The Plot... A donkey train full of government secrets has been hijacked by a good guy gone bad (John Lithgow). With the assistance of a contracted weapons specialist, the CIA hopes to intercept the borrowed items and get them back to their rightful owner. The CIA, with the assistance of Humphrey Benchgood (Tom Cruise), must ski through the rain forest to deliver the pilfered nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the Icelandic military. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has less than 5 weeks to do it. With the help of a grizzled weapons specialist (Jon Voight), the good guy must motorbike through the rain forest to deliver the pilfered lethal poisonous gas in a timely manner to the American government. The situation worsens as he realises that his old flame (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been kidnapped by the the bad guys. Added to the mix you see the zany antics of a smart alec soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when kidnapped by the the villain says: "What kinda fucked up situation is this?" All this won't be easy because a cop with a vendetta (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets pertaining to his sordid past. Just as our heroes are marching off on their dangerous journey, they slowly all burst into a sing-along of Hotel California much to the chagrin of the NCRP . At the final moment the President delivers a speech to the governments of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: " Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A PMRC chemical specialist in the crowd answers this with: "I just hope he's right." Coming next fall. Rated R Running time 149 minutes Directed by: Wes Craven Projected Critic Rating:

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