Charlie Sheen, Christopher McDonald, Gary Bullock

While investigating the mysterious circumstances of a beautiful student's demise, a maverick skydiving instructor finds himself entangled in a murderous conspiracy involving Soviet spies and a lost sh...( read more  read more... )ipment of gold. Logical it ain't, but this entertainingly daft thriller does offer some good-natured satiric riffs on standard action star conventions. Charlie Sheen (throughout most of the film, this not-especially-heroic hero displays the approximate intelligence of a bag of doorknobs) stars along with Nastassja Kinski in a welcome return after a long absence from the screen. Good fun for adrenaline junkies, with a boffo climax involving a midair escape attempt from a free-falling convertible. Writer David Twohy went on to direct Sheen in the considerably more accomplished The Arrival. --Andrew Wright

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PG-13, 102 min.

Directed by: Deran Sarafian

Release Date: September 23, 1994

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001

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  • May 8, 2007
    Ludicrous thriller that sees sky diving instructor Charlie Sheen battling soviet spies. How anyone could actually take Point Break and dumb it down even more is beyond me.
    I'll forgive you Nastassja. Just don't do it again...
  • December 31, 2006
    Pretty good movie.
  • May 30, 2008
    Just okay.
  • January 16, 2008
    An interesting movie!
  • December 21, 2007
    More ridiculous than a million Nazi's doing The Macarena.
  • August 9, 2009
    What a thrill ride! Great action movie!
  • February 5, 2009
    yeah good movie with Sheen again that had few laughs but seemed over the top. The acting was good too its just each characters in this film looked predictable.
  • January 28, 2009
    MOVIE ABOUT SKY DIVING PLUS THRILLING
  • May 12, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 03.07.1997
  • March 16, 2008
    The plot is far fetched and silly but this is still a good action comedy. Charlie Sheen has some very funny lines "lets pack our bags we're going on a guilt trip." If you're a fan of Charlie Sheen and like Two and a Half Men you'll like this.

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