The Plot... A donkey train loaded with government secrets has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (Robert Vaughn). With the assistance of a government explosives hacker, the FBI hopes to intercept the stolen items and get them back to their rightful owner. The FBI, with the assistance of Austin Speedpress (George Clooney), must ski through the rain forest to deliver the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the Icelandic military. As if this wasn't enough, he has only 5 weeks to do it. With the assistance of a retired stick in the mud (Robert Duvall), the good guys must ski through the jungle to deliver the borrowed lethal poisonous gas promptly to the Argentinian government. The situation worsens as he realises that his 8th grade Social Studies teacher (Charlize Theron) has been working with the evildoers. Also there is the screwball antics of a sass-talking soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when kidnapped by the evildoers says: "Wassup my niggas?" However this won't be easy because a nosy reporter (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets concerning his lackluster past. Just as our heroes are setting off on their suicidal journey, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the chagrin of NASA . In a stunning climax the President delivers a speech to the peoples of the world. While this moment of truth happens he says: "Here we stand, at the dawn of a new tomorrow. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A NASA weapons expert watching a TV in a store window retorts: "I hope god is on our side." Coming next winter. Rated R Running time 284 minutes Directed by: Wes Craven Projected Critic Rating:

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