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Air Force One
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Air Force One is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Andrew W. Marlowe, with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The cast includes Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, and Dean Stockwell. Production companies involved were Beacon Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Radiant Productions.
The narrative is set in Washington, D.C., Moscow, Kazakhstan, and Ramstein-Miesenbach, focusing on aviation, aircraft hijacking, and terrorism. Filming took place in Los Angeles and Moscow, Russia. The film has a runtime of 124 minutes and was rated R. It was distributed by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in video on demand format.
The production had a budget of $85,000,000 and grossed approximately $315 million. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 6.6, a Rotten Tomatoes score of 78%, and a Metacritic score of 62.
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6.5When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.
Cast
- Harrison Ford as James Marshall
- Gary Oldman as Ivan Korshunov
- Glenn Close as Kathryn Bennett
- Wendy Crewson as Grace Marshall
- Liesel Matthews as Alice Marshall
- Paul Guilfoyle as Lloyd Shepherd
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- journalist
- usa president
- washington dc, usa
- airplane
- ultimatum
- kazakhstan
- heroism
- air force one
- fighter jet
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
221,851 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Written by
- Andrew W. Marlowe
- Produced by
- Armyan Bernstein Gail Katz Jonathan Shestack Wolfgang Petersen
- Starring
- Harrison Ford Gary Oldman Wendy Crewson Paul Guilfoyle William H. Macy Liesel Matthews Dean Stockwell
- Cinematography
- Michael Ballhaus
- Edited by
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Beacon Pictures Radiant Productions
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing (United States and Canada) Buena Vista International (International)
- Release dates
- July 21, 1997 ( 1997-07-21 ) ( Century City ) July 25, 1997 ( 1997-07-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 124 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Budget
- $85 million
- Box office
- $315.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Air Force One
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Screenwriter
- Andrew W. Marlowe
- Cast member
- Richard Doyle
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Michael Ballhaus
- Narrative location
- Ramstein-Miesenbach
- Filming location
- Russia
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 600203
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.spe.sony.com/movies/airforceone/index.html
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- publication date
- 1997-10-01
- film editor
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- title
- Air Force One
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Amazon Prime Video
- capital cost
- 85000000
- box office
- 172956409
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Air Force One
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 78%
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Encyclopedic overview
Air Force One is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen and written by Andrew W. Marlowe. Starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Paul Guilfoyle and Jürgen Prochnow, the film follows Air Force One being hijacked by a group of terrorists who demand the release of their country's imprisoned dictator and the president's attempt to rescue everyone on board by retaking his plane.
Air Force One premiered in Century City on July 21, 1997 and was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on July 25, 1997 in the United States and Canada, with Buena Vista International releasing in other territories. The film was a box office success and received mostly positive critical reviews. It became the fifth highest-grossing film of 1997, earning $315.2 million worldwide against an $85 million budget. It also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound and Best Film Editing, losing both awards to Titanic.
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