Passenger 57 (1992)

Director:

Kevin Hooks

Writers (WGA):

Stewart Raffill (story) and
Dan Gordon (story) ...
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Release Date:

6 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

He's an ex-cop with a bad mouth, a bad attitude, and a bad seat. For the terrorists on flight 163 . . . he's very bad news.

Plot:

An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Hijack | Ferris Wheel | Police Brutality | Terrorism

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	John Cutter
Bruce Payne	...	Charles Rane
Tom Sizemore	...	Sly Delvecchio
Alex Datcher	...	Marti Slayton
Bruce Greenwood	...	Stuart Ramsey
Robert Hooks	...	Dwight Henderson
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Sabrina Ritchie
Michael Horse	...	Forget
Marc Macaulay	...	Vincent
Ernie Lively	...	Chief Biggs
Duchess Tomasello	...	Mrs. Edwards
William Edward Roberts	...	Matthew (as Cameron Roberts)
James Short	...	Allen
Joel Fogel	...	Dr. Bauman
Jane McPherson	...	Nurse
Winston Bedford	...	Doctor
Lori Bedford	...	Surgical Receptionist
Kent Lindsey	...	Agent Chaplin
Rand MacPherson	...	SWAT Commander
Lou Bedford	...	Attorney Phillips
Elena Ayala	...	Lisa Cutter
Mike Speller	...	Headwaiter
Kareen Germain	...	Security Attendant
Michael H. Moss	...	Agent Manning (as Michael Moss)
Jim McDonald	...	Agent Duncan
Zachary McLemore	...	Norman
Lesa Thurman	...	Norman's Mother
Janet Elder	...	Screaming Woman
Alicia Allred	...	Flight Attendant
Frank Causey	...	Captain Whitehurst
Marty Connell	...	First Officer
Frank Hart	...	Flight Engineer
Tom Nowicki	...	Sly's Assistant
Linda Vick	...	Receptionist
Robert Midden	...	Pistol-Whipped Passenger
Dennis Letts	...	Frank Allen
Janis Benson	...	Nora Allen
Gary Rorman	...	Douglas
Lindsey Diamond	...	Hostage Woman
Dean Carlberg	...	Helicopter Pilot
Brett Rice	...	Cop #1 (as James Brett Rice)
James Stone	...	Cop #2
Henry J. McGauley	...	Store Hold-Up Man
Michael Conner	...	FBI Agent (as Michael D. Conner)
Carl Cole	...	Sharpshooter
Jack Gibson	...	Reporter #1
Lisa Capriani	...	Reporter #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ginger Stanley	...	Extra
Mike Agresta	...	Doctor 3 (uncredited)
Renee Behan	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Brock Burnett	...	SWAT Sharpshooter (uncredited)
Rocky Essex	...	Airport EMT (uncredited)
Damian Mcknight	...	Passenger #2 (uncredited)
Russell Sanderlin Sr.	...	The Cowboy (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Hooks

Writing credits (WGA)
Stewart Raffill		(story) and
Dan Gordon		(story)
David Loughery		(screenplay) and
Dan Gordon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert J. Anderson	....	co-producer
Dan Paulson	....	producer
Lee Rich	....	producer
Dylan Sellers	....	producer
Jonathan Sheinberg	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stanley Clarke

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Nord

Casting by
Shari Rhodes

Production Design by
Jaymes Hinkle

Art Direction by
Alan E. Muraoka

Set Decoration by
Don K. Ivey

Costume Design by
Brad R. Loman		(as Brad Loman)

Makeup Department
Clifford Booker	....	key hair stylist (as Cliff Booker)
Leslie Christin	....	makeup artist
Selena Evans-Miller	....	key makeup artist
Julie Hill-Parker	....	makeup artist
Carol Rasheed	....	hair stylist
Lynda Kyle Walker	....	hair stylist (as Lynda Kyle-Walker)
Lee Grimes	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Robert J. Anderson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cyd Adams	....	second assistant director
Parnes Cartwright	....	second second assistant director
Michael Finn	....	additional second assistant director
John E. Gallagher	....	second assistant director
Evan Gilner	....	dga trainee
Gary Marcus	....	first assistant director
John Corso	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
William A. Cimino	....	lead (as Bill Cimino)
Ed Collins	....	set dresser
William Les Collins	....	construction coordinator (as William L. Collins)
Stitch Crisp	....	assistant property master
Charles S. Deaux	....	swing gang (as Charlie Deaux)
Wallace G. Emery	....	construction foreman (as Wallace Emery)
Jonathan Kovalcik	....	art department assistant
Paul Mallick	....	swing gang
Tom Miller	....	property master (as Tommy Miller)
Jayne-Ann Tenggren	....	assistant property master
Robert Welch	....	swing gang
Jim Williams	....	swing gang
Susan Inge Wood	....	stand-by painter (as Susan Wood)
Lewis Bowen	....	head scenic (uncredited)
Dean F. Janik	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	production sound mixer (as Robert Anderson Jr.)
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dwight Brown	....	cable person
William C. Carruth	....	adr editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	sound effects editor
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	sound effects editor
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Tom Dahl)
Greg Dillon	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Richard Friedman	....	adr editor (as Dick Friedman)
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer (as Eric Gotthealf)
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Robert G. Henderson	....	supervising sound editor
David M. Horton	....	sound effects editor
James J. Isaacs	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Jacobs	....	foley artist
Frank Jones	....	sound re-recording mixer
Darrin Martin	....	assistant sound editor (as Darrin V. Martin)
David M. O'Dell	....	boom operator (as David O'Dell)
Lisa M. Risen	....	assistant adr editor
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe-Boisseau)
Scott A. Tinsley	....	foley editor (as Scot Tinsley)
Brooke H. Ward	....	assistant sound editor (as Brooke Henderson-Ward)
Rob Hill	....	adr artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Harris	....	special effects assistant
William Purcell	....	special effects
Scott Rushton	....	special effects assistant
Richard Scioli	....	special effects assistant (as Ric Scioli)

Stunts
Tom Akos	....	stunts (as Thomas E. Akos)
Jay Amor	....	stunt driver
Greg Anderson	....	stunts
Tom Bahr	....	utility stunts
Perry Barndt	....	stunts
Erich Barrett	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts (as Chick Bernhart)
Nathalie B. Bollinger	....	stunts
Mindy Branston	....	stunts
Barry Brazell	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Mike Christopher	....	stunts
Scott Coyote	....	stunts (as Scotty Coyote)
Max Daniels	....	stunts
Sharie Doolittle	....	stunts
Kelly Erin	....	stunts (as Kelly Erin Welton)
John Evanko	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunts (as Lex Geddings)
Brandy Johnson	....	stunts
Kim Kahana	....	stunts
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Kathy Marshall	....	stunts
Anderson Martin	....	stunts
Thomas J. McTague	....	stunts
Brady Michaels	....	stunts
Jeff Moldovan	....	stunts
Joe Murphy	....	stunts (as Joseph Murphy)
Joe Murphy	....	utility stunts
Ron Norris	....	stunts
Bill Orsini	....	stunts (as William Orsini)
Lisa Jean Renzetti	....	stunts
Steve Ritzi	....	stunts (as Steven T. Ritzi)
Cheyenne Rivera	....	stunts
Ronald C. Ross	....	stunts
Gar Stephen	....	stunts
Jeff Ward	....	stunt coordinator
Eric Whitmore	....	stunts
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunt coordinator (as Glenn Wilder)
John Zimmerman	....	stunts
Kim Zimmerman	....	stunts
Andrew Scott Dixon	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Marcus Salgado	....	fight choreographer (uncredited)
Bill Scharpf	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jill Stokesberry	....	stunts (uncredited)
Shelby Swatek	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Workman	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Beverlin	....	second assistant camera (as Bob Beverlin)
Jock Brandis	....	chief lighting technician
Stephen Campbell	....	first assistant camera
Richard Falk Jr.	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer (as Jon Farmer)
Dawn Jones	....	second assistant camera (as Dawn Laurel)
David M. Lang	....	first assistant camera (as David Lang)
Joe Mast	....	dolly grip
Frank Miller	....	camera operator
Eugene Siegmund	....	best boy grip
George Skelly	....	key grip
Robert Ulland	....	Steadicam operator (as Bob Ulland)
Gary Ware	....	chief lighting technician
C.W. Fallin	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Joseph Middleton	....	casting assistant
Tanya Sullivan	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathy Bird	....	costumer (as Kathryn Bird)
Shirley Bird	....	costumer
Mary Lou Byrd	....	costume supervisor
Molly Harris Campbell	....	assistant costume designer (as Molly Campbell)
Barnaby Smith	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Chris Chaplin	....	assistant editor
Timothy Colletti	....	assistant film editor
Joseph Gutowski	....	associate editor (as Joe Gutowski)
Gaston Santiso	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stanley Clarke	....	orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	score recordist (as Bobby Fernandez)
Jamie Forester	....	music editor (as Jamie Gelb Forester)
Dan Humann	....	score mixer
William Kidd	....	orchestrator
Jeff Marsh	....	orchestrator
Lise Richardson	....	music editor
James D. Young	....	music editor
Paul Jackson Jr.	....	musician (uncredited)
William Kidd	....	conductor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Kevin Craig	....	transportation captain
Ben Greenleaf	....	transportation captain
Lee Siler	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Brian Albertsman	....	location manager
Andrew Baird	....	location assistant
Dave Black	....	technical advisor
Wayne Bolin	....	production aide
Jeffrey Britt	....	production aide
Merrie Dudley	....	staff assistant
Marty Elfalan	....	assistant accountant
Gina Forlenza	....	assistant: Mr. Rich
Bruce Goldman	....	production aide
Eleanor Hemingway	....	production secretary
Jill Kantrowitz	....	assistant: Mr. Hooks
Chad Leeper	....	production aide
Darla 'Dee' Montgomery	....	animal wrangler
Liz Newman	....	assistant production secretary
John Overman	....	production aide
Kathy Petty	....	production accountant
Susana Preston	....	script supervisor
Catherine Quinn	....	assistant: Mr. Hooks
Candisse Reynolds	....	production aide
Stanley Robinson	....	production aide
Marcus Salgado	....	technical advisor
Chuck Smith	....	production aide
Anna C. Southall	....	unit publicist (as Anna Southall)
Jack E. Stiles	....	animal wrangler
Jeremy Tillman	....	craft service
Marilyn J. Tillman	....	craft service
Keith Leon Williams	....	assistant: Wesley Snipes (as Keith Hickles)
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Christopher Sirmons Haviland	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Alison Parraco	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Michael Riley	....	title designer (uncredited)
Kenny Rivenbark	....	remote head technician (uncredited)
Chip Swetnam	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (Germany)
• Warner Bros. (Spain)

Other Companies

• Epic Records  soundtrack
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• R/Greenberg Associates  titles

Also Known As:

Passagier 57 (Austria) (Germany) [de]
57. potnik (Slovenia) [sl]
Az 57-es utas (Hungary) [hu]
Epivatis 57 (Greece) [el]
Matkustaja 57 (Finland) [fi]
Pasajero 57 (Spain) [es]
Passageiro 57 (Portugal) [pt]
Passager 57 (Denmark) [da]
Passager 57 (France) [fr]
Passagerare 57 (Sweden) [sv]
Passenger 57 terrore ad alta quota (Italy) [it]
Putnik 57 (Serbia) [sr]
Putnik 57 (Croatia) [hr]

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | France:Unrated | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Orlando, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The original draft of the screenplay set the action at night; it was changed to a daylight story setting to save money.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Charles Rane is being led up the steps back to the plane in Louisiana, Vincent shoots the FBI agents. Charles Rane runs up the plane and makes it all the way up to the top step and past Mr. Forget. After we see Rane run back onto the plane, they cut to a wider shot which shows him running up the steps again - about 6 steps down from the plane and Mr. Forget.

Quotes:

[when asked what became of his father]
Charles Rane: He died... violently.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: Poker? I Barely Know Her (#1.14)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Too High

Good solid action flick. A must for Snipes fans.

Passenger 57 is an enjoyable and rather underrated action film. Although there is not too much of a storyline, the slick action scenes combined with some very good performances from Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne kept me entertained from start to finish.

While Passenger 57 offers nothing really new to the action genre, it does offer plenty of fast paced chaos and explosions and combined with some entertaining hand-to-hand combat skills by Snipes, it is certainly better than a lot of other standard action fares out there.

Snipes gives a very good performance as the lead and Bruce Payne is brilliant as the mentally unstable villain. The other cast are somewhat overshadowed by Snipes and Payne, but do an adequate enough job.

Overall I was very pleased by Passenger 57, so much so that it proudly belongs in my DVD collection. A very good choice for action fans and a must for Snipes fans. 8/10.

And don't forget...."Always bet on black!"