United 93 (2006)

A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writer:

Paul Greengrass

Stars:

J.J. Johnson, David Alan Basche, Liza Colón-Zayas

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
J.J. Johnson	...	Captain Jason Dahl
Gary Commock	...	First Officer LeRoy Homer
Polly Adams	...	Deborah Welsh
Opal Alladin	...	CeeCee Lyles
Starla Benford	...	Wanda Anita Green
Trish Gates	...	Sandra Bradshaw
Nancy McDoniel	...	Lorraine G. Bay
David Alan Basche	...	Todd Beamer
Richard Bekins	...	William Joseph Cashman
Susan Blommaert	...	Jane Folger
Ray Charleson	...	Joseph DeLuca
Christian Clemenson	...	Thomas E. Burnett, Jr.
Liza Colón-Zayas	...	Waleska Martinez
Lorna Dallas	...	Linda Gronlund
Denny Dillon	...	Colleen Fraser

Storyline

On September, 11th 2001, two American Airlines and two United Airlines domestic U.S. flights are hijacked by terrorists. After the collision of two planes against the World Trade Center and one against the Pentagon, the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 decide to struggle against the four terrorist to take back the control of the airplane.

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Plot Keywords:

passenger | flight | terrorist | september 11 2001 | hijack | 

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Taglines:

United they stood.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, and some intense sequences of terror and violence (appeal planned)

Details

Country:

France UK USA

Language:

English Arabic German

Release Date:

28 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flight 93

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$97,683 (Hong Kong) (8 September 2006)

Gross:

$177,151 (Chile) (29 September 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Families of the 40 passengers and crew members killed on United Flight 93 cooperated in the production, offering Paul Greengrass detailed background about their loved ones, down to the clothes they wore, what reading materials or music they had with them and what sort of candy they might have snacked on aboard the plane.

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Goofs

When United 93 is in the air, the terrorist in the back of the plane has his brown jacket alternately zipped/unzipped between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ahmed Al Haznawi: [subtitled Arabic] Ziad. It's time.

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Crazy Credits

The very last line of closing credits states that the movie was "not sponsored by, or in any way affiliated with, United Airlines."

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Connections

Featured in Playing Columbine (2008)

User Reviews

Manipulative, not Meticulous

Can anyone explain to me why, in this supposedly "meticulously researched" movie, the only people on Flight 93 with any crisis training -- the STEWARDESSES -- all behave like frightened, hysterical ninnies, while the male passengers calm them down and devise a plan of action? Absolutely preposterous. Ask anybody who works for an airline or any stewardess/steward you know. They're a tough bunch of cookies. What's 1000% more likely is that the stewardesses calmed the PASSENGERS down (men included), took charge and were instrumental in formulating a plan of attack. This movie was a bunch of total crap.

And, what about the crying cell phone calls near the end? Interviews with family members have revealed that the passengers were actually very calm during these calls.

And, excuse me, but how predictable is it that the passenger who objects to the plan of action just happens to be German? Give me a Hollywood break.

Add to that, the fact that poor Ben Sliney is forced to yell at people like a neo-con (something that he has revealed in interviews that he was urged to do by the director despite the fact that his behavior, on record, was calm and controlled) and we have just another bunch of Hollywood hooey crammed down our throats in the guise of "important" film-making. And to what point? What was Mr. Greengrass saying with this film? Absolutely NOTHING. Just morbid, fanciful speculation.