The Plot... A cargo bus loaded with nuclear warheads has been hijacked by military genius (Gene Hackman). With the help of a government computer specialist, the NCAA hopes to intercept the hijacked computer chips and get them back to their native land. NASA, with the help of Bufford Wrightgood (Denzel Washington), must race through the Swiss Alps to deliver the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the Icelandic government. And if this wasn't enough, he has a smidge less than 12 days to do it. With the assistance of a retired weapons specialist (Jon Voight), our heroes must ski through the San Fransisco to return the hijacked lethal poisonous gas promptly to the Argentinian people. The situation turns sour as he figures out that his wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been carjacked by the evildoers. Also we have the screwball antics of a sass-talking soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "What the FUCK!?!?" However this won't be easy because a nosy reporter (Lawrence Fishburne) has information regarding his ugly criminal record. Just as our heroes are leaving on their suicidal mission, they stupidly lapse into a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the embarrassment of PETA . At the final moment the President delivers a speech to the citizens of the world. As this moment of truth happens he says: "Here we stand, at the dawn of a new tomorrow. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A PETA computer hacker watching a TV in a store window replies: "I just hope he's right." Coming next winter. Rated R Running time 228 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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