The Plot... A cargo barge full of lethal poisonous gas has been borrowed by a former U.S. General (Ed Harris). With the aid of a private chemical expert, the CIA hopes to reclaim the stolen items and return them to their rightful owner. The CIA, with the assistance of Henry Benchwright (Ed Begely, Jr.), must mountain bike through the San Fransisco to return the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the American government. And if this wasn't enough, he has a mere 6 minutes to do it. With the assistance of a leather-faced weapons specialist (Jon Voight), the good guy must skateboard through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the Japanese military. All this turns sour as he realises that his high school sweetheart (Charlize Theron) has been working with the evildoers. Along with this there is the madcap antics of a sass-talking soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "All I know is when I get out of this here cell I'm gonna kick whitey's ass!" However this won't be easy because a nosy reporter (Lawrence Fishburne) has secrets pertaining to his sloppy past. Just as our hero are leaving on their perlious mission, they suddenly lapse into a sing-along of Hotel California much to the dismay of PETA . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a speech to the citizens of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: "When I took office, they never told me THIS would happen. Drop the bombs, Commander." A PETA weapons expert watching a TV in a store window replies: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming this winter. Rated PG-13 Running time 112 minutes Directed by: Wes Craven Projected Critic Rating:

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