The Plot... A barge full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been hijacked by a lunatic (John Lithgow). With the assistance of a private computer expert, PETA hopes to intercept the hijacked computer chips and get them back to their original owner. PETA, with the help of Nicholas Bracewright (Ben Affleck), must mountain bike through the jungle to return the stolen thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the English government. As if this wasn't enough, he has only 15 days to do it. With the help of a crochety veteran (Bruce Willis), our heroes must mountain bike through the Sahara Desert to return the hijacked nuclear warheads promptly to the American people. All this turns sour as he figures out that his 8th grade Social Studies teacher (Charlize Theron) has been carjacked by the the villain. Also you see the zany tomfoolery of a sass-talking black man (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "Y'all be trippin' or somethin', shit." It will prove difficult because a nosy reporter (Al Pacino) has information about his sordid life of crime. Just as our heroes are departing on their dangerous journey, they stupidly all burst into a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the dismay of the NCAA . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a speech to the peoples of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: "Mankind is a creature of survival. Drop the bombs, Commander." A NASA computer expert watching at home answers this with: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming this winter. Rated R Running time 269 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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