The Plot... A bus loaded with lethal poisonous gas has been hijacked by military genius (John Lithgow). With the help of a government weapons expert, the NCAA hopes to reclaim the pilfered technologies and return them to their rightful owner. NASA, with the help of Hubert Goodstitch (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), must ski through the San Fransisco to return the pilfered nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the English government. And if this wasn't enough, he has a mere 12 minutes to do it. With the aid of a leather-faced weapons specialist (Sean Connery), our heroes must ski through the Swiss Alps to return the borrowed lethal poisonous gas in a timely manner to the American military. The situation worsens as he realises that his brother's girlfriend (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working for the evildoers. Along with this there is the screwball tomfoolery of a jive talkin' black man (Dave Chapelle) who when held prisoner by the evildoers says: "All I know is when I get out of this here cell I'm gonna kick whitey's ass!" It won't be easy seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets regarding his messy criminal record. Just as our hero are marching off on their perlious mission, they slowly all burst into a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the dismay of the NCRP . In a stunning climax the President delivers a speech to the governments of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding drags on he says: "Mankind is a creature of survival. Drop the bombs, Commander." An NCAA chemical expert in the crowd replies: "I just hope we're not too late." Coming this spring. This film is not yet rated. Running time 225 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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