Terminal Velocity (1994)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writer (WGA):

David Twohy (written by)

Release Date:

23 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

It is not the fall that kills you

Plot:

A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.

Plot Keywords:

Gold | KGB | Skydiving | Russian Mafia | Videotape

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Richard 'Ditch' Brodie
Nastassja Kinski	...	Chris Morrow
James Gandolfini	...	Ben Pinkwater
Christopher McDonald	...	Kerr
Gary Bullock	...	Lex
Hans Howes	...	Sam (as Hans R. Howes)
Melvin Van Peebles	...	Noble
Suli McCullough	...	Robocam
Cathryn de Prume	...	Karen (as Cathryn De Prume)
Richard Sarafian Jr.	...	Dominic
Lori Lynn Dickerson	...	Helicopter Newscaster
Terry Finn	...	Birthday Mom
Martha Vazquez	...	Newscaster
Tim Kelleher	...	Jump Junkie #1
Brooke Langton	...	Jump Junkie #2

Runtime:

102 min | Germany:97 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

The news anchor that reports on the arrest of Dutch Brodie in downtown Phoenix is Martha Vazquez. She was then and still is a news anchor at KVOA News 4, Tucson.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Charlie is in freefall chasing Nastassja after she 'falls' from the plane, when he opens his chute, it's shown from above as solid orange. A few moments later, when shown from below it's orange with purple end cells on one end and a black center cell. Moments later, it's shown again from above as solid orange.

Quotes:

Chris Morrow: Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.
Richard "Ditch" Brodie: Excuse me?
Chris Morrow: KGB, for short.
Richard "Ditch" Brodie: Oh, come on! It's the KG-used-to-B!

Movie Connections:

References Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Soundtrack:

FALLING INTO YOU

A movie quite underrated

This is one film that has not scored many good reviews, but honestly, I'm a little surprised why most movie critics has slaughtered this film all together. Myself, I think that's unfair, cause I found it absolutely enjoyable. OK, the story is a bit thin at times, but alot of films has had thinner stories than this one, and still received better reviews. Sheen doesn't act too bad in this film either, and Kinsky surprises as well. None of them are great actors, but they don't let the film down. In general, a fair action-movie, with some very spectacular skydiving-scenes. Not bad at all.