A US Army colonel and a civilian woman supervising him must track down stolen Russian nuclear weapons before they're used by terrorists.A US Army colonel and a civilian woman supervising him must track down stolen Russian nuclear weapons before they're used by terrorists.A US Army colonel and a civilian woman supervising him must track down stolen Russian nuclear weapons before they're used by terrorists.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Alexsander Kodoroff
- (as Alexander Baluev)
- Vassily
- (as Alexander Peskov)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGeorge Clooney did most of his own stunts. Mimi Leder called him "fearless."
- GoofsDuring the Congressional hearing, Devoe is wearing the rank of Major. During the next scene, he is wearing Lieutenant Colonel's oak leaves. Was he promoted between scenes?
- Quotes
Thomas Devoe: Doctor, you can run your charts and your theories all you want. In the field, this is how it works: the good guys, that's us, we chase the bad guys. And they don't wear black hats. They are, however, all alike: they demand power, and respect, and they're willing to pay top dollar to get it. And that is our highly motivated buyer.
Julia Kelly: What about other motivations?
Thomas Devoe: Not important to me.
Julia Kelly: Whether it's important to you or not, there are people out there who don't care about money, who don't give a damn about respect. People who believe the killing of innocent men and women is justified. For them it is about rage, frustration, hatred... they feel pain and they're determined to share it with the world.
Thomas Devoe: Okay, that does me no good. Now let's deal with the facts at hand. 23 hours ago, General Alexander Kodoroff stole ten nuclear warheads.
Julia Kelly: He's just a delivery boy. I'm not afraid of the man who wants ten nuclear weapons, Colonel. I'm terrified of the man who only wants one.
- Alternate versionsTBS and TNT broadcasts eliminate all references to CNN, including putting a colored square over the CNN logo when it appears on screen.
- SoundtracksNocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No.1
Music by Frédéric Chopin
One an only assume that the people who watch this kind of film have the mental capacity of Mickey Mouse - hence the need for exciting location titles every few moments - not that they are needed because there is a gross stereotype for every nationality or ethnic minority. If I hear another Russian called Dimitri I am going to scream.
I loved the peasantification of the the Serbs and Croats. Have the film crew ever been to Eastern Europe? Clearly not.
The positive aspect of the film is that it enables one to discriminate between bad films and good films. Ahhh...so nice to have such bad films at hand.
I dread the day when some other director and 'B' grade actors make a film on the Iraq conflict. I'll conclude as I started. Oh dear,oh dear.
- robert-642
- Jun 9, 2005
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $41,263,140
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,311,939
- Sep 28, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $110,463,140
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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