Bomber terrorist's elevator plan backfires, so he rigs a bomb to a LA city bus. The stipulation is: once armed, the bus must stay above 50 mph to keep from exploding. Also if LAPD Officer tries to unload any passengers off, Payne will detonate it. Joe Morton co-stars as Jack's superior, and Jeff Daniels supports Jack helping him try to defuse the bomb.
Written by Kris Hopson
When the police were looking at police mugshots, the first photograph was of David MacMillan, who is a sound mixer on the film.
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Goofs
Factual errors:
Several scenes are shown of the bus with its rear doors open while moving. A safety feature does not allow the rear doors of transit buses to open until the bus is at a dead stop, with the brakes applied.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Workman:
Hey, this area's restricted. Howard Payne:
Oh, hi. Yeah, I know. They called me down here. Some of this wiring got screwed up. Workman:
Nobody called it down to me. I'm going to have to see a work order. Howard Payne:
Yeah, just a second. There you are.
[stabs workman in the ear with a screwdriver]
Howard Payne:
Nothing personal. See more »