Air Force One Down

Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Bamford directs. Anton Bakarski behind the camera. Rich Walters scores. Trevor Mirosh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 2 years ago.
• 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
• 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 5Directed by James Bamford, shot by Anton Bakarski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 6Original score by Rich Walters. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 7Editor Trevor Mirosh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 8Katherine McNamara and Ian Bohen and Dascha Polanco carry the top of the cast.
• 9IMDB entry: tt27708700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Anton Bakarski

Original score

Rich Walters

Editing

Trevor Mirosh

Production design

Ivan Rangelov

Runtime

84 min · 1h 24m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Air Force One Down (2024) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• CinemaSerf2024-11-10
  ★ 5/10

  Was it really almost thirty years ago that Harrison Ford almost got killed on his Presidential plane by some dodgy folks from Eastern Europe? Well sadly we ought to have waited for a bit longer rather than churn out this derivative and weak distant cousin. The President (Ian Bohen) is travelling to seal an energy deal when his plane is hijacked by some nasties determined to thwart his plan. With the onboard body count mounting, it falls to his last remaining secret service agent "Allison" (Katherine McNamara) to save the day. This is her very first trip, so can she get him off the plane alive - and given they are over enemy territory, can she keep him that way until help arrives? There's the familiar face of go-to guy for baddies from this part of the world Radu Serbedzija and there are a few appearances from Anthony Michael Hall - who's acting hasn't improved much since the days of the 'Breakfast Club" (1985) but otherwise this is all very basic, low budget, single camera stuff that hasn't an original bone in it's body. It's scripted competently, I'd say, but the acting is very ordinary and the portrayal of the US President as the stereotypical all-action hero as adept with a machine gun as he is with a microphone just summed this whole rather daft thing up. It's down and it's out, I'm afraid. Avoid.

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Production companies

Who made it

• 

  SP Media Group

  US

• ST

  Steven Paul Production

  US

Key crew

• Consulting ProducerKyle Otto
• Production DesignIvan Rangelov
• EditorTrevor Mirosh
• CastingFern Champion
• ProducerSteven Paul
• ProducerJames Bamford
• Executive ProducerScott Karol
• Line ProducerBoris Ivanov

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• usa president
• air force one
• rookie
• u.s. secret service agent
• grand

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical (limited)2024-02-09R
• Digital2024-02-13R

Also known as

International titles

• سقوط ایر فورس وانIR
• Падение самолета президентаRU
• Air Force One Down - Die Agentin des PräsidentenDE
• Rrëmbimi i Air Force OneAL
• Rrëmbimi i Air Force OneXK
• 에어포스 원 다운KR
• Падение борта номер одинRU