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Air Force One
The fate of the nation rests on the courage of one man.
( Action / Thriller )


Air Force One Poster

MPAA Rating:
R
[violence]

US Runtime: 124 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jul 25, 1997   [USA]
 
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
 
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Marc Abraham   [Executive Producer]
Armyan Bernstein   [Producer]
Thomas A. Bliss   [Executive Producer]
Gail Katz   [Producer]
Peter Kohn   [Associate Producer]
David V. Lester   [Executive Producer]
Mary Montiforte   [Associate Producer]
Wolfgang Petersen   [Producer]
Jonathan Shestack   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
 
Edited by: Richard Francis-Bruce
 
Music Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
 
Production Design: William Sandell
 
Costume Design: Erica Edell Phillips
 
Casting by Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
 
Production Companys: Beacon Communications LLC
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Radiant Productions   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    Communist radicals led by Ivan Korshunov hijack Air Force One with US President James Marshall and his family on board. Vice President Kathryn Bennett negotiates from Washington D.C., while Marshall fights to rescue the hostages on board.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Harrison Ford
James Marshall
Gary Oldman
Ivan Korshunov
Glenn Close
Kathryn Bennett
Wendy Crewson
Grace Marshall
Liesel Matthews
Alice Marshall
Paul Guilfoyle
Lloyd Shepherd
Xander Berkeley
Agent Gibbs
William H. Macy
Major Caldwell
Dean Stockwell
Walter Dean
Tom Everett
Jack Doherty
 
Jürgen Prochnow
Alexander Radek
Donna Bullock
Melanie Mitchel
Michael Ray Miller
Colonel Axelrod
Carl Weintraub
Lieutenant Colonel Ingraham
Elester Latham
AFO Navigator
Ilya Baskin
Andrei Kolchak
Levan Uchaneishvili
Sergei Lenski
David Vadim
Igor Nevsky
Andrew Divoff
Boris Bazylev
Ilia Volok
Vladimir Krasin
 
 

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Miscellaneous Companies:

Audio Tracks Inc.
transfers
Banque Paribas, Los Angeles Agency
production financing
Cerruti
wardrobe: Harrison Ford
Cinema Research Corporation
titles and opticals
International Film Guarantors Inc.
completion guaranty provided by
 
L.A. Mad Dogs
adr voice casting
Near North Insurance Brokerage of California
production insurance services
Patriot Pictures, LLC
production services
Sony Pictures Studios
re-recording facilities
Soundelux
sound design
 
 

Special Effects Department:

Boss Film Studios
visual effects
 
Cinesite (Hollywood)
digital visual effects
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$85,000,000
Revenue:
$315,200,000
Camera:
Arriflex 535 A / Arriflex 535 B
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Technicolor
Sound Mix:
the double-d symbol Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Super 35
Film Negative Format:
35 mm - Kodak
Printed Film Format:
35 mm - anamorphic
Film Length:
3418 m - 7 Reels
Production Dates:
16 Sep 1996 - ???

Trivia:

  • The sequence set at Ramstein AB, Germany, was filmed at Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, OH. Because the aircraft had to be visible even though the scene was supposedly taking place at night, a small amount of sky light was required; this restricted filming to two 15-minute intervals each day, at dusk and dawn.
     
  • The interiors for Radek's Palace were filmed inside the County Courthouse in Cleveland, OH. The scene were the U.S. team is running down the stairs in front of the statue is in the lobby. There is also a scene in a narrow hallway that takes place in the Law Library in the same building.
     
  • Distributors wanted a 'PG-13' rating, but were denied it by the MPAA.
     
  • When Valera gives his thumbprint for a background check near the beginning of the film, the date of birth that comes up among his info (3/21/58) is actor Gary Oldman's real birthday.
     
  • The lead role was written for Kevin Costner, but he was heavily committed to The Postman, and suggested Harrison Ford for the part.
     

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