cost
- 55000000
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Executive Decision is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Stuart Baird (in his directorial debut) and written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas, who also produced the film with Joel Silver. It stars Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton, David Suchet and B.D. Wong. It depicts the rescue of an airliner hijacked by terrorists, by a small team placed on the plane in mid-flight. The film was released in the United States on March 15, 1996, by Warner Bros. It grossed $122 million against a $55 million budget.
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