“Taking crime to new heights.”
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
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.