The Plot... A bus full of nuclear warheads has been stolen by a lunatic (Gene Hackman). With the aid of a private computer specialist, the CIA hopes to reclaim the pilfered items and get them back to their owner. NASA, with the aid of Austin Benchspeed (Owen Wilson), must ski through the rain forest to deliver the stolen nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the English military. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 5 hours to do it. With the aid of a grizzled marine (Bruce Willis), the good guys must race through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the pilfered nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the American military. All this turns sour as he realises that his brother's girlfriend (Charlize Theron) has been carjacked by the evildoers. Added to the mix you see the zany slapstick of a smart alec soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "You are some scary ass niggas!" However this will prove difficult because an old rival with a score to settle (Ray Liotta) has information pertaining to his lackluster past. Just as the good guy are leaving on their perlious journey, they stupidly join in on a sing-along of Werewolves of London much to the embarrassment of the PMRC . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a decree to the peoples of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding drags on he says: "Terrorism in all its diabolical forms will not be tolerated. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An NCAA computer expert in the crowd replies: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming next summer. Rated PG-13 Running time 182 minutes Directed by: Wes Craven Projected Critic Rating:

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