The Plot... A plane loaded with CIA information has been pilfered by a lunatic (Ed Harris). With the aid of a contracted explosives specialist, the CIA hopes to reclaim the stolen technologies and get them back to their rightful owner. The ATF, with the assistance of Austin Henchgood (Will Smith), must race through the San Fransisco to return the stolen nuclear warheads safely to the Argentinian people. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has less than 8 hours to do it. With the help of a crochety veteran (Jon Voight), the good guy must motorbike through the Swiss Alps to deliver the borrowed nuclear warheads promptly to the Japanese government. All this turns sour as he realises that his sister in-law (Nicole Kidman) has been kidnapped by the the villain. Along with this you see the screwball slapstick of a jive talkin' soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when kidnapped by the evildoers says: "You crazy, muthafucka?" It won't be easy seeing that a nosy reporter (Samuel L. Jackson) has information about his lackluster life of crime. Just as our hero are setting out on their perlious journey, they stupidly all burst into a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the dismay of NASA . In the eleventh hour the President recites a decree to the governments of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: "Mankind is a creature of survival. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A PMRC chemical specialist watching a TV in a store window retorts: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming this winter. Rated R Running time 174 minutes Directed by: Tony Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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