Talk:Air Force One (film)

message: The still chosen from the film shows that the president was on the plane and that he is captured at some point.  It's not a gigantic spoiler and maybe similar stuff was in the previews, but I wish I hadn't seen it.  It's easy to look at an article without reading the plot section, but having a spoiler image is different.  Seems like it wouldn't make much difference to use an image from early in the movie that doesn't give away anything.  69.149.34.171 (talk) 03:26, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia contains spoilers. Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 05:16, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Film Still is a Partial Spoiler

message: I elaborated in the synopsis on what might have caused the tanker to explode. Previously, it just said the tanker explodes without any real reason why it would have done that. Tankers don't just spontaneously blow up. Now, hopefully, readers should have some idea about what happened in that scene. -HuronKing  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.226.18.248 (talk) 02:35, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There ought to be a dry-break mechanism in the fuel boom to prevent any chance of a fire, let alone an explosion.  It's Hollywood, do you expect realism when you can have drama?  Call it cinematic licence.--128.240.229.3 (talk) 17:33, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Tanker Explosion

message: The practice of having "trivia" that is far removed from the subject of the article has poped it's ugly head in this article too.  Just because the TV show 24 has some common cast members with this film is not particularily notable and doesn't deserve mention in an encyclopedia.  The other trivia items are directly related to the film, like the aircraft and locations used for filming and what camera techniques were used.  --rogerd 23:41, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  junk trivia 

message: I am calling into question this particular trivia passage
:"Viewers are given a detailed tour of the aircraft and its systems; both real and fictional. Most notable among the departures from reality include that the real Air Force One does not carry a known escape capsule, and that automatic weapon fire in the corridors of the aircraft would quickly shred its aluminum skin and ruin its aerodynamics. Contrary to popular belief, however, it would not necessarily result in instant death for all aboard; it would merely force a quick landing."
If I remember correctly, the use of special hollow-point bullets allows a weapon to be fired within an airplane without fear of penetrating the skin, even if shot at a window, although I imagine that glass windows would shatter, although plastic ones may withstand several hits.  If I recall correctly, these are the types of bullets used by Federal Air Marshals to allow counter-terrorism fire in the event of an emergency without fear of destroying the plane.--71.235.66.254 01:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: With regard to that trivia quote specifically, it takes more than a few bullet holes to impair the aerodynamics of a 747 fuselage. During World War-2, bombers, which were much smaller than a 747, would commonly return to base from bombing missions peppered with holes and even with large chunks of control surfaces missing. In other instances fighter planes have returned to base with most of an entire wing blown off. There's also the example of an air bus ferrying tourists between Hawaiian islands which lost a very lengthy section of the upper half of its fuselage (caused by metal fatigue) and still made a (difficult) landing. Bullet holes per se won't bring down a 747. It would only impair flyability if the bullets caused major leakage in the fuel reservoir.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.223.130.32 (talk) 22:26, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia False? 

message: There is an entry under trivia that AF One referes to any plane that POTUS is on at the time. While this is true, shouldn't this be in the entry for the real AF One and not here? --Tom 03:15, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should trivia for the real AF one, be in the real AF one section? 

message: Radek's capture was actually three weeks earlier than the President's speech, not two.--Hasty5o 06:48, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Fixed wrong date

message: The trivia section states that MP5 A5's are used in the movie. Anyone know if this is definite, or is it possible the ones shown are A3's instead? The two weapons are virtually identical, so it's surprising to see such a specific indicator here). Frankg 06:12, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weapons 

message: On the plot summary of the article, it never states why Gibbs, the senior Secret Service agent, became the traitor in the first place. I watched the movie and couldn't figure it out either. What caused Gibbs to betray the President in the first place? --70.179.170.119 16:43, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is Gibbs the traitor? 

message: I dont know if this is true of everywhere but many people refare to this movie as "get off my plane" (said the wat ford does) instead of naming the movie. Should this be mentioned?
:That's an awesome line, but I've never heard the film referred to as "Get Off My Plane" instead of the real title.... Kingsfold (talk) 12:06, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Named by Quote

message: From Just Cause:
President Mendoza: "I've seen Air Force X times, and I can assure you that the President always wins!"
Rico: "Yeah, but the important thing was that the President was the good guy, and today, I'm the good guy."
Or something like that. But can anyone remember X? I'm leaning towards 3 or 5 times, but I need confirmation before it can become References in Popular Culture worthy.
~~Lazyguy~~I r needing userboxes plz! 00:01, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Could anyone remember this line? 

message: I've tagged the Weapons and Aircraft sections as trivia because they are trivia - listcruft that doesn't really matter to the overall plot of the film. I don't see anything similar in war movie articles I've looked at like Apocalypse Now or Saving Private Ryan.  I almost deleted on sight, but I imagine there's a chance someone could justify the importance of certain elements from those lists (not all) and integrate or otherwise prosify them into the article. AUTiger » talk 18:03, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Weapons/aircraft trivia

message: I thought the plot summary was way too long & overdetailed so I shortened it considerably. Not that I was trying to provoke anything, but let the debate begin! Tommyt 16:31, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot summary 

message: The General was taken in the middle of the night as shown at the start of the film. When he was taken it is obvious that he is in PJ's, but when he is release from prison they return to him his uniform. What The!
Who's to say his uniform wasn't taken to the prison on the off chance he would be let out?  Or maybe they sent a new uniform to the prison for the same purpose.
If you were watching, as he signed out there was a uniform folded and waiting for him 70.246.152.29 (talk) 22:52, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  General Radek Goof 

message: The extremely popular video game for the N64, Perfect Dark, based it's Air Force One level on the design from this movie, complete with Presidental escape pod. Noteable or not? Lots42 13:03, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Perfect Dark 

message: The article seems to think Ford offering the employee 'Postmaster General' is a goof...in the terms of the movie, the Ford's character and the employee were in danger of being shot to death at any second, the general comment seems to be a stress relieving joke. Lots42 13:07, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Goof? 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:3b90005ece28f.jpg

message: Wouldn't the NCIS bit be more suitable for the NCIS article? Lots42 (talk) 14:02, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, definitely. It's more important to the production information for NCIS than an only slightly related note here. Bill (talk|contribs) 14:04, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's actually already mentioned in the episode article, so I just removed it from this page. Bill (talk|contribs) 01:00, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  NCIS 

message: Does anyone else remember how President Clinton reacted to this film?  I seem to recall that he watched the film twice in a row, and said he was not happy with the portrayal of the security measures on the plane.  That is, not that they were portrayed, but how they were portrayed.  I recall he said the film wasn't accurate, and that the terrorists would not have been able to accomplish the hijacking.  I don't recall all the details, but if someone hasn't tracked this down already in the next few days, I'll add something to the reception section.  Yeshuamyking7 (talk) 22:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Presidential reaction 

message: "Liberty 2-4 is changing call-signs... Liberty 2-4 is now Marine One!"  Surely that should be "Air Force One" not "Marine One".  Given it's Air Force Pararescue mentioned just above.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.16.162.5 (talk) 21:49, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marine One? 

message: Tim Allen isn't listed in the cast.  I just re-watched this movie and did not see him in the cast and it seems incredibly unlikely that they would cast Tim Allen as a prison guard.  I'm deleting him from the cast section.  If I'm wrong please re-add him.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.3.21.138 (talk) 21:33, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: He is the prison warden when they release the Russian General.  It was a cameo  and he can be seen clearly on the telephone at the prison end sequence. -OberRanks (talk) 22:37, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Tim Allen's own site does not list this movie. http://www.timallen.com/actor/credits.php  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.215.175.178 (talk) 00:53, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

text: It might be an actor who just likes very much like him.  I'll try and upload a screenshot one of these days. -OberRanks (talk) 20:54, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Russian actor Pavel Lychnikoff bears a resemblance to Tim Allen, and is listed in the credits of "Air Force One" as a prison guard. — Michael J 17:18, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Tim Allen

message: I've just redone the plot a bit, so that it makes a bit more sense, and added in links on necessary terms where it would be useful to lookup straight away. Warfreak (talk) 11:20, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot Revamp

message: Holy cow, is the plot summary excessive. No reason for it to be 1,121 words. Of course, with a blow-by-blow account of exactly how the plane broke into pieces, and bits like “Gibbs wonders aloud why he was the one to die,” it’s not all that surprising.
Please refer to Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary for guidelines is what should be in a plot summary summary, and what shouldn’t.
Meanwhile, I took a chainsaw to the summary and resulted in a much more manageable 716 words. Bramton1 (talk) 12:52, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot Summary is WAY too long 

message: In the last paragraph of the plot section, the "MC-130 Hercules" is incorrectly indicated as belonging to Air Force Pararescue. It was actually an MC-130E Combat Talon from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command.
see also: 8th SoS Official Fact Sheet: "Even Hollywood relied on the crews of the 8th in the 1997 hit movie "Air Force One." " Also, if you look closely at the shoulder patches of the air crew in the cargo compartment, you'll note the camouflage version of the 8th's squadron patch (orange background, black blackbird).
I was a pilot in the 9th SOS (Eglin AFB) while the filming of the air rescue scenes were being performed. I remember the talk around the squadron as to why the VC-25 was on our ramp for so long, and it came up that the 8th was doing some in flight film work for a Hollywood movie. We gave them grief for quite a long time about that!
50.137.56.207 (talk) 08:57, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect reference to "Air Force Pararescue" 

message: I just noticed that in the film itself, the main antagonist is identified as Egor Korshunov, but in the credits he is listed as Ivan Korshunov. I think that the filmmakers confused him with General Ivan Radek, the other antagonist of the picture. Since his name is actually Egor, is it okay if we leave it as Egor? What are your thoughts?
(Burmiester (talk) 05:32, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Kazakhs have nothing to do with it. In 1991, North Kazakhstan was majority Russian-populated. Though the use of the Kazakh flag is funny. I don't know if it's a plain mistake, or meant to mean that it's used as somewhat a claim to the territory of Kazakhstan.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.144.246.65 (talk) 20:35, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

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message: A Major General states that The President is a Medal of Honor "winner" , a General should know that a person does not win a Medal of Honor, it is not a prize, it is awarded, not won.PC 5002 (talk) 22:05, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Medal of Honor. 

message: Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 31 December 2022 Bob Lee Swagger 2007 (talk) 19:22, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Lemonaka (talk) 19:27, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 31 December 2022 

message: I noticed Glenn Close isn’t listed in the infobox under “Starring”. I saw an invisible comment that said she is uncredited on the movie’s poster so don’t add her. Is it a Wikipedia rule to go based off of who is listed on the movie’s poster? Glenn Close plays a huge role in this movie & I think she should be added to the list. Thoughts? Elvisisalive95 (talk) 03:37, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Problem is she is not on the poster's billing list. We wish she was on it so we can add her name to the infobox. BattleshipMan (talk) 07:39, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Glenn Close