Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing. (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

Leslie Libman
Larry Williams

Writer (WGA):

Ned Curren (written by)

Release Date:

14 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History

Tagline:

No one expected a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. But many could have prevented it.

Plot:

The incredible story of the events leading up to the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York and the capture of the terrorists...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | FBI | Bomb | Terrorism | New York City

Cast

Peter Gallagher	...	John Anticev
Art Malik	...	Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
Ned Eisenberg	...	Emad Salem
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Nancy Floyd
Andreas Katsulas	...	Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Lou Napoli
Mike Starr	...	Mahmud Abouhalima
Shaun Toub	...	El Sayyid Nosair
Tony Gillan	...	Mohammed Salameh
Shiek Mahmud-Bey	...	Rodney Hampton-El (as Sheik Mahmud-Bey)
Joe Zaloom	...	Ibrahim El-Gabrowny
Keith Smith	...	Ray Williams
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Robert Brokaw
Allison Janney	...	Assistant District Attorney
Mike O'Malley	...	Storage facility manager

Also Known As:

Path to Paradise

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | USA:R | Singapore:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Quotes:

[last lines]
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef: Next time, we will bring them BOTH down.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Path to 9/11 (2006) (TV)

Absolutely Shocking. Even more so than when I first saw it

I first saw this movie about 3 years ago. I was shocked at how stupid the FBI was not to prevent such a tragedy. It could have been easily prevented. This movie was just unbelievable.

Now seeing it after September 11th, I am appalled and can say that this could have been prevented more easily that most people would want to know.

This film is 100% true

In the final scene of the film, when the mastermind of the 1st attack is being taken to prison by helicopter and flies over the towers, he makes a spine chilling remark, that was laughed at when he said it. "Next time we'll bring them *BOTH* down." This was actually said by Ramzi Yousef after his arrest.

This movie reveals the shocking truth about how the first attacks were carried out right under the noses of the FBI and NYPD. It shows how the 1st and 4th Amendments are partially to blame for the attacks.

I watch this movie now and know that both attacks could have been prevented.