Passenger 57 (1992)

An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.

Director:

Kevin Hooks

Writers:

Stewart Raffill (story), Dan Gordon (story)

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	John Cutter
Bruce Payne	...	Charles Rane
Tom Sizemore	...	Sly Delvecchio
Alex Datcher	...	Marti Slayton
Bruce Greenwood	...	Stuart Ramsey
Robert Hooks	...	Dwight Henderson
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Sabrina Ritchie
Michael Horse	...	Forget
Marc Macaulay	...	Vincent
Ernie Lively	...	Chief Biggs
Duchess Tomasello	...	Mrs. Edwards
William Edward Roberts	...	Matthew (as Cameron Roberts)
James Short	...	Allen
Joel Fogel	...	Dr. Bauman
Jane McPherson	...	Nurse

Storyline

Air travel is the safest, the FAA says. But the FAA never figured the risk with Charles Rane on board. "The Rane of Terror" has masterminded four terrorist attacks. Soon there will be a fifth -- and that's bad news for the passengers on Flight 163. But there's good news too: the man in seat 57! Wesley Snipes plays John Cutter, an undercover security operative who enters the lavatory and exits to find Rane (Bruce Payne) and his gang have taken over. Cutter's next move is clear. Do. Or be done to.

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Plot Keywords:

stewardess | man murders a woman | man wears eyeglasses | crazy man | insane man | 

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Taglines:

He's an ex-cop with a bad mouth, a bad attitude, and a bad seat. For the terrorists on flight 163 . . . he's very bad news.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for terrorist violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pasajero 57

Filming Locations:

Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,513,925, 8 November 1992

Gross USA:

$44,065,653

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$44,065,653

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"OUTATIME" An obvious Back to the Future reference can be seen on a car license plate in the opening fair ground screen when Rane and his men spot Cutter.

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Goofs

Lake Lucile Airport owns an air stair truck tall enough to service an airliner. No airplane small enough to routinely use this airport would ever need one that tall.

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Quotes

John Cutter: Now I'm sick of your shit!
Charles Rane: You need the passengers, i need the plane. Put me back on board and the passengers will be released.
John Cutter: Yeah right. I'm supposed to trust you?
Charles Rane: Trust your instincts.
John Cutter: My instincts are to wax your ass all over this floor!
Charles Rane: Those are your emotions acting without the benefit of intellect.

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Crazy Credits

The first part of the credits scroll while John Cutter and Marti Slayton walk along the runway towards the fairground in the distance as fireworks go off in the night time sky

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Alternate Versions

In the TV alternate version Charles Ranes explains why he asked what time it is. He wants his victim to know the time of their death.

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Connections

Referenced in Chuck: Chuck Versus the Crown Vic (2007)

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Soundtracks

Too High
Written by Stevie Wonder
Performed by Norman Brown
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.
Single on MoJazz

User Reviews

A small winner of a film all round.

"Passenger 57" is one of the many films that followed in the wake of the action film that re invented the genre, 1988's "Die Hard" with Bruce Willis in the lead. When I first saw P57, rented on video in the mid nineties, I wasn't expecting a re-run of Die Hard, but i was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable an action flick it was.

Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne spark well off each other as the troubled hero and psychotic villain. They are given competent support by the rest of the cast, although one of my small complaints is how under utilised the other actors are. That said, Ernie Lively does a nice turn as the local police chief and Robert Hooks (father of director Kevin Hooks) is good as an FBI Agent.

Essentially, Passenger 57 is a solid little action movie which is well paced and has enough intriguing characters and good action scenes to keep you interested right through to the finale. The story is perhaps a little thin and the script could have used a bit more depth to develop the characters, but it's very enjoyable none the less.

Don't view this expecting a great movie, but if you have an hour and a half to kill this film is well worth a watch.