History Film / ExecutiveDecision

** The last time we see Jaffa he's on a private jet telling Hassan that he'll be flying to safety, before Hassan ignores him and continues with his plan.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Dennis Cahill.

''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut) and starring an AllStarCast including Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, David Suchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, and Creator/StevenSeagal.

* DestroyTheEvidence: One of the flight attendants throws away the passenger manifest, which would have otherwise revealed the presence of the [[ChekhovsGunman Sky Marshal]] on the plane to the terrorists.

* ChekhovsGun: The straw that Cahill has been chewing on throughout the whole movie becomes an incredibly important item in the refusal of the bomb on the final act.

** This was only in the international release. The American release had Creator/KurtRussell solely billed above the title (he had some recent hits at the time as well, such as ''Film/{{Stargate}}'' and ''UnlawfulEntry'').

* ChekhovsGun: The straw.
* ChekhovsGunman: The Sky Marshal, who hides his badge and gun when the hijackers first make their move, being GenreSavvy enough to know how well it would work if he tried to stop them all on the spot.

** The terrorists [[GenreSavvy quickly realize that the manifest is gone]], but they [[WrongGenreSavvy think that it was destroyed to cover up the fact that there was a Senator on board]].
* DieHardOnAnX: ''Die Hard'' on a plane.
* EvenEvilHasStandards / NotWhatISignedOnFor: Even though Jaffa gets released like they wanted, Hassan still wants to go on with his original plan, and when a fellow terrorist objects, Hassan kills him.

''Executive Decision'' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut) and starring an AllStarCast including Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, and Creator/StevenSeagal.

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: To the pint where the majority of the film is a very tense drama; most of the action comes from events like the hijacking, special forces boarding the plane, attempting to defuse the bomb, and [[BigBad Hasan]] threatening and shooting people, to the point where [[spoiler: the terrorists don't even know the special forces are ''on board the plane'' until the action climax.

* BadassBookworm: Grant.

* AdvertisedExtra: Travis. {{Downplayed}} since he lasts until around the halfway mark, but he is billed as the {{Deuteragonist}} when he really isn't.

* AdvertisedExtra: Travis.

* {{Retirony}}: The flight attendant gushing about her recent wedding [[spoiler:is the first to die when the hijackers take over the plane]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/{{Stargate}} Jack O'Neil]] is on another special ops mission, [[Film/UnderSiege Casey Ryback]] dies, leaving [[Film/SuperMarioBrothers Luigi]] in command, [[Series/LawAndOrderSVU Dr. Huang]] is this team's CombatMedic, and they are trying to rescue a plane from Series/{{Poirot}}, which has [[Film/XMen Storm]] on it.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/{{Stargate}} Jack O'Neil]] is on another special ops mission, [[Film/UnderSeige Casey Ryback]] dies, [[Series/LawAndOrderSVU Dr. Huang]] is this team's CombatMedic, and they are trying to rescue a plane from Series/{{Poirot}}, which has [[Film/XMen Storm]] on it.

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Comparisons with ''[[Film/Passenger57 Passenger 57]]'' and ''[[Film/AirForceOne Air Force One]]'' are inevitable, and while ''Air Force One'' is better known example of a "Die Hard on a plane" flick, this movie one actually predates it by [[DuelingMovies one year]] (both were also scored by veteran composer JerryGoldsmith). Notable for being the originator of OceanicAirlines.

* CoversAlwaysLie / NeverTrustATrailer: [[spoiler:Although killed off quicky, Seagal's character was heavily featured in the film's marketing, as he was the most bankable star.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: There are two other members of the assault team that go down with the Remora with [[spoiler: Travis]], but they are not mentioned or even acknowledged.

->''I hope there's a good movie on this flight.''

'''''Executive Decision''''' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut) and starring an AllStarCast including Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, and Creator/StevenSeagal.

'''''Executive Decision''''' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut) and starring an EnsembleCast including Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, and Creator/StevenSeagal.

'''''Executive Decision''''' is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird (his directorial debut) and starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/HalleBerry, Creator/DavidSuchet, Creator/JohnLeguizamo, and Creator/StevenSeagal.

Comparisons with ''[[Film/AirForceOne Air Force One]]'' are inevitable, but although that film is better known, this one actually predates it by [[DuelingMovies one year]] (both were also scored by veteran composer JerryGoldsmith). Notable for being the originator of OceanicAirlines.

* ClosestThingWeveGot: Because Chappy spends most of the mission passed out (and when he's not, he's also tied down because of a spinal injury), Cahill (an engineer) has to do all the hands-on work at dismantling the bomb.