Drop Zone

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Drop Zone

R

1994

1h 41m

Action

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A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes) mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman (Yancy Butler), a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak (Gary Busey) is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Drop Zone is an example of a superb production harnessed to a shallow script.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Nothing in the real world, though, will get you to tense up over ``Drop Zone.'' It is strictly a spectator sport...

Rated: 2/5

Mar 28, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

It's a far-from-innovative premise that's employed to familiar yet consistently watchable effect by filmmaker John Badham...

Rated: 3/4

Apr 27, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's the most convincing and well-staged skydiving film ever.

Rated: B-

Nov 13, 2017

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Nathan R

Nostalgia fest for sure! Are there cheesy one liners and 90’s Hollywood action film stereotypes? Yes, but that’s kinda what makes it so good. It’s unapologetically a 90’s Action/Drama film that delivers on excitement from the skydiving scenes, fight scenes and a great performance from Wesley Snipes and Gary Busey. Definitely watch this one!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Jamie T

Always loved this film. Wesley Snipes at his pomp. Musical score will play in your head for years to come. Great idea and executed well, good characters and easy to watch. A solid go to from me, when lost for choice.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/24/24

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Cody W

The incredible flying sequences in DROP ZONE are definitely worth watching, and the stunts are literally off the charts. To be honest though, I just wished it would be a little longer.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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isa e

Was fun, but far fetched, poorly acted but still worth a watch on a free streaming sites, action is good and well crafted

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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John A

A completely forgotten 90's romp centered around a down-on-his-luck cop type learning to skydive. Wesley Snipes was perfectly cast here.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Charlie D

Low budget type production.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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John Badham

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Pete Nessip

Gary Busey

Ty Moncrief

Yancy Butler

Jessie Crossman

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Synopsis

A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes) mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman (Yancy Butler), a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak (Gary Busey) is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.

Director: John Badham
Producer: D.J. Caruso, Wallis Nicita, Lauren Lloyd
Screenwriter: John Bishop
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.7M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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