Taglines: Fasten your seat belts.
Executive Decision movie storyline. Terrorists take over a 747 bound from Athens to Washington D.C., supposedly to effect the release of their leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and convinces the military that the ‘plane should not be allowed to enter U.S. airspace. An assault mission is devised, using a specially equipped ‘plane designed for mid-air crew transfers, and Grant finds himself aboard the 747 with a team of military anti-terrorists who have to defuse a bomb and overpower the terrorists.
Executive Decision is a 1996 American thriller action film directed by Stuart Baird in his directorial debut, and stars Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton, David Suchet, Steven Seagal, Whip Hubley, Mary Ellen Trainor and Marla Maples. It was released in the United States on March 15, 1996.
Executive Decision (1996)
Directed by: Stuart Baird
Starring: Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton, David Suchet, Steven Seagal, Whip Hubley, Mary Ellen Trainor, Marla Maples
Screenplay by: Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Production Design by: Terence Marsh
Cinematography by: Alex Thomson
Film Editing by: Stuart Baird, Derek Brechin, Dallas Puett, Kevin Stitt, Frank J. Urioste
Costume Design by: Louise Frogley
Set Decoration by: Marvin March
Art Direction by: William Cruse
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith
MPAA Rating: R for violence and brief language.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: March 15, 1996
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