Air Force One (1997)

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writer (WGA):

Andrew W. Marlowe (written by)

Release Date:

25 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Harrison Ford is the President of the United States.

Plot:

Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Escape Pod | Father Daughter Relationship | Aerial Refueling | Airplane Hijack

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Sept. 6	11:10 PM	TNT
Sun. Sept. 7	11:30 AM	TNT

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	President James Marshall
Gary Oldman	...	Ivan Korshunov
Glenn Close	...	Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Wendy Crewson	...	Grace Marshall
Liesel Matthews	...	Alice Marshall
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd
Xander Berkeley	...	Secret Service Agent Gibbs
William H. Macy	...	Major Caldwell
Dean Stockwell	...	Defense Secretary Walter Dean
Tom Everett	...	National Security Advisor Jack Doherty
Jürgen Prochnow	...	General Ivan Radek
Donna Bullock	...	Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchel
Michael Ray Miller	...	Colonel Axelrod
Carl Weintraub	...	Lt. Colonel Ingraham
Elester Latham	...	AFO Navigator

Also Known As:

AFO
Air Force One (Germany)
Avión presidencial (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
яЮЛНКЕР ОПЕГХДЕМРЮ (Russia) [ru]
Air Force One (Denmark) [da]
Air Force One (France) [fr]
Air Force One (Greece) [el]
Air Force One, el avión del presidente (Spain) [es]
Air Force One: Avion présidentiel (Canada: French title) [fr]
Elnök különgépe, Az (Hungary) [hu]
Força Aérea 1 (Portugal) [pt]
Força Aérea Um (Brazil) [pt]
Hava kuvvetleri-bir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Predsednicki avion (Serbia) [sr]
Presidendi lennuk (Estonia) [et]
Ugrabitev (Slovenia) [sl]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Philippines:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Mexico:B | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34790)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The outdoor nighttime shots of the military invading Radek's palace were filmed in Cleveland, Ohio. The building that is supposed to be Radek's palace is actually Severance Hall, home to The Cleveland Orchestra. In some shots, you can see part of adjacent Case Western Reserve University's Thwing Center - a student union consisting of a glass atrium between two brick buildings.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The Air Force One's crash into the Caspian Sea was created using CGI. The CGI splashes seem to have the horizon visible through them.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friends: The One Where Paul's the Man (#6.22)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

L'Internationale

High Tension, Action, Heroism & PC

A very clichéd but interesting film with a two-fisted President of the United States (Harrison Ford) literally taking on terrorism himself on board his jet, Air Force One. Believable? Of course not, but it's an story that hooks you in and keeps you involved all the way. It could have been trimmed down, to be sure, but the better-than-average action scenes help make up for that. While not blatant, the film did have it's typical Hollywood Liberal slant with political correctness abounding....so be aware of that. It borders on reverse sexism and racism and there is a fair share of profanity in here if you are concerned about that.

The sound on the DVD is tremendous with some excellent rear speaker action. It would be great demo model for anyone's surround sound system. It adds measurably to the enjoyment of the film. If you like action and a lot of tension, this film has it. It's one of those movies that wears you out by the end of it!