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Passenger 57

- He's an ex-cop with a bad mouth, a bad attitude, and a bad seat. For the terrorists on flight 163 . . . he's very bad news.

An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand for this sort of thing.

Release Date : 1992-11-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Cutter

Original Name : Wesley Snipes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Rane

Original Name : Bruce Payne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sly Delvecchio

Original Name : Tom Sizemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marti Slayton

Original Name : Alex Datcher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stuart Ramsey

Original Name : Bruce Greenwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dwight Henderson

Original Name : Robert Hooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sabrina Ritchie

Original Name : Elizabeth Hurley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Forget

Original Name : Michael Horse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vincent

Original Name : Marc Macaulay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Biggs

Original Name : Ernie Lively

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Edwards

Original Name : Duchess Tomasello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matthew

Original Name : William Edward Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Allen

Original Name : James Short

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Bauman

Original Name : Joel Fogel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Jane McPherson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norman's Mother

Original Name : Lesa Thurman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Attendant

Original Name : Kareen Germain

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Winston Bedford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surgical Receptionist

Original Name : Lori Bedford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Claflin

Original Name : Kent Lindsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : SWAT Commander

Original Name : Rand MacPherson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attorney Phillips

Original Name : Lou Bedford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lisa Cutter

Original Name : Elena Ayala

Gender : Male

Character Name : Headwaiter

Original Name : Mike Speller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Manning

Original Name : Michael H. Moss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Duncan

Original Name : Jim McDonald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norman

Original Name : Zachary McLemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Screaming Woman

Original Name : Janet Elder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flight Attendant

Original Name : Alicia Allred

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Whitehurst

Original Name : Frank Causey

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Officer

Original Name : Marty Connell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flight Engineer

Original Name : Frank Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sly's Assistant

Original Name : Tom Nowicki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Linda Vick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pistol Whipped Passenger

Original Name : Robert Midden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Allen

Original Name : Dennis Letts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nora Allen

Original Name : Janis Benson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Douglas

Original Name : Gary Rorman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hostage Woman

Original Name : Lindsey Diamond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Dean Carlberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop #1

Original Name : Brett Rice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Hold-up Man

Original Name : Henry J. McGauley

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Michael Conner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharpshooter

Original Name : Carl Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #1

Original Name : Jack Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #2

Original Name : Lisa Capriani

Gender : Male

Reviews

Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

This movie is acceptable as 85 minutes of light entertainment but it really never rises above mediocrity. The plot is unimaginative with all the usual elements. Terrorist is transported by FBI on commercial flight, terrorist escapes with the help of an insider on the plane, our hero gets arrested by bungling cops who mistakes him for a bad guy and of course the obligatory jump off or on the plane while it is moving scenes. Yawn! Wesley Snipes performance is as good as one can expect of Wesley Snipes which of course does not help elevate the movie above mediocrity. The one character which stands above the rest is the master terrorist played by Bruce Payne. I quite liked his cool, insane style of portraying his character. There are a few semi-decent action scenes splattered around the movie which helps keeping the interest just above the I’ll-read-a-book-instead level. Otherwise the movie is an easily forgettable one. It is quite acceptable as 85 minutes of light entertainment but I would say that its relatively short length is one of its positive traits.

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Wesley Snipes vs The Rane Of Terror. Or should that be our Pain at the Terror? Of all the Die Hard clones there have been, and there have been many! Passenger 57 may just be the worst. The story follows Wesley Snipes' airline security expert John Cutter, who whilst undertaking a flight to L.A. gets embroiled in a hostage takeover led by evil bad man with a troubled childhood, Charles Rane. Cue quips, kicks and death defying tricks as Cutter strikes one for the good guys. Kevin Hooks' film works well enough on a very basic actioner level, due in the main to Snipes. Snipes was six years away from his signature role in Blade, and for sure he is a bona fide action star. As evidenced here, he has the charisma and body motions to carry the film thru its turgid script. It's a script that smacks of the writers sitting round a table and suggesting they put Snipes in a number of tricky situations and used that as an excuse for him to beat the crappola out of everyone. Oh and lets not forget the forced love story waiting to happen as well. Ultimately it's just a lazy film that is the cash in that many realised it was upon its release. Bruce Payne manfully tries to make the unbalanced Charles Rane truly evil, but doesn't succeed. Liz Hurley, goddess of womanhood that she is, looks uncomfortable holding a gun, while leading lady Alex Datcher is hopelessly out of her depth. While the youthful looking Tom Sizemore and Bruce Greenwood also appear - but both are throwaway characters that you end up wishing we had had more of. Stanley Clarke's score is abysmal, it's the sort of score one expects to hear in a soft core porno movie - you know the kind where the protagonists are making love but they still have their underwear on! Yes that kind. Poor plotting, poor scripting and just about poor in technical execution. I don't ask much of the action genre, I really don't, but at least give the film some soul from which to entertain the popcorn masses. 3/10 for Snipes' fighting and Liz Hurley's legs.