Kurt Russell Praised For His Flying Skills In Executive Decision By Pilot Rob Mark

The emergency landing scene in Kurt Russell’s action-thriller Executive Decision , a $122 million hit in 1996, impresses a real airline pilot.

Russell plays a combination of Jack Ryan and John McClane in producer Joel Silver’s airborne reworking of the Die Hard formula . Die Hard on a Plane co-stars an uncredited Steven Seagal, along with Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt and David Suchet.

Executive Decision ’s thrilling premise sees Russell leading a mission to infiltrate a hijacked airliner mid-flight and take down the terrorists responsible before they can bomb America with deadly nerve gas. The climax sees Russell’s character taking control of the airliner to execute a daring emergency landing.

Russell’s performance in that emergency landing scene didn’t just sa