Executive Decision
Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747...and 40 million below.
Rating: 6.3 out of 10TMDB(1.1K votes)
Overview
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
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Box office
Grossed $122M worldwide, about 2.2 times its $55M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Mobile
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Alex Thomson
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jim ThomasWriter
- John ThomasWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 15, 1996
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $55M
- Revenue
- $122M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Kurt RussellDavid Grant
Steven SeagalLt. Colonel Austin Travis
Halle BerryJean
John LeguizamoRat
Oliver PlattCahill
Joe MortonCappy
David SuchetNagi Hassan
BD WongLouie
Len CariouSecretary of Defense Charles White
Whip HubleyBaker
Andreas KatsulasJaffa
Mary Ellen TrainorAllison
Marla MaplesNancy
J.T. WalshSenator Mavros
Ingo NeuhausDoc
William James JonesCatman
Nicholas PryorSecretary of State Jack Douglas
Stanley GroverGeneral Price
Eugene RocheAdmiral Lewis
Ken JenkinsGeneral Wood
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