Drop Zone (1994)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

John Badham

Writers (WGA):

Tony Griffin (story) &
Guy Manos (story) ...

Release Date:

9 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Taking crime to new heights

Plot:

A team of skydiving crooks led by DEA-agent-turned-bad Busey specialize in landing on police roofs and...

Plot Keywords:

Parachute | Skydiving | Plane | U.S. Marshal | Security

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18

2:25 AM

HBO

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Pete Nessip
Gary Busey	...	Ty Moncrief
Yancy Butler	...	Jessie Crossman
Michael Jeter	...	Earl Leedy
Corin Nemec	...	Selkirk
Kyle Secor	...	Swoop
Luca Bercovici	...	Jagger
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	...	Terry Nessip
Rex Linn	...	Bobby
Grace Zabriskie	...	Winona
Robert LaSardo	...	Deputy Dog
Sam Hennings	...	Torski
Claire Stansfield	...	Kara
Mickey Jones	...	Deuce
Andy Romano	...	Tom McCracken

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | France:U | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R (certificate #32964) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of the very first feature films to use Kodak's then new film stock 5298.

Goofs:

Continuity: Just before Selkirk deploys his sabotaged parachute we see a close up of him in freefall where we can clearly see he is missing his main 3 ring connectors, which means he has already cut away from his main in that shot.

Quotes:

Jessie Crossman: People probably told you that Jessie Crossman was the only person skilled enough to jump from a 747.
Pete Nessip: Well, the actual phrase used was "dick brain".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Heroes Unmasked: The Director's Cut (#1.20)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Slow Turn

U.S.Marshal chases skydiving criminals

i liked this movie,but i didn't love it.if you like watching people jump out of parachutes,you'll enjoy this one.there are a few good action sequences,including a involving bad guys kidnapping someone from a 747 at 38,000 feet and escaping with parachutes.Wesley Snipes is in this one as a U.S Marshal on their trail and he also has a personal stake in catching them.he has some decent fighting scenes,but he has been better.Malcolm-Jamal Warner also appears in a definite departure from his Cosby Days character of Theo Huxtable. Gary Busey is also in the movie,and is his usual reliable self.Michael Jeter is also good for some laughs.and of course,for eye candy,we have Yancy Butler,who is also a fairly good actress.at least i have always thought so.when you put everything together,the movie is pretty good though not great.still, i enjoyed it for the most part.my vote for "Drop Zone":7/10