Vote on this title

Do these genes fit this title?
Click on a gene to vote or discover related titles.

Does this gene fit Air Force One?

See more like Air Force One

See even more

Overview

Watch it:

Find it on:

	Twitter
	IMDb
	Rotten Tomatoes

Air Force One, 1997

Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen

Written by: Andrew W. Marlowe

Language: English, Russian

Country: USA, Germany

Runtime: 124 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.3

Watch it

More like it

Wish List

Favorites

Profile of Air Force One

The mood of Air Force One is exciting, suspenseful, and rough. The plot centers around a hijacking, a one-man army, and hostages. It is an action and thriller movie. Stylistically, Air Force One has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is fast. Air Force One takes place, at least partly, on an airplane. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being a blockbuster, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Air Force One is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes violent content.

Summary of Air Force One

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.

Details

Language:	English, Russian
Country:	USA, Germany
Release date:	21 July 1997
Runtime:	124 min

Cast and Crew See all

Harrison Ford

as President James Marshall

Gary Oldman

as Ivan Korshunov

Glenn Close

as Vice President Kathryn Bennett

Photos See all

William H. Macy in Air Force One (1997)

Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)

Glenn Close and Dean Stockwell in Air Force One (1997)

Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)

Glenn Close in Air Force One (1997)

Gary Oldman in Air Force One (1997)

Clips See all

Air Force One: Home Video

Critics Reviews See all

Variety

Viewers looking for old-fashioned movie thrills as a change of pace from the glut of alien and digital-oriented features might paradoxically enjoy the feeling of being back on terra firma with this airborne adventure. Full Review

|
by: Todd McCarthy

The New York Times

A meat-and-potatoes American thriller that means business all around the world. Full Review

|
by: Elvis Mitchell

Users Reviews See all

This has all the cheese of a movie like "Independence Day" but without the humor--making the scenes laughable in their direction. The special effects are dated, and the characters and script are cliches. This movie definitely suffers from being... Read and rate it

21.September.2010
|
by: Jon Paul
Jon Paul rated this movie7/10Good

05.September.2010
|
by: ColumboFan
ColumboFan rated this movie0/10

Spoilers Galore! How could any reviewer here say this is "a believable plot"? I don't watch a lot action movies - my dad turned this on during a visit - but it was the silliest thing I'd ever seen in my life. "Die Hard" on a plane with the President as action hero was far fetched enough, but they turned him into a frickin' Macgyver/Rambo/Batman. He's hanging off the side of a airbourne jumbo jet, throwing karate chops, mowing down bad guys with his AK-47, saving the First Lady and his daughter then jumping into the pilot's seat and evading a couple of guided missiles before rappelling onto another moving aircraft right before it crashes. On the side he commands the Joint Chiefs by phone, and pulls off a little diplomatic negotiating to boot. Wow! Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. If this movie is "believable", and "makes you think", and the President had done all the things he did here, we would have cleared Mt. Rushmore and just put one big giant Harrison Ford head on it. We'd forget Lincoln's name. All our money would have Harrison Ford on it right down to the nickels, front and back, and the governments of the world would have renounced their leaders and made him King of the Earthlings. (Good Lord, they didn't make a sequel to this, did they? Air Force Two?) I understand it's a popcorn picture and I don't mean to take it too seriously, but this movie doesn't give off the vibe of being intentionally campy and Ford's brow sure is taking it seriously. If he squeezed his brow any harder his eyeballs would've popped out like golf balls. To call this movie cartoonish is an insult to cartoons. Like I said, I don't watch many action flicks, this reminded me why, but is this typical of the late 90's Harrison Ford pictures? Were ALL the action movies like this? If so, it's no wonder we thought invading Iraq would be easy- we assumed it would only take one very determined hero. '90s craptacular. One star.

05.September.2010
|
by: ColumboFan

What did you think about this review?

Dislike

Report abuse

Jinni is more fun with friends!

To:

OR add contacts from a webmail or network:

Email:

Password:

Never saved or shared

These people could join your Movie Circle on Jinni!

Select all

Add a personal message or stick with ours:

Success! Invites sent.

Likely to see

Not for me

You

Your Feedback

Us

Help

Jinni is best for now in Firefox, Internet Explorer 7 and 8, and Chrome