lonely decision

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Movie
German title lonely decision
Original title Executive decision
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1996
length 127 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Stuart Baird
script Jim Thomas ,
John Thomas
production Steve Perry ,
Joel Silver
music Jerry Goldsmith
camera Alex Thomson
cut Stuart Baird,
Derek Brechin ,
Dallas Puett ,
Kevin Stitt ,
Frank J. Urioste
occupation
synchronization

Lonely decision (original title: Executive Decision ) is an American action thriller from 1996 directed by Stuart Baird . The leading roles are starring Kurt Russell , David Suchet , Halle Berry , Steven Seagal and John Leguizamo .

The German dubbing was done by the dubbing company Berliner Synchron GmbH Wenzel Lüdecke and the dialogue book was created by Johanna Schneider, while the dialogue direction was created by Thomas Danneberg.

action

David Grant is a scientist who frequently advises the military. He is called in when a Boeing 747 of the airline Oceanic Airlines during the flight from Athens to Washington, DC is kidnapped (Oceanic Airlines Flight 343). The terrorists on board, led by Nagi Hassan, are demanding the release of their leader. Grant suspects, however, that they have other plans. He assumes that the plane has a bomb with stolen, strong nerve gas DZ5 on board, with which thousands of people are to be killed in the capital of the USA.

The military take Grant's assumption seriously and implement the idea of ​​the engineer Dennis Cahill: A special unit is brought up to the jumbo jet with a new type of stealth aircraft, a converted F-117 , and is smuggled into the 747 from below through a special connecting part. Lt. Colonel Austin Travis leads the unit, Grant and Cahill accompany it. In the event of an unexpected maneuver by the jumbo jet, the vacuum in the connecting part is lost, and the unit's bomb expert breaks a vortex and becomes unable to move. Travis has to stay behind, closes the floor hatch used to get in at the last second and thus prevents the destruction of the 747. The stealth plane, however, crashes, Travis is thrown out, the pilot saves himself with the ejection seat.

On the plane, one of the three uninjured soldiers actually found a bomb with the nerve gas. Cahill tries to defuse them under the guidance of the bomb expert. You notice activation by remote control. The other four observe the passenger area with endoscopes through boreholes , Grant lets the flight attendant Jean look for someone among the passengers who is holding an electronic device in their hands.

The US is sending F-14 interceptors to shoot down the aircraft before it reaches the country's airspace. Grant and one of the soldiers use Morse code to signal information to the interceptor pilots by switching the aircraft's rear position lights on and off. They ask for ten additional minutes to be given.

The passenger cabin is stormed, almost all terrorists shot. At the last moment it turns out that the supposed terrorist among the passengers is harmless. The actual terrorist activates the detonation mechanism of the bomb, which was defused by Cahill a fraction of a second earlier, and is also shot. Nagi Hassan shot the plane's pilots before he died. Grant, who himself has only minimal flying experience on small propeller planes, tries to land the 747 with the help of Jean and the operating instructions. His approach to Dulles International Airport near Washington fails and he has to take off. Instead of doing a hairpin turn, he tries to land on the nearby and familiar airfield "Frederick Field". The landing succeeds. However, the jumbo jet races over the runway, which is far too short, and only comes to a halt in a mound of earth, badly damaged. In the final sequence, Grant invites Jean over for coffee.

Reviews

James Berardinelli described the film on ReelViews as "solid", although without a message to the audience. He praised the portrayal of Kurt Russell, which he compared to the style of Bruce Willis in his action films. Berardinelli also praised the acting performances of John Leguizamo, Joe Morton, Oliver Platt and B. D. Wong.

The Lexicon of International Films wrote: “A cleverly staged action film that draws its tension more from technical details than from the behavior of the fanatics. The lack of credibility is covered up by astonishing twists and turns and an ironic ending. "

background

The film grossed around US $ 56.6 million in US cinemas and around US $ 122 million internationally.

Awards

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lonely decision (1996) German synchronous files . Accessed January 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lonely decision film review by James Berardinelli, accessed July 24, 2008
  3. ↑ Lonely decision. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 7, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ Box office / business for lonely decision