The Plot... A cargo train full of nuclear warheads has been hijacked by a former U.S. General (Gene Hackman). With the help of a contracted weapons expert, PETA hopes to intercept the pilfered goods and get them back to their original owner. The PMRC, with the aid of Henry Menchgood (Tom Cruise), must skateboard through the Sahara Desert to return the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the American government. As if this wasn't enough, he has only 6 weeks to do it. With the help of a leather-faced stick in the mud (Jon Voight), the good guy must skateboard through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the Argentinian government. The Predicament turns sour as he figures out that his brother's girlfriend (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working with the the villain. Along with this we have the loveable slapstick of a jive talkin' soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the evildoers says: "When I get outta here, I'm gonna kick yo WHITE ASS!" It won't be easy seeing that a cop with a vendetta (Robert DiNero) has secrets about his lackluster life of crime. Just as our heroes are marching off on their perlious journey, they slowly all burst into a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the embarrassment of the ATF . At the final moment the President delivers a speech to the citizens of the world. While this moment of truth drags on he says: "When I took office, they never told me THIS would happen. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A PETA explosives specialist in the crowd retorts: "I just hope he's right." Coming next winter. Rated R Running time 183 minutes Directed by: Tony Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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