Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal gets killed during the first 20 minutes of this enjoyable thriller, so the movie scores points for ingenuity because it immediately improves when you realize that Seagal's role is just a...( read more  read more... ) heroic cameo. That leaves Kurt Russell to star as an American intelligence expert who (due to Seagal's untimely demise) finds himself leading a strike force against Islamic terrorists who have seized in-flight control of a 747 jetliner with 400 passengers. It's not all that different from Air Force One, but the formula story perks right along with considerable suspense as Russell's cohorts (Oliver Platt, Joe Morton) try to defuse a chemical bomb that could wipe out (you guessed it) the entire Eastern seaboard. John Leguizamo plays one of the U.S. commandos attempting to stop the violent hijackers, and Halle Berry costars as a flight attendant who risks her life to assist Russell's rescue team. As action movies go, Executive Decision marked an impressive directorial debut for veteran film editor Stuart Baird. --Jeff Shannon

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R, 133 min.

Directed by: Stuart Baird

Release Date: June 1, 1995

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DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997

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  • September 25, 2009
    An Awful cheap action film but worth watching just to see Steven Seagal get knacked! Sorry if that spoilt it for you but that short scene alone is worth sitting through the rest of the garbage, it?s so funny!
  • August 24, 2009
    its ok
  • October 23, 2007
    I just remember Kurt Russel killing people. That alone is worth a star.
  • August 12, 2007
    ME too i thought Seagal would last longer oh well! wont lose sleep about it :P
  • August 10, 2007
    Good cast. Good action thriller about a plane hijacking. Similar to Air Force One and Passenger 57.
  • November 20, 2009
    Good film, mostly because it does what you don't expect.
  • November 6, 2009
    Best part is when Segal Dies
  • October 14, 2009
    jadi suka film bajak-membajak.
  • September 29, 2009
    not much..
    but d tension on inactivated d bomb was cool..
  • September 25, 2009
    Suspenseful and tense, the acting is good. It?s also overlong, and it is certainly far fetched. But, one expects that when watching a film of this nature. Well edited, good cinematography and score.

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  • Other than Kurt Russell, what Actor plays in Executive Decision, Backdraft & Breakdown?  Answer »
  • Steven Seagal is not credited in Executive Decision because he had a fight with Kurt Russell. They both wanted to take out Halle Berry.  Answer »
  • In which 1996, movie did Kurt Russell and Halle Berry assist the US military in taking over a 747 from terroist highjackers?  Answer »
  • Steven Seagal Died near the beginning of Executive Decision but who played the part of : Dr.Phil. David Grant???  Answer »

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