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Executive Decision
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Executive Decision is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Stuart Baird, who also served as film editor alongside Frank J. Urioste. The screenplay was written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas, with Joel Silver producing. The cast features Steven Seagal, Kurt Russell, David Suchet, and John Leguizamo. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Silver Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix.
Set in Los Angeles and aboard an airplane, the narrative focuses on aviation, terrorism, and an aviation accident. Filming took place in Mobile. The original language is English, and the runtime is listed as 132 or 133 minutes. The budget was $55,000,000, resulting in a box office revenue of $121,969,216. Jerry Goldsmith composed the score.
The film holds various review scores, including a 6.5 rating on IMDb with 65,019 votes, a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Metascore of 62. It has received two wins and two nominations for awards. Distribution formats include video on demand and streaming via providers such as fuboTV and MGM+.
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Film · TMDB
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation accident
- Director
- Stuart Baird
- Screenwriter
- John Thomas
- Cast member
- Michael Milhoan
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Producer
- Joel Silver
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Alex Thomson
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Mobile
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 700372
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/executive-decision
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- publication date
- 1996-03-15
- film editor
- Frank J. Urioste
- title
- Boeing 747 v ohrožení
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 121969216
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 62/100
- capital cost
- 55000000
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Plot
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