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The Plot... A jet full of lethal poisonous gas has been hijacked by a lunatic (Gene Hackman). With the aid of a contracted chemical hacker, the ATF hopes to reclaim the stolen items and return them to their native land. NASA, with the assistance of Henry Speedpress (Nicholas Cage), must skateboard through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the pilfered nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the Argentinian people. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has a smidge less than 15 days to do it. With the aid of a crochety marine (Bruce Willis), the good guys must ski through the jungle to return the pilfered government secrets safely to the Japanese government. The situation turns sour as he figures out that his common law wife (Angelina Jolie) has been working for the the bad guys. Along with this you see the screwball antics of a sass-talking black man (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the the villain says: "You are some scary ass niggas!" All this won't be easy because a nosy reporter (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets regarding his sloppy life of crime. Just as our heroes are setting out on their dangerous journey, they stupidly all burst into a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the dismay of the CIA . In a stunning climax the President fumbles through a speech to the peoples of the world. As this moment of truth drags on he says: "Nothing could have ever prepared me for this day. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An NCRP weapons hacker watching at home replies: "I pray to God he's right."
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