Drop Zone
Drop Zone

Drop Zone

1994Movie101 minEnglish

A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.

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IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic47/100
Google Users68%
Director: John BadhamGenres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Plot Summary

An DEA agent goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring that uses paratroopers to drop illegal narcotics into the country. He must race against time to stop the criminals before they can complete their latest, massive shipment. The agent finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, facing off against a ruthless drug kingpin and his elite team of aerial smugglers. The stakes are raised when the agent's own life, and the lives of innocent civilians, are put in jeopardy.

Critical Reception

Drop Zone received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising its action sequences and Wesley Snipes's performance, but criticizing the predictable plot and weak character development. Audiences generally found it to be a serviceable, albeit unoriginal, action thriller.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its energetic action sequences and airborne stunts.
  • Criticized for a formulaic plot and underdeveloped characters.
  • Wesley Snipes's charismatic performance was a highlight for many.

Google audience: Google users found the film to be an exciting, if somewhat standard, action movie. They enjoyed the stunts and the pacing, but some noted that the story was not particularly inventive.

Fun Fact

The film features extensive skydiving sequences, and many of the actors underwent real parachute training for their roles.

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JPV852

JPV852

Adequate enough crime-thriller with some nice aerial photography mixed in with bad 90s-era green screen. Not at all a strong star vehicle for Snipes and pales to Passenger 57 released two years prior. But still entertaining especially with ...
DanDare

DanDare

Drop Zone is a cheesy action film which wants to emulate Point Break with even more green screen. Wesley Snipes plays US Marshal Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes) who with his brother Terry (Malcolm Jamal Warner) are transporting a prisoner on...