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:

man murders a woman | man wears eyeglasses | terrorist | passenger | security expert | 

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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, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$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

Wesley Snipes actually is operating the motorcycle.

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Goofs

When the plane window is blown out, all the glass is sucked out. Seconds later there is a shade of glass still in the window, behind Cutter and Rane as they fight.

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Quotes

Sabrina Ritchie: And how would you like your sirloin, sir?
Charles Rane: Bloody.

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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

Extra footage is added to the TV version.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Boys (1995)

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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

Good solid action flick. A must for Snipes fans.

Passenger 57 is an enjoyable and rather underrated action film. Although there is not too much of a storyline, the slick action scenes combined with some very good performances from Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne kept me entertained from start to finish.

While Passenger 57 offers nothing really new to the action genre, it does offer plenty of fast paced chaos and explosions and combined with some entertaining hand-to-hand combat skills by Snipes, it is certainly better than a lot of other standard action fares out there.

Snipes gives a very good performance as the lead and Bruce Payne is brilliant as the mentally unstable villain. The other cast are somewhat overshadowed by Snipes and Payne, but do an adequate enough job.

Overall I was very pleased by Passenger 57, so much so that it proudly belongs in my DVD collection. A very good choice for action fans and a must for Snipes fans. 8/10.

And don't forget...."Always bet on black!"