Executive Decision Movie Review 1996

Those wacky terrorists are at it again. You would think that after getting their butts kicked in almost every action picture since 1980 that they would learn. But here they are, hijacking a 747, cutting off communications, and affixing a nerve gas bomb to the plane. This time a group of high tech commandos, led by Russell and (briefly) Seagal, must sneak onto the plane and generally mess up the bad guys' plans. Brave stewardess Berry helps tango with the central casting mad dog terrorists. The title refers to the President's decision on whether or not to blow the plane up in order to avert disaster. Or maybe "Die Hard: Ad Nauseum" wasn't available.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 132 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Airborne, Air Disasters, Terrorism, Rescue Missions, Stewardesses

Screenplay

Jim Thomas, John Thomas

Cast

Mary Ellen Trainor, Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, John Leguizamo, Steven Seagal, Joe Morton, David Suchet, B.D. Wong, Len Cariou, Whip Hubley, J.T. Walsh

Cinematography

Alex Thomson

Director

Stuart Baird

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Joel Silver, Steve Perry, Silver Pictures, Warner Bros.