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* BadBoss: Even after Jaffa is released, Hassan continues with his plan anyway, and when one of the terrorists objects to this action, Hassan callously guns him down.
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Colonel Travis. Played by Creator/StevenSeagal, biggest badass of his team, he took the failure of the prologue's mission way too much to heart and spends most of the time around Dr. Grant (the man who provided the mission's intelligence) either full-on confrontational or visibly (and very barely) holding back contempt (setting up a trust-building arc), the marketing of course pitched him as one of the big heroes... nope, he doesn't even makes it into the plane. Rat ends up in command and he spends a good chunk of the runtime visibly struggling with this, including trying to trust Grant]].
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Colonel Travis. Played by Creator/StevenSeagal, biggest badass of his team, he took the failure of the prologue's mission way too much to heart and spends most of the time around Dr. Grant (the man who provided the mission's intelligence) either full-on confrontational or visibly (and very barely) holding back contempt (setting up a trust-building arc), the marketing of course pitched him as one of the big heroes... nope, he doesn't even makes make it into the plane. Rat ends up in command and he spends a good chunk of the runtime visibly struggling with this, including trying to trust Grant]].
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* PlotArmor: About half the cast seem to be ImmuneToBullets. The Sky Marshall takes several rounds and survives long enough to be taken to the hospital. The BigBad gets [[MoreDakka More Dakka'ed]] to near death, yet is able to get up and take out the pilots. Rat gets shot in the back with little more effect than being knocked unconscious for around thirty seconds, though it's likely he had a bulletproof vest on.
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* PlotArmor: About half the cast seem to be ImmuneToBullets. The Sky Marshall takes several rounds and survives long enough to be taken to the hospital. The BigBad gets [[MoreDakka More Dakka'ed]] to near death, yet is able to get up and take out the pilots. Rat gets shot in the back with little more effect than being knocked unconscious for around thirty seconds, though it's likely he had a bulletproof vest on.on and played dead to catch Hassan off guard at the best possible moment.
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* ChekhovsSkill: The flying lessons.
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* ChekhovsSkill: The Grant's flying lessons.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: Grant spends most of the film wearing a business suit. Mocked/lampshaded when he meets Travis’s team and they ask if he's James Bond.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: Grant spends most of the film wearing a business suit.tuxedo. Mocked/lampshaded when he meets Travis’s team and they ask if he's James Bond.
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* BigBad: Nagi Hassan, a rogue terrorist leader who turned Jaffa's organization against him and is planning on setting off a nerve gas bomb in Washington D.C.
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* OnlyAFleshWound: Hassan gets shot a couple of times, but doesn't seem to be inconvenienced by it much until after he kills the pilots and Rat puts him down. Speaking of Rat, him getting shot just knocks him out for a few minutes.
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* OhCrap: One moment is when the hard drive apparently being used to control the bomb’s detonator, starts beeping loudly. Cappy barks at the team to stop their assault and warns them that “someone just ran a program test on the bomb”. This alerts the team to the possibility of a sleeper agent among the passengers with orders to detonate the bomb if something feels wrong. The second is when Cappy instructs Cahill on a circuit bypass and tries to cut power to the bomb’s hard drive - only for it to beep and smoke, indicating that it was a decoy all along.
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Despite being a "F"? F-117 cant perform air-to-air combat and was used only for stealth precision bombings.
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* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: In this film, a F-117 Nighthawk, which is a small, single-seat fighter aircraft in real life, is somehow modified to house an entire team of people inside (see Just Plane Wrong below).
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* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: In this film, a F-117 Nighthawk, which is a small, single-seat fighter aircraft bomber in real life, is somehow modified to house an entire team of people inside (see Just Plane Wrong below).
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* JustPlaneWrong: The Remora is described as a modified Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, and the producers accordingly used footage of a real F-117 when seen from outside. There's a problem with this, though: a F-117 is a small fighter with enough space for a pilot and little more, while the Remora seen in in the film [[BiggerOnTheInside somehow has a sizable cargo hold and is accordingly used to transport entire teams of people]]. This oddity can be noted when the plane is first shown in a hangar, as the real aircraft looks only barely bigger than the group that is supposedly going to aboard it.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The Remora is described as a modified Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, and the producers accordingly used footage of a real F-117 when seen from outside. There's a problem with this, though: a F-117 is a small fighter bomber with enough space for a pilot and little more, while the Remora seen in in the film [[BiggerOnTheInside somehow has a sizable cargo hold and is accordingly used to transport entire teams of people]]. This oddity can be noted when the plane is first shown in a hangar, as the real aircraft looks only barely bigger than the group that is supposedly going to aboard it.
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* ComplexityAddiction: Hassan's plan is this. So he wants to detonate his chemical bomb he smuggled over the US. The simplest plan would be to do almost nothing - let the plane proceed to destination, hijack it at the last minute, and crash it as planned. Instead Hassan stages a bombing in London and then tells the world about his hijacking, pretending it is to rescue Jaffa. This in turns gives the US both to respond. And while he might not have known about their ability to board the plane (which itself isn't sure as he's suspicious several times through the film), it also gives the US a chance to just shoot the plane down if it comes to it.
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* ComplexityAddiction: Hassan's plan is this. So he wants to detonate his chemical bomb he smuggled over the US. The simplest plan would be to do almost nothing - let the plane proceed to destination, hijack it at the last minute, and crash it as planned. Instead Hassan stages a bombing in London and then tells the world about his hijacking, pretending it is to rescue Jaffa. This in turns gives the US both to respond. And while he might not have known about their ability to board the plane (which itself isn't sure as he's suspicious several times through the film), it also gives the US a chance to just shoot the plane down if it comes to it. Furthermore, Hassan's bomb is designed to go off automatically on landing - meaning neither he nor his men even needed to be on board and his plan would've succeeded.
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* ComplexityAddiction: Hassan's plan is this. So he wants to detonate his chemical bomb he smuggled over the US. The simplest plan would be to do almost nothing - let the plane proceed to destination, hijack it at the last minute, and crash it as planned. Instead Hassan stages a bombing in London and then tells the world about his hijacking, pretending it is to rescue Jaffa. This in turns gives the US both to respond. And while he might not have known about their ability to board the plane (which itself isn't sure as he's suspicious several times through the film), it also gives the US a chance to just shoot the plane down if it comes to it.
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* KarmaHoudini: Jaffa is released from prison in an attempt to make Hassan abort his plan. Making this even worse is the fact that it doesn't work.
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* NotQuiteDead: Captain Rat, who kills Hassan in the end.
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* NotQuiteDead: Captain Rat, who [[spoiler:who kills Hassan in the end.end]].
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* ImmuneToBullets: About half the cast. The Sky Marshall takes several rounds and survives long enough to be taken to the hospital. The BigBad gets [[MoreDakka More Dakka'ed]] to near death, yet is able to get up and take out the pilots. Rat gets shot in the back with little more effect than being knocked unconscious for around thirty seconds, though it's likely he had a bulletproof vest on.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The Remora is described as a modified Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, and the producers accordingly used footage of a real F-117 when seen from outside. There's a problem with this, though: a F-117 is a small fighter with enough space for a pilot and little more, while the Remora seen in in the film somehow has a sizable cargo hold and is accordingly used to transport entire teams of people. This oddity can be noted when the plane is first shown in a hangar, as the real aircraft looks only barely bigger than the group that is supposedly going to aboard it.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The Remora is described as a modified Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, and the producers accordingly used footage of a real F-117 when seen from outside. There's a problem with this, though: a F-117 is a small fighter with enough space for a pilot and little more, while the Remora seen in in the film [[BiggerOnTheInside somehow has a sizable cargo hold and is accordingly used to transport entire teams of people.people]]. This oddity can be noted when the plane is first shown in a hangar, as the real aircraft looks only barely bigger than the group that is supposedly going to aboard it.
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* PlotArmor: About half the cast seem to be ImmuneToBullets. The Sky Marshall takes several rounds and survives long enough to be taken to the hospital. The BigBad gets [[MoreDakka More Dakka'ed]] to near death, yet is able to get up and take out the pilots. Rat gets shot in the back with little more effect than being knocked unconscious for around thirty seconds, though it's likely he had a bulletproof vest on.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''Predator'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''Predator'' ''Film/{{Predator}}'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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* FamousLastWords: After Grant tells [[spoiler: Travis]]. that they won't make it during the botched bordering, this line precedes the HeroicSacrifice that follows.
--> [[spoiler: Travis]].: ''You'' are!
--> [[spoiler: Travis]].: ''You'' are!
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Travis]] dies in a HeroicSacrifice halfway through.
* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: In this film, a F-117 Nighthawk, which is a small, single-seat fighter aircraft inreal, real life, is somehow modified to house an entire team of people inside (see Just Plane Wrong below).
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''[[Film/Predator]]'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''[[Film/Predator]]'' ''Predator'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''Film/Predator'' ''[[Film/Predator]]'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''Film/Predator1987'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''Film/Predator1987'' ''Film/Predator'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''Film/Predator'' ''Film/Predator1987'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut, as he's mainly an editor) editor), written by Jim & John Thomas (of ''Film/Predator'' fame) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut) debut, as he's mainly an editor) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, Creator/JoeMorton, Creator/OliverPlatt, Creator/BDWong, and Creator/StevenSeagal.
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* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: In this film, a F-117 Nighthawk, which is a small, single-seat fighter aircraft in real, is somehow modified to house an entire team of people inside (see Just Plane Wrong below).
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Travis and the Remora team perform their mission dressed in generic black fatigues, with not even parachutes or oxygen masks. In real life, the high-altitude stunt they are trying would require all of them to wear both parachutes and atmospheric flight suits for basic security reasons (which would have effectively saved [[spoiler:Travis]]' life after the botched docking), just like the plane's pilot does in the same film. The presence of Grant wearing a tuxedo and Cahill in street clothes only makes this even more egregious.
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Travis and the Remora team perform their mission dressed in generic black fatigues, with not even parachutes or oxygen masks. In real life, the high-altitude stunt they are trying would require all of them to wear both parachutes and atmospheric flight suits for basic security reasons (which would have effectively saved [[spoiler:Travis]]' life after the botched docking), just like the plane's pilot does in the same film. The presence of Grant wearing a tuxedo and Cahill in street clothes only makes this even more egregious.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The Remora is described as a modified Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, and the producers accordingly used footage of a real F-117 when seen from outside. There's a problem with this, though: a F-117 is a small fighter with enough space for a pilot and little more, while the Remora seen in in the film somehow has a sizable cargo hold and is accordingly used to transport entire teams of people. This oddity can be noted when the plane is first shown in a hangar, as the real aircraft looks only barely bigger than the group that is supposedly going to aboard it.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: Rat, who works out how to take out the commandos while Grant focuses on trying to figure out how to stop the bomb and later how to alert the fighters not to shoot them down.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: Rat, who works out how to take out the commandos to eliminate the terrorists while Grant focuses on trying to figure out how to stop the bomb and later how to alert the fighters not to shoot them down.
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** Also mentioned that this will happen if they do shoot down the plane, which Hassan mihght be relying on for his XanatosGambit.
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** Also mentioned that this will happen if they do shoot down the plane, which Hassan mihght might be relying on for his XanatosGambit.
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** A second, brief non-antagonistic example is Secretary of State Douglas. He’s concerned with the president looking bad if they shoot down the plane whether it has gas on board or not. Although he limits this to fretting and doesn’t actually try to stop White.
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** A second, brief non-antagonistic example is Secretary of State Douglas. He’s concerned with the president looking bad if they shoot down the plane whether it has gas on board or not. Although not, although he limits this to fretting and doesn’t actually try to stop White.White. Of course the president's image, at least as far as how other countries view him, is at least partly his job.
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* RenegadeSplinterFaction: A very rare one-man example. [[spoiler:It is eventually revealed that Hassan orchestrated for Jaffa [[TheStarscream to be arrested by government agents]] so he would be able to organize the terrorist strike that the whole film revolves around under the guise of doing it to order Jaffa's release, heavily implied to be because Hassan didn't liked how Jaffa wasn't killing infidels fast enough.]]
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* RenegadeSplinterFaction: A very rare one-man example. [[spoiler:It is eventually revealed that Hassan orchestrated for Jaffa [[TheStarscream to be arrested by government agents]] so he would be able to organize the terrorist strike that the whole film revolves around under the guise of doing it to order Jaffa's release, heavily implied to be because Hassan didn't liked like how Jaffa wasn't killing infidels fast enough.]]
