Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Trivia / Passenger57

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* RealLifeRelative: Robert Hooks, who plays Dwight Henderson, is the father of director Kevin Hooks.

to:

* RealLifeRelative: Robert Hooks, Creator/RobertHooks, who plays Dwight Henderson, is the father of director Kevin Hooks.Creator/KevinHooks.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* NoStuntDouble: There were no stunt doubles used for the final fight between Cutter and Rane. Creator/WesleySnipes and Creator/BrucePayne insisted to do the scene themselves despite the protests of the producers, but director Creator/KevinHooks insisted, as well.

to:

* NoStuntDouble: There were no stunt doubles used for the final fight between Cutter and Rane. Creator/WesleySnipes and Creator/BrucePayne insisted to do the scene themselves despite the protests of the producers, but director Creator/KevinHooks insisted, as well. Snipes being a highly skilled martial artist no doubt helped.

Added: 206

Removed: 187

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Dewicking Too Soon [1]


* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The film was scheduled to air on a Starz Entertainment Group channel the night of 9/11. What with the themes of terrorism on an airplane, the broadcast was obviously cancelled.



* TooSoon: The film was scheduled to air on a Starz Entertainment Group channel the night of 9/11. What with the themes of terrorism on an airplane, the broadcast was obviously cancelled.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* NoStuntDouble: There were no stunt doubles used for the final fight between Cutter and Rane. Creator/WesleySnipes and Bruce Payne insisted to do the scene themselves despite the protests of the producers, but director Kevin Hooks insisted, as well.

to:

* NoStuntDouble: There were no stunt doubles used for the final fight between Cutter and Rane. Creator/WesleySnipes and Bruce Payne Creator/BrucePayne insisted to do the scene themselves despite the protests of the producers, but director Kevin Hooks Creator/KevinHooks insisted, as well.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* StuntCasting: Creator/BruceGreenwood shows up for a few scenes as the CEO of Atlantic International Airlines.

Added: 254

Removed: 43

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* NoStuntDouble: There were no stunt doubles used for the final fight between Cutter and Rane. Creator/WesleySnipes and Bruce Payne insisted to do the scene themselves despite the protests of the producers, but director Kevin Hooks insisted, as well.



* StarMakingRole: For Creator/WesleySnipes.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally a vehicle for Creator/SylvesterStallone, but he turned it down. However, just for fun, the script writer named one of the major characters, "Sly".

to:

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally a vehicle for Creator/SylvesterStallone, but he turned it down. However, just for fun, the script writer named one of the major characters, "Sly"."Sly".
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CaliforniaDoubling: Although supposedly set partly at a small airport in Louisiana, filming took place in Creator/WesleySnipes' hometown of Orlando, Florida, with Orlando-Sanford International Airport standing in for "Lake Lucille" airport in Louisiana.

Added: 658

Changed: 206

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CastTheExpert: The captain of the flight (who is killed by Rane during the takeover) is played by the actual chief pilot for Rich International Airlines, the airline which provided the aircraft used for exterior shots.
* RealLifeRelative: Robert Hooks, who plays Dwight Henderson, is the father of director Kevin Hooks.
* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The original draft of the screenplay set the action at night; it was changed to a daylight story setting to save money.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally a vehicle for Creator/SylvesterStallone.

to:

* TooSoon: The film was scheduled to air on a Starz Entertainment Group channel the night of 9/11. What with the themes of terrorism on an airplane, the broadcast was obviously cancelled.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally a vehicle for Creator/SylvesterStallone.Creator/SylvesterStallone, but he turned it down. However, just for fun, the script writer named one of the major characters, "Sly".

Added: 85

Changed: 9

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* StarMakingRole: For Wesley Snipes.

to:

* StarMakingRole: For Wesley Snipes.Creator/WesleySnipes.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally a vehicle for Creator/SylvesterStallone.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* StarMakingRole: For Creator/WesleySnipes.

to:

* StarMakingRole: For Creator/WesleySnipes.Wesley Snipes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* StarMakingRole: For Creator/WesleySnipes.

Top