Executive Decision - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Executive Decision"
Executive Decision (1996)
Timing: 2:12 (132 min)
Executive Decision - TMDB rating
6.282/10
887
Executive Decision - Kinopoisk rating
6.778/10
11372
Executive Decision - IMDB rating
6.5/10
65000

Actors and characters

Photo Kurt Russell #2175Photo Kurt Russell #2176Photo Kurt Russell #2177Photo Kurt Russell #2178

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell
Character David Grant
Photo Steven Seagal #79793Photo Steven Seagal #79794Photo Steven Seagal #79795Photo Steven Seagal #79796

Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal
Character Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Photo Halle Berry #24512Photo Halle Berry #24513Photo Halle Berry #24514Photo Halle Berry #24515

Halle Berry

Halle Berry
Character Jean
Photo Oliver Platt #28927Photo Oliver Platt #28928Photo Oliver Platt #28929Photo Oliver Platt #28930

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt
Character Cahill
Photo Joe Morton #18155Photo Joe Morton #18156

Joe Morton

Joe Morton
Character Cappy
Photo David Suchet #60085

David Suchet

David Suchet
Character Nagi Hassan
Photo BD Wong #7791Photo BD Wong #7792

BD Wong

BD Wong
Character Louie
Photo Len Cariou #41036Photo Len Cariou #41037

Len Cariou

Len Cariou
Character Secretary of Defense Charles White
Photo Whip Hubley #37814
Whip Hubley
Character Baker
Photo Marla Maples #96179

Marla Maples

Marla Maples
Character Nancy
Photo J.T. Walsh #45082Photo J.T. Walsh #45083

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh
Character Senator Mavros
Photo Ingo Neuhaus #57464
Ingo Neuhaus
Character Doc
Photo Nicholas Pryor #6160

Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor
Character Secretary of State Jack Douglas
Stanley Grover
Character General Price
Photo Eugene Roche #104901

Eugene Roche

Eugene Roche
Character Admiral Lewis
Photo Ken Jenkins #64963

Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins
Character General Wood
Photo Charles Hallahan #46812

Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan
Character General Sarlow
Photo Dey Young #8911

Dey Young

Dey Young
Character Gail
Photo Richard Riehle #9856Photo Richard Riehle #9857

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle
Character Air Marshal
Photo Robert Apisa #80741
Robert Apisa
Character Demou
Granville Hatcher
Character Ahmed
Photo Jay Tavare #39348

Jay Tavare

Jay Tavare
Character Terrorist
Photo Ahmed Ahmed #46856
Ahmed Ahmed
Character Terrorist
Photo Shaun Toub #26727

Shaun Toub

Shaun Toub
Character Terrorist
Majed Ibrahim
Character Terrorist
Photo Jon Huertas #160693Photo Jon Huertas #160694Photo Jon Huertas #160695Photo Jon Huertas #160696

Jon Huertas

Jon Huertas
Character Terrorist
Photo Joey Naber #52686
Joey Naber
Character Terrorist
Photo Ray Baker #46514
Ray Baker
Character 747 Captain
Photo Michael Milhoan #43166

Michael Milhoan

Michael Milhoan
Character 747 First Officer
Julie Wright
Character Flight Attendant
Sunni Boswell
Character Flight Attendant
Gregg Artz
Character Assistant to Senator Mavros
Photo Yvonne Zima #26748Photo Yvonne Zima #26749Photo Yvonne Zima #26750Photo Yvonne Zima #26751

Yvonne Zima

Yvonne Zima
Character Little Girl
Photo Will Schaub #72477
Will Schaub
Character Assistant to Senator Mavros
Photo Marianne Muellerleile #37459Photo Marianne Muellerleile #37460
Marianne Muellerleile
Character Diabetic Woman
Photo Brad Blaisdell #91715

Brad Blaisdell

Brad Blaisdell
Character Beckings Institute Aide
Photo Don Fischer #2146

Don Fischer

Don Fischer
Character Remora Pilot
John Rixey Moore
Character Flight Instructor
Photo Warren Munson #104902
Warren Munson
Character American Ambassador
Photo Lance August #104903
Lance August
Character American Embassy Duty Officer
Photo Maggie Egan #88804

Maggie Egan

Maggie Egan
Character CNN Reporter
Photo James C. Victor #59893Photo James C. Victor #59894
James C. Victor
Character Spider
Photo Tim Kelleher #10891

Tim Kelleher

Tim Kelleher
Character Bulldog
David Birznieks
Character Fire Fighter
Paul Bollen
Character Fire Fighter
Photo Nick Jameson #7241
Nick Jameson
Character London Maitre'D
Photo Juan Fernández #67199Photo Juan Fernández #67200Photo Juan Fernández #67201

Juan Fernández

Juan Fernández
Character London Bomber
Photo Todd Jeffries #160714Photo Todd Jeffries #160715Photo Todd Jeffries #160716
Todd Jeffries
Character Collins
Photo Joe Cook #160717Photo Joe Cook #160718Photo Joe Cook #160719
Joe Cook
Character Chechen
Photo Ilia Volok #31997Photo Ilia Volok #31998

Ilia Volok

Ilia Volok
Character Chechen
Photo Blair Valk #160720Photo Blair Valk #160721Photo Blair Valk #160722

Blair Valk

Borovnisa Blervaque
Character Yugoslavian Girl
Photo Joseph Makkar #101915

Joseph Makkar

Joseph Makkar
Character Arab Co-Pilot
Damon Lee
Character Translator
Robert Londberg
Character Diamond Smuggler
Edmond Brown
Character FBI Agent
Michelle Boudreau
Character Party Girl
Kurt Kohler
Character MP

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film featured a real Boeing 747-200 airliner (serial number MSN 21541) belonging to American Int Airways (tail number N707CK), painted in Oceanic colors. Interestingly, in reality, in 1988, this very aircraft, then owned by Kuwait Airways (tail number 9K-ADA), was hijacked by terrorists.
  • The film was created with the direct support of the Pentagon. A real flight of F-14 fighters from the VF-84 squadron, nicknamed "Jolly Rogers", took part in the filming. In fact, this was one of the squadron's last operations before it was disbanded.
  • Initially, Halle Berry refused the role in this film, but when she was offered a million dollars for the work, she agreed. It was her first million as a fee for a film.
  • According to John Leguizamo, Steven Seagal attacked him during filming, trying to intimidate the actors and crew. John claimed he laughed at what Seagal said, thinking it was a joke, but Seagal proved otherwise, slamming him into a wall.
  • Paramount Studios, originally developing the project, sold it to Warner Bros. in exchange for the rights and script to 'Forrest Gump' (1994). 'Executive Decision' was considered a potentially successful project, unlike 'Forrest Gump', which was experiencing script and casting problems. Furthermore, some Warner executives feared that a similar project to 'Rain Man' – the protagonists of both films have a mental disorder – would not be successful.
  • Although the film's plot involves a liner making a forced hard landing, losing an engine, and sustaining hull damage, the aircraft itself was not damaged in reality and remained in service until 2004.
  • As in many other Hollywood films, 'Executive Decision' features the fictional airline Oceanic Airlines. It was specifically invented to avoid creating a negative image by vividly depicting a hijacking and a plane crash during landing for any real airline.
  • The beginning of the film features a fantastical, dramatically charged scene of a passenger Boeing-767 docking with a stealth bomber, the F-117x Remora. In reality, such a docking scenario, with a sleeve for crew transfer, is impossible. The US Air Force uses docking with a tanker aircraft, utilizing a telescopic refueling boom.
  • Paramount Pictures, originally developing the project, sold it to Warner Bros. in exchange for the rights and screenplay to "Forrest Gump" (1994). "Oblivion" was considered a potentially successful project, unlike "Forrest Gump," which was experiencing script and casting issues. Furthermore, some Warner executives feared that a similar project to "Rain Man"—as the protagonists of both films have a mental disorder—would not be successful.
  • At the beginning of the film, there is a fantastical and dramatic scene of a passenger Boeing 767 docking with a stealth bomber F-117x Remora. In reality, such a docking of aircraft, with a sleeve for crew transfer, is impossible. The US Air Force uses docking with a tanker, using a telescoping refueling boom.
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