| Strategic Command | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Rick Jacobson |
| Starring | Michael Dudikoff Amanda Wyss Richard Norton Paul Winfield Bryan Cranston Stephen Quadros |
Release date | 1997 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Strategic Command is a 1997 air hijack direct-to-video film directed by Rick Jacobson, starring Michael Dudikoff, and co-starring Richard Norton, Paul Winfield, Bryan Cranston, and Stephen Quadros.[1] The film was written by Sean McGinly and Tripp Reed.[2]
Plot
Rick Harding (Michael Dudikoff) is a former US Marine officer, now working as biological weapons scientist for the FBI.[3] The movie starts, with Harding's lab being infiltrated, which results in terrorists getting their hands on a deadly nerve agent called Bromax 36. Led by Carlos Gruber (Richard Norton), the terrorists hijack Air Force Two (the aircraft of the Vice-president), a Boeing VC-25 en route from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Harding must participate in a midair effort to retake Air Force Two and save the Vice President and his wife.[4]
Cast
- Michael Dudikoff as Dr. Rick Harding
- Amanda Wyss as Michelle Harding
- Richard Norton as Carlos Gruber
- Paul Winfield as Rowan
- Stephen Quadros as Vlos
- Bryan Cranston as Phil Hertzberg
Production and reception
The aircraft pictured in this film features the prototype Boeing 747 (in its red and black livery) and the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, changes from the original 1996 source film Executive Decision which shows an Oceanic Airlines 747 and the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk respectively.
References
- ↑ IMDb - Strategic Command
- ↑ "Strategic Command (1997) Full Cast & Crew". Imdb.
- ↑ "Executive Command AKA Strategic Command (1997) Review | The Action Elite". www.theactionelite.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15.
- ↑ "Executive Command aka Strategic Command (1997)".