An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.
William Edward Roberts
- Matthew
- (as Cameron Roberts)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWesley Snipes' character is mistaken for Arsenio Hall. In an episode of Martial Law (1998), Arsenio's character is mistaken for Wesley, and the woman who does so says "I loved you in 'Passenger 57!' "
- GoofsWhen Sabrina starts the hijacking she shoots two FBI agents, one on her left and one on her right. She shoots the one on the left first, but in the background you can see the bullet hole and blood on the head of the agent to her right. When she goes to shoot the agent on her right, there is no bullet hole or blood.
- Quotes
John Cutter: Charlie, ever played roulette?
Charles Rane: On occasion.
John Cutter: Well, let me give you a word of advice. Always bet on black!
- Crazy creditsThe first part of the credits scroll while John Cutter and Marti Slayton walk along the runway towards the fairground in the distance as fireworks go off in the night time sky
- Alternate versionsGerman TV- and Retail-Version were cut to obtain a 16-rating
- SoundtracksToo High
Written by Stevie Wonder
Performed by Norman Brown
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.
Single on MoJazz
Featured review
Fly Hard with a Vengeance
When terrorists take over a passenger plane while he is in the bathroom, it is up to an airline security specialist to thwart them in this action thriller clearly modeled on 'Die Hard'. Given the familiarity of the basic scenario, 'Passenger 57' is a surprisingly entertaining affair with Bruce Payne making for a memorable charismatic chief villain, plus there are several well coordinated action scenes that take into account the inherent claustrophobia of being in a plane. With this in mind, it seems quite uncanny how much of the action takes place outside the plane with several minutes spent on a chase through a fairground before the characters find themselves in the air once again. The dialogue is also hardly first rate with the film sorely missing the wit that Bruce Willis brought to the 'Die Hard' movies. Something interesting though is that the film is set up to be a redemption movie with protagonist Wesley Snipes haunted by the death of his wife at the hands of a criminal, and yet the film avoids setting up a near-identical scene to give him a chance to act differently, with Snipes instead having to find an alternative path to redemption. The ending feels more than a little rushed though with limited time spent on Snipes and Payne going head to head. This is an extraordinary short movie too, clocking in at just over 80 minutes, but at least it never outstays its welcome.
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $44,065,653
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,513,925
- Nov 8, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $44,065,653
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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