The Plot... A plane loaded with thermo-nuclear explosives has been borrowed by the most dangerous terrorist in the world (Anthony Quinn). With the aid of a private weapons expert, NASA hopes to intercept the hijacked computer chips and get them back to their original owner. NASA, with the assistance of Stanley Botchspeed (Steve Buschemi), must ski through the Sahara Desert to return the stolen nuclear warheads safely to the English people. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has a smidge less than 5 weeks to do it. With the aid of a crochety marine (Jon Voight), our hero must race through the San Fransisco to return the borrowed nuclear warheads safely to the American military. The situation worsens as he realises that his 8th grade Social Studies teacher (Angelina Jolie) has been kidnapped by the evildoers. Also we have the madcap tomfoolery of a smart alec black man (Chris Tucker) who when kidnapped by the evildoers says: "Y'all be trippin' or somethin', shit." All this won't be easy seeing that a nosy reporter (Robert DiNero) has secrets concerning his ugly life of crime. Just as the good guy are setting off on their perlious journey, they stupidly join in on a sing-along of Hotel California much to the disappointment of the ATF . In the eleventh hour the President issues a speech to the governments of the world. As this moment of truth unfolds he says: " Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An NCAA chemical hacker watching at home answers this with: "I just hope he's right." Coming this spring. This film is not yet rated. Running time 110 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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