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An action filled account of an Ex FBI negotiator who uses all his skills to save a jumbo jet headed for Los Angeles California from the terrorists who have placed a bomb on board.

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Cast

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Jack Bender
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Greg Gilliad
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Agent Lorenzo Dawson
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Sela Jameson
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Alicia Bender
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Silas Jansen
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Brian Fields
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Lina Howren
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Robert Windom
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Vince Gilford
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Jackie Reynolds
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Dan Reynolds
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Abu Karlin
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Elizabeth Foxhaven
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Gerald Foxhaven
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Mike Hargrove
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Hannah Brown
Ken Magee ...
Senator Ed Burbage
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Gene
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Terrorist Thomas
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Armed Terrorist Tucker
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Video Terrorist Hooper
Joe Hulser ...
Cargo Terrorist
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Marie Gilford
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Alexa Windom
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Gary Markash
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Detective Allen
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FBI Agent Harris
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Maya Bender
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Jilly Gilford
Rick Kelly ...
Homeland Security Officer
Christian J. Meoli ...
Walker (as Christian Meoli)
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Lyons
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Olson
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Doug Ellis
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News Staffer Christie
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Dick Leonard
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Greg Adler
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ATF Commander
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ATF Agent 1
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Wounded Separatist Shaw
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LAPD Officer
Natalya Lynette Rathnam ...
Ticket Agent (as Lynette Rathnam)
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Barnes
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Prison Guard
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FBI Agent at Guilfords
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Cabbie
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Dirk Madden
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Agent Stanley (as Carlos Cervantes)
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NORAD Officer
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Jimbo
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Air Force General Childs
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News Reporter
Todd Royal ...
Driving FBI Agent
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Another FBI Agent
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News Anchor
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Homeland Security Officer Lewis
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Aerospace Receptionist
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FAA Official Russo
John Dybdahl ...
Sheriff
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Flight Attendant-First Class
Kurt Meyer ...
Air Marshall
Sharon Thomas Cain ...
Flight Attendant - Coach (as Sharon Thomas)
Lucille Hansen ...
Airline Agent
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Airline Attendant (as Emma Cox)
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Cargo Supervisor
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Pilot
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Terrorist Karl
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FBI Agent
Fonda Jefferson ...
Airline Passenger
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SWAT Team Member
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Released Compound Kid (uncredited)
Carmen Berg ...
Eva Jansen (uncredited)
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Passenger on Hijacked Plane (uncredited)
Felix J. Boyle ...
Banker (uncredited)
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Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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FBI Firing Weapon (uncredited)
Lisa Cornelison ...
TV Reporter (uncredited)
David Foy ...
White Separatist (uncredited)
Ernesto Galan ...
SWAT Officer (uncredited)
Silvia Garufi ...
Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall ...
SWAT Officer (uncredited)
Jessica Helmer ...
Jansen's Wife (uncredited)
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FBI Agent Lowell (uncredited)
Joey Magnusson ...
Shot Female Separatist (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
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Announcing Flight Attendant (uncredited)
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Brian Fields' Son (uncredited)
Larry Russo ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Lance Strumpf ...
FBI Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Morgan Swing ...
ATF Agent (uncredited)
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Driving FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jameson Williams ...
ATF Agent #2 (uncredited)
Roy James Wilson ...
Terrorist (uncredited)
Abigail Marie Young ...
First Class Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Armand Mastroianni

Written by

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Adam Armus ... (written by) &
Nora Kay Foster ... (written by) (as Kay Foster)

Produced by

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Kyle A. Clark ... producer
Robert A. Halmi ... executive producer (as Robert Halmi Jr.)
Larry Levinson ... executive producer
Nick Lombardo ... co-executive producer
Michael Moran ... co-executive producer
Stephen Niver ... producer
James Wilberger ... producer

Music by

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Kevin Kiner ... (composed by)

Cinematography by

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Dane Peterson ... director of photography

Editing by

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Craig Bassett

Editorial Department

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Braden Friedman ... assistant editor
Kevin Gieseking ... post-production coordinator
Frank Sharp ... post-production coordinator
Ru Sommer ... second assistant editor
Mike Witting ... on-line editor

Casting By

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Penny Perry
Amy Beth Reece ... (as Amy Reece)

Production Design by

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Jonathan A. Carlson

Set Decoration by

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Don-Ya

Costume Design by

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Meghan McDonald

Makeup Department

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Gabriela Banda ... assistant makeup artist
JackLynn Carl ... assistant makeup artist: day player
Gloria Conrad ... dept. head hairstylist
Zee Graham ... makeup department head
Jane Koo ... makeup artist
Erin Rosenmann ... assistant makeup artist (as Erin Good)
Kathleen Toner ... assistant hair stylist

Production Management

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Kyle A. Clark ... unit production manager
Richard Morain ... post-production supervisor (as Richard W Morain Jr.)
Stephen Niver ... production supervisor / unit production manager
James Wilberger ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert Grasmere ... second unit director
Bill Hardy ... second second assistant director: day player
Paul Mastroianni ... second unit director: East Coast
A. Brooks Medoff ... first assistant director
Jonathon Miller ... second assistant director
Blake Perkinson ... key second assistant director
Jack Steinberg ... first assistant director
Ryan Tighe ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Jason Cronburg ... set dresser
George Hobbs ... assistant property master
Wayne Lindholm ... construction coordinator
Amanda Mendonca ... on-set dresser
Jameson Williams ... property master

Sound Department

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Gary Alexander ... re-recording mixer
Mark Allen ... sound effects editor
Jason Brennan ... re-recording mixer / sound effects editor
Paul Drenning ... adr mixer
Josh Eckberg ... sound recordist
Mark Ettel ... re-recording mixer
Marc Glassman ... sound effects editor
Jeremy J. Gordon ... supervising adr editor
Anthony Krajchir ... sound engineer

Visual Effects by

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Eric Acsell ... digital compositor
Suzette Barnett ... digital compositor
Allan Cabal ... animator
John Lindstein ... digital artist
Patrick Murphy ... visual effects supervisor
Sharon Packer ... 3d supervisor
John Peeler ... visual effects coordinator
Rob Reinhart ... lead compositor: EntityFX
Rony Soussan ... technical director
Doug Witsken ... digital compositor

Stunts

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Andy Armstrong ... stunt driver
Mickey Cassidy ... stunt driver
Jayson Dumenigo ... stunt rigger
Greg Gasson ... skydiver
Justin Rodgers Hall ... stunts
Sherry Leigh ... stunt double
William Morts ... utility stunts
Carl Anthony Nespoli ... aerial stunt coordinator
Tim Sabatino ... stunt driver
Tim Sitarz ... stunt performer
Sonny Tipton ... stunt coordinator
Darlene Ava Williams ... stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sena Kwasi Amengor ... lighting technician
Eduardo Barraza ... grip
Greg Brezovec ... electrician
Nathaniel R. Brown ... additional lighting technician
Brad Budde ... additional best boy electric
Eric C. Castro ... electrician
Matthew Caudillo ... camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Andrew Chojnacki ... additional key grip
Sal Coniglio ... first assistant camera
Ryan Copeland ... additional lighting technician / grip
Dan Coplan ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Jose Elias Felix ... grip
Ajani Fida ... second assistant camera
Eric Forand ... lighting technician
Russell Gearhart ... gaffer: second unit / lighting technician
Robert Grasmere ... cinematographer: second unit
John Guerra ... lighting technician
Jimmy Hammond ... assistant camera
Jennifer Harville ... loader
Carl Herse ... additional electrician
Mikey Jechort ... key grip
Michael Kowalczyk ... additional second assistant camera
Gabriel Giovanni Lewis ... gaffer (as Gabriel Lewis)
Axel Llorens ... grip
Justin M. Lubin ... still photographer
Joey Maloney ... camera loader
Patrick McGinley ... camera operator: "b" camera
David McGrory ... additional gaffer
Kathryn Moss ... second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Kathryn Comkowycz)
James Plaxton ... grip
Richard Siegel ... additional cinematographer
Fulton Singleton ... grip
Nick Sogard ... additional lighting technician
Travis Stewart ... lighting technician
Stephan K. Taylor ... best boy electric
Matthew Thiemann ... grip
Chris Updegrave ... additional lighting technician / key rigging grip
Ken Woodbury ... dolly grip / dolly operator
Scott Yancey ... lighting technician

Casting Department

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Christine Babayans ... casting associate
Heather Sirota ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kate Bishop ... wardrobe assistant
Heather Hershman ... costume supervisor
Emily Plummer ... key costumer
Lilia Zurick ... costumer

Location Management

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John Brescia ... location assistant
Patsy Fitzgerald ... location manager

Music Department

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Scott Marcussen ... composer: additional music
Matthew St. Laurent ... composer: additional music
Judy Yoo ... musician: violin

Transportation Department

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Chris Attia ... driver
Mike Barton ... transportation
Michael David Reynolds ... driver
Javier Zaizar ... driver

Additional Crew

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Carla Anderson ... assistant production coordinator
Richard Baker ... production assistant
Zach Bradshaw ... assistant production coordinator
Lela Checco ... production assistant
Matt Fitzsimons ... production executive
Torrence Hall ... armorer
Alyce Heath ... assistant accountant (as Alyce Schwartz)
Angie Kern ... set medic
Robert Krywicki ... production accountant
Marisa La Tour ... staff assistant
Paul Mastroianni ... production coordinator: East Coast
Peter McKernan ... aerial coordinator
Marta M. Mobley ... consultant producer
Charlie Parrish ... armorer (as H. Charles Parrish)
Amanda Phillips ... development coordinator
Jeff Rosenberg ... key production assistant
Kara Sweeney ... production assistant
Morgan Swing ... assistant to director
Mike Tristano ... master armorer
Clay Van Sickle ... armorer
Bob Wheway ... production assistant
JJ Osbun ... production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nightmare: stuck aboard a plane that's been taken over by a group of well-armed terrorists who threaten to detonate a nuclear weapon unless they receive a billion dollars... Written by Anonymous

Plot Keywords
Taglines High altitude. Higher pressure. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Highjack (Japan, English title)
  • Vol 732 - Terreur en plein ciel (France)
  • Sky Fight: Einsame Mission (Germany)
  • Final Approach - Im Angesicht des Terrors (Germany)
  • Plan de vuelo: Secuestrado (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 240 min
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Box Office

Budget $6,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Goofs The beginning of the movie takes place in Long Island, New York. As the scene progresses, several palm trees can be spotted throughout the neighborhood and highway. New York is not a tropical location and no palm trees grow in this region of the United States. See more »

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