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Air Force One (1997)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:15
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: This late-period Harrison Ford actioner is full of palpable, if not entirely seamless, thrills.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is one of the most respected leaders in the history of America. When Kazakhstanian separatists commit atrocities on their own people, Marshall authorizes a... President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is one of the most respected leaders in the history of America. When Kazakhstanian separatists commit atrocities on their own people, Marshall authorizes a guerrilla mission to take their leader, General Radek (Jürgen Prochnow), into custody and restore the democratic regime. In his speech afterward, the president vows never to let America hesitate again when dealing with terrorists. However, that's before a group of them, led by the ruthless Korchunov (Gary Oldman) take over his own flight on Air Force One, with his wife and young daughter also on board. President Marshall, a decorated Vietnam veteran, becomes a one-man vigilante force in his efforts to free his family and the other hostages, retake the plane, and thwart the hijackers. Director Wolfgang Petersen's thrilling film is supported by an excellent ensemble cast, which includes William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, and Glenn Close as Kathryn Bennett, the vice president who must hold the Cabinet together in Marshall's absence. [More]
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Paul Guilfoyle, Xander Berkeley, Bill Smitrovich, Elya Baskin, David Vadim, Tom Everett, Michael Ray Miller, Spencer Garrett, Carl Weintraub, Philip Baker Hall, Elester Latham, Donna Bullock, Levani, Don McManus, Andrew Divoff, Glenn Morshower, Jürgen Prochnow, Ilia Volokh, Chris Howell, Albert Owens, Willard Pugh, Michael Monks, Alan Woolf, Messiri Freeman, Thomas Crawford, Fenton Lawless, Dan Shor, David Gianopoulos, Richard Doyle, Duke Miglin
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith, Joel McNeely
Producer: Marc Abraham, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Gil Gagnon, Gail Katz, Peter Kohn, David Lester, Mary Montiforte, Wolfgang Petersen, Jonathan Shestack, Michael Sweeney
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Reviews for Air Force One
Moments of silliness are more than balanced by Petersen’s extraordinary ability to keep this movie flight-worthy, Ford’s almost-executive presence and an outstanding performance from Oldman.
Air Force One doesn't insult the audience. It is crafted by a film-maker who takes pride in the thrills and sly fun he packs into every frame.
A piece of expertly crafted entertainment that gets the job done with skill and panache
Seeing the president of the United States as a kick-butt action hero pretty much sums up the appeal of Air Force One
The two hours of this movie felt like such an eternity that I was certain my clothes were going to be out of style by the time it was over.
As it is, the movie is a roller coaster ride for those who prefer not to think once the theater lights have dimmed.
Petersen, known for the efficient and vigorously muscular action of Das Boot and In the Line of Fire, once again directs with galvanizing intensity, but the relentlessness of these thrills carries little in the way of surprise.
It's a gamble. Air Force One goes against the current grain of presenting presidents in movies as evil or idiotic, or mock heroic, as in last year's 'Independence Day.'
Air Force One is a thriller that taps into our secretly cherished associations with the presidency. It gives us the president of our dreams...
The stalking struggle between reason and unreason that precedes it is much more gripping--and fun.
Harrison Ford is one of the most likable and convincing of movie stars, and he almost pulls off the impossible in Air Force One.' I don't mean he saves the day; I mean he almost saves the movie.
Up to this moment, every detail ... has been exact ... But, because of that initial realism, audiences accept the fakery of what follows ... a president who, in physical prowess and stamina, makes Arnold Schwarzenegger look limp.
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