Drop Zone (1994)

A team of skydiving crooks led by DEA-agent-turned-bad Busey specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so their evil computer nerd can steal undercover agents' files and sell ... See full summary »

Director:

John Badham

Writers:

Tony Griffin (story), Guy Manos (story),

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Pete Nessip
Gary Busey	...	Ty Moncrief
Yancy Butler	...	Jessie Crossman
Michael Jeter	...	Earl Leedy
Corin Nemec	...	Selkirk
Kyle Secor	...	Swoop
Luca Bercovici	...	Jagger
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	...	Terry Nessip
Rex Linn	...	Bobby
Grace Zabriskie	...	Winona
Robert LaSardo	...	Deputy Dog
Sam Hennings	...	Torski
Claire Stansfield	...	Kara
Mickey Jones	...	Deuce
Andy Romano	...	Tom McCracken

Storyline

A team of skydiving crooks led by DEA-agent-turned-bad Busey specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so their evil computer nerd can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Snipes lost a brother to this crew and learns skydiving with the help of tough-but-lovable instructor Butler so he can track them down. DIE HARD meets PASSENGER 57 meets CLIFFHANGER.

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Plot Keywords:

Dea | Parachute | Terrorist | Skydiving | Plane | 

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Taglines:

La amenaza está en el aire. (The threat is in the air.) [Spain]

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Drop Zone - pudotusalue

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£902,239 (UK) (14 April 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Nicita/Lloyd Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

If you unscramble Wesley Snipes' character's name "Nessip", you get 'Snipes'.

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Goofs

A blanket suddenly appears over Nessip while he is on the stretcher, just as Crossman comes over to see him.

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Quotes

Jessie Crossman: People probably told you that Jessie Crossman was the only person skilled enough to jump from a 747.
Pete Nessip: Well, the actual phrase used was "dick brain".

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Connections

Referenced in Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
The Onscreen creative team making the film within a film lists this movie among their real life credits

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Soundtracks

"The Strangest Party"
by Michael Hutchence & Andrew Farriss
Performed by INXS
Courtesy of PolyGram International

User Reviews

U.S.Marshal chases skydiving criminals

i liked this movie,but i didn't love it.if you like watching people jump out of parachutes,you'll enjoy this one.there are a few good action sequences,including a involving bad guys kidnapping someone from a 747 at 38,000 feet and escaping with parachutes.Wesley Snipes is in this one as a U.S Marshal on their trail and he also has a personal stake in catching them.he has some decent fighting scenes,but he has been better.Malcolm-Jamal Warner also appears in a definite departure from his Cosby Days character of Theo Huxtable. Gary Busey is also in the movie,and is his usual reliable self.Michael Jeter is also good for some laughs.and of course,for eye candy,we have Yancy Butler,who is also a fairly good actress.at least i have always thought so.when you put everything together,the movie is pretty good though not great.still, i enjoyed it for the most part.my vote for "Drop Zone":7/10