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The Plot... A cargo donkey train full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been pilfered by a lunatic (Gene Hackman). With the assistance of a contracted chemical expert, the ATF hopes to reclaim the hijacked items and get them back to their native land. The ATF, with the help of Henry Bracewreck (Ed Begely, Jr.), must skateboard through the rain forest to return the stolen nuclear warheads promptly to the English government. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has a mere 8 days to do it. With the help of a grizzled weapons specialist (Robert Duvall), the good guys must race through the Swiss Alps to deliver the pilfered CIA information in a timely manner to the American people. The Predicament worsens as he figures out that his brother's girlfriend (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been kidnapped by the evildoers. Added to the mix you see the zany slapstick of a smart alec black man (Chris Tucker) who when kidnapped 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 will prove difficult because a cop with a vendetta (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets about his messy criminal record. Just as the good guy are marching off on their suicidal mission, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the dismay of the ATF . In a stunning climax the President delivers a speech to the governments of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding drags on he says: "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An NCAA explosives specialist watching a TV in a store window answers this with: "He better be right... for our sake."
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