Executive Decision1996
Executive Decision (1996)
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Cast
as Dr. David Grant
as Jean
as Rat
as Lt. Col. Austin Travis
as Dennis Cahill
as Cappy
as Naji Hassan
as Louie
as Charles White
as Baker
as Sen. Mavros
as Jaffa
as Allison
as Nancy
as Doc
as Catman
as Nelson
as Secretary of State Jack Douglas
as General Price
as Admiral Lewis
as General Wood
as General Sarlow
as Gail
as Air Marshal
as Demou
as Ahmed
as Kahlil
as Terrorist
as Terrorist
as Terrorist
as Terrorist
as Terrorist
as Terrorist
as Fire Fighter
as 747 Captain
as 747 First Officer
as Flight Attendant
as Flight Attendant
as Assistant to Senator Mavros
as Assistant to Senator Mavros
as Little Girl
as Diabetic Woman
as Beckings Institute Aide
as Remora Pilot
as Flight Instructor
as American Ambassador
as American Embassy Duty Officer
as CNN Reporter
as Spider
as Bulldog
as Fire Fighter
as London Maitre D'
as London Bomber
as Collins
as Chechen
as Chechen
as Yugoslavian Girl
as Arab Co-pilot
as Translator
as London Hostess
as Diamond Smuggler
as FBI Agent
as Party Girl
as MP
as Helicopter Pilot
as Helicopter Pilot
as Helicopter Pilot
as Helicopter Pilot
as Helicopter Pilot
as Helicopter Pilot
Critic Reviews for Executive Decision
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Satisfying junk food.
Stuart Baird's direction is so sluggish and Jim and John Thomas' script so padded that Executive Decision has no build.
A movie for people who are sophisticated enough to know how shameless the film is, but fun-loving enough to enjoy its excesses and manic zeal.
For uncomplicated excitement, the film offers a solid one-hundred thirty minutes.
There's nothing like a protracted action drama in which anti-terrorist commandos slink around the bowels of an airborne 747 and talk about what they hope to accomplish upstairs in the final shootout.
Deliciously turbulent.
Audience Reviews for Executive Decision
A top quality action film with a strong performance from David Suchet. A terrorist group hijack a plane to get their leader released but do they have other plans as well? Plenty of action, stunts and aerial scenes in this tense action /thriller.
Super Reviewer
When this film came out it may have looked unrealistic for terrorists to hijack a plane and use it as a weapon against the USA. As we know now that is a pretty terrifying and real scenario, one that even still makes parts of this film hard to stomach. This plot's attempts to stop the catastrophe are nail-biting suspenseful, with quite a few surprises when it comes to the death toll and likable yet unlikely heroes. It's also very cool that this film celebrates a civilian's (Kurt Russell) intelligence as much, if not more, than the strike team's killing skills. Once the survivors drive away into the snow to the sounds of an old tune you know you've seen one of the best Die Hard films without Bruce Willis.
Super Reviewer
One of the first action films I remember seeing where one of the big name leading heroes bites the dust very early on in the film, this was actually quite surprising at the time as you would have never suspected Seagal to die...at least not so early! As it stands this one 'action' in the film gives it real bite above so many others as you really are not so sure what will happen next and who will get blown away. Obviously Russell won't kick the bucket, that you can put money on but the tension in this film is still feverish as you watch, even after all this time it still holds its own and packs a good solid punch. The plot revolving around Muslim terrorists taking over a passenger airliner with the aim of using it as a weapon of destruction is quite close to the bone these days after all the horrific things that have happened since this film was made, this does make you think and actually makes the film quite haunting and more realistic. As it goes the film is pretty darn realistic anyway, the special forces unit all proceed in a believeable way, at no point is this film a shoot em up, its actually pretty tight and well thought out. The inner plane sets, aerial shots and bomb sequences all work really well and look good, looking at this film from the posters you would think its a mindless action fest but that is far from the truth, it really is a very good well made thriller. Add to this a top notch cast with quite a few big names including Platt and Leguizamo in very likeable roles, Berry on ultra cute form and top British thesp David Suchet showing us that he's actually a really good movie actor as well as TV drama star and gives Rickman a run for his money as top well spoken villain.
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Executive Decision Quotes
| Rat: | I hope there's a good movie on this flight! |