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Drop Zone

Drop Zone

Taking crime to new heights.

19945.71h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Badham
Written by Peter Barsocchini, John Bishop, Guy Manos
Produced by Wallis Nicita, D.J. Caruso, Lauren Lloyd
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $62.0M

Top Cast

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Pete Nessip

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Ty Moncrief

Yancy Butler

Yancy Butler

Jessie Crossmann

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Earl Leedy

Corin Nemec

Corin Nemec

'Selly' Selkirk

Kyle Secor

Kyle Secor

Swoop

Luca Bercovici

Luca Bercovici

Don Jagger

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Terry Nessip

Rex Linn

Rex Linn

Bobby

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Winona

Themes & Keywords

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About Drop Zone

Drop Zone is a action, thriller, crime film released in 1994 exploring themes of florida, washington dc, usa, miami, florida, extreme sports, training, emergency landing. Directed by John Badham, it stars Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler. 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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