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Passenger 57
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Passenger 57 is a 1992 American action thriller film directed by Kevin Hooks and produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment. The screenplay was written by David Loughery and Dan Gordon, with music composed by Stanley Clarke. The cast features Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, and Bruce Greenwood. The narrative takes place on an airplane, with filming locations in Florida and narrative settings in Florida and Los Angeles.
The movie has a runtime of 84 minutes and was originally released in the United States. It explores themes of aviation, terrorism, and hijacking. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, with additional availability on platforms such as Starz, Apple TV Channel, Philo, and Starz Amazon Channel. It was released on video on demand.
Financial details indicate a budget of 15,000,000 and a box office revenue of 44,065,653. Critical reception includes a review score of 4.3 out of 10 and a 30% rating, alongside an IMDb rating of 5.9 and a TMDb vote average of 6.012. The film is presented in English.
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6.0Airline security specialist John Cutter, finally returning to the job after his wife's death, finds himself stuck on a flight being hijacked by notorious terrorist Charles Rane. Unfortunately for the terrorists, they're also stuck with him.
Cast
- Wesley Snipes as John Cutter
- Bruce Payne as Charles Rane
- Tom Sizemore as Sly Delvecchio
- Alex Datcher as Marti Slayton
- Bruce Greenwood as Stuart Ramsey
- Robert Hooks as Dwight Henderson
Themes
- florida
- airport
- fbi
- hijacking
- ex-cop
- los angeles, california
- terrorism
- always bet on black
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kevin Hooks
- Screenplay by
- David Loughery , Dan Gordon
- Story by
- Stewart Raffill , Dan Gordon
- Produced by
- Dan Paulson, Lee Rich , Dylan Sellers
- Starring
- Wesley Snipes Bruce Payne Tom Sizemore
- Cinematography
- Mark Irwin
- Edited by
- Richard Nord
- Music by
- Stanley Clarke
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- November 6, 1992 ( 1992-11-06 )
- Running time
- 84 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $66.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Kevin Hooks
- Screenwriter
- Dan Gordon
- Cast member
- Marc Macaulay
- Composer
- Stanley Clarke
- Producer
- Lee Rich
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Mark Irwin
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 211093
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-04-15
- title
- Passenger 57
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 44065653
- capital cost
- 15000000
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 30%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Passenger 57 is a 1992 American action thriller film directed by Kevin Hooks. The film stars Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne, with Snipes portraying security consultant John Cutter who finds himself forced to foil a plot to free captive terrorist Charles Rane during a commercial airline flight. Critical reviews were mixed, but the film was a box-office success, and made Snipes a popular action hero icon.
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