Stars: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Paul Guilfoyle, William H. Macy, Liesel Matthews, Dean Stockwell, Elya Baskin, Carl Weintraub, Andrew Divoff, Bill Smitrovich, Xander Berkeley, Don McManus, Donna Bullock, Thomas Crawford, Richard Doyle, Tom Everett, Messiri Freeman, Spencer Garrett, David Gianopoulos, Philip Baker Hall, Chris Howell, Elester Latham, Fenton Lawless, Levani, Duke Miglin, Michael Ray Miller, Michael Monks, Albert Owens, Jurgen Prochnow, Willard Pugh, Dan Shor, David Vadim, Ilia Volokh, Alan Woolf

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Summary: The president, along with his wife, daughter and top government officials, is returning home on the presidential plane when it is hijacked by Communist radicals. Unless his terms are agreed to, the leader will start killing passengers...

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 (Jurgen 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.

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If you can manage to suspend your disbelief for the duration, you won't be disappointed with Air Force One. Harrison Ford plays a US president who single-handedly employs his rigid anti-terrorism policy when a band of Russian thugs hatch a mid-flight takeover of Air Force One. Gary Oldman, who chews the scenery as the lead terrorist, will shoot a hostage at the slightest provocation. Glenn Close plays the sternly pragmatic vice president who negotiates with Oldman from her Washington seat of power. If you can believe that the aircraft's pressurized cabin can sustain hundreds of rounds of machine-gun fire, you'll buy anything in this entertaining potboiler, especially thanks to Ford's stalwart heroics and some nifty special effects. Director Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot) keeps the action moving so fast you won't be sweating the details.--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary, Featurette, Pop Up Trivia Game, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, French, Portuguese
Year:	1997
Release Date:	June 11, 2001
Runtime:	120 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B E D 888315
Keywords:	Force, Air, One, General, Wide, Screen, Drama
Genre:	Drama