Taking crime to new heights.
A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, 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 is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.
Drop Zone (1994) is a action, thriller and crime film directed by John Badham, released on December 8, 1994 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler and Michael Jeter. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 475 ratings.
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Wesley Snipes
as Pete Nessip
Gary Busey
as Ty Moncrief
Yancy Butler
as Jessie Crossmann
Michael Jeter
as Earl Leedy
Corin Nemec
as 'Selly' Selkirk
Kyle Secor
as Swoop
Luca Bercovici
as Don Jagger
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
as Terry Nessip
Rex Linn
as Bobby
Grace Zabriskie
as Winona
Robert LaSardo
as Deputy Dog
Sam Hennings
as Torski
Directed by John Badham, written by Peter Barsocchini, John Bishop and Peter Barsocchini, produced by Lauren Lloyd, Wallis Nicita and D.J. Caruso.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 475 ratings.
Drop Zone is a cheesy action film which wants to emulate Point Break with even more green screen. Wesley Snipes plays US Marshal Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes) who with his brother Terry (Malcolm Jamal Warner) are transporting a prisoner on a plane which is then hijacked. The hijackers led by Ty Moncrief (Gary Busey) capture the prisoner and parachute out of the plane from a very high altitude. Pete's bosses believed…
Reviewed on June 7, 2017
Adequate enough crime-thriller with some nice aerial photography mixed in with bad 90s-era green screen. Not at all a strong star vehicle for Snipes and pales to Passenger 57 released two years prior. But still entertaining especially with Gary Busey playing a villain as he tended to do in the 80s and 90s. **3.0/5**
Reviewed on May 24, 2021
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Drop Zone (1994) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Drop Zone (1994) includes Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter and Corin Nemec. The film was directed by John Badham. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Drop Zone was released on December 8, 1994 and runs for 1h 41m.
Drop Zone (1994) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 475 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, thriller and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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