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Release year: 1996

Storyline

When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.

Top credits

Directors

Stuart Baird

Writers

Cast

Kurt Russell — David Grant
Halle Berry — Jean
Steven Seagal — Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
John Leguizamo — Rat

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Did you know

• Originally Halle Berry refused the part in this movie, but said yes when she was offered $1 million for the job. This was her first million-dollar payment for a film.

• According to John Leguizamo in his autobiography, his frequent improvisation angered Kurt Russell so much that they got into a shoving match. Leguizamo's improvised line "Hope the smell doesn't give us away." started the fight.

• Originally, Travis was to die due to low cabin pressure causing his head to explode. Steven Seagal refused to shoot this scene, for fear his fans would not like it. Stuart Baird insisted he must do it as scripted, though Seagal held up filming for a few days and argued that the scene was not realistic. Finally after threat of contractual breach, Seagal agreed to return to filming, and a new death scene was scripted.