The Plot... A cargo barge full of government secrets has been hijacked by a lunatic (Gene Hackman). With the aid of a private chemical expert, the NCRP hopes to intercept the borrowed computer chips and return them to their owner. The PMRC, with the assistance of Jackson Goodwright (Owen Wilson), must skateboard through the Sahara Desert to return the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the Argentinian people. And if this wasn't enough, he has a mere 15 hours to do it. With the assistance of a leather-faced weapons specialist (Robert Duvall), our heroes must jet ski through the Swiss Alps to return the borrowed CIA information promptly to the Argentinian people. The Predicament turns sour as he realises that his 8th grade Social Studies teacher (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been kidnapped by the the villain. Along with this we have the loveable tomfoolery of a jive talkin' black man (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "You are some scary ass niggas!" All this will prove difficult because a cop with a vendetta (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets regarding his sloppy past. Just as the good guys are departing on their dangerous journey, they poorly lapse into a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the dismay of the NCRP . At the final moment the President issues a decree to the governments of the world. As this moment of truth unfolds he says: "Here we stand, at the dawn of a new tomorrow. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An NCRP weapons hacker watching a TV in a store window replies: "I just hope we're not too late." Coming this winter. This film is not yet rated. Running time 172 minutes Directed by: Tony Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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