The story establishes the plane and its passengers and then intercuts the hijacking with the movements of the Delta Force, a crack U.S. commando unit that specializes in anti-terrorist missions. Delta is led by grizzled old Marvin. Its best fighter is a hot dog played by Norris, who once...
The hijacking is a cover by the clever Islamic terrorist Nagi Hassan (David Suchet), who is actually using the airplane to smuggle the gas into the United States. Can you think of an easier way to get a shipment of contraband into the country than by hijacking a 747 with 400 people on ...
The story of the parachutist and the plane hijacking emulates the real life events of the hijacker known as D.B Cooper who on November 24, 1971 hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon. He threatened to detonate a bomb unless he got $200,000. After receiving the ...
In a film that depicts the mid-air mayhem of a fictional plane hijacking, it might come as a surprise that the word ‘terrorist’ is uttered just the once: during a news broadcast that sounds from a mobile phone in the cockpit where an impressively intense Joseph Gordon-Levitt tries desper...
Working with eyes and mass, he plays well off his co-star Christian Bale, with a bombastic plane hijacking opening sequence that remains a dynamite set piece.45 Simu Liu – Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Photo : Everett Collection Role: Xu Shang-Chi / Shaun Director:...
Tobias manages to use the emergency warning system to alert the passengers of the hijacking, while the hijackers threaten to kill hostages one by one if their demands are not met. The film doesn't shy away from the violence, with each subsequent shot showing the fear and desperation of the...
She helps prevent a plane hijacking, which leads to a bizarre revenge plot against her and the other heroes on the flight. From there it’s pretty much an all-out stunt spectacular. Yeah, this movie is giving you what you want. Speaking of giving the people what they want, special ...
"United 93" recreates the doomed trip in actual time, from takeoff to hijacking to the realization by those onboard that their plane was part of a coordinated attack unfolding on the ground beneath them. The film attempts to understand the abject fear and courageous decisions of those who-...
A Hijacking (2012) Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations â and an escalating potential for explosive violence â in Tobias Lindholm's grittily authentic and suspenseful thriller...
Edit Budget €6,700,000 (estimated) See detailed box office info on IMDbPro Tech specs Edit Runtime 1hour30minutes Color Color Sound mix Stereo Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1 Related news Bergengruen named head of Studio Hamburg Jul 16The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News ...