Synopsis

Airline security expert John Cutter boards a flight bound for Los Angeles, unaware that ruthless terrorist Charles Rane and his accomplices have planned a hijacking. When the criminals seize control of the plane and take the passengers hostage, Cutter uses his specialized training and quick thinking to fight back from inside the aircraft, rescue the captives, and bring Rane's scheme to an end.

Factoids & Trivia

• Although the story is set partly in Louisiana, the production filmed in Central Florida from January 13 to February 26, 1992. Orlando Sanford International Airport doubled for the fictional Lake Lucille Airport.

• Orlando International Airport was originally considered for the airport scenes, but its heavy air traffic made filming impractical. The production instead used Sanford Airport, including its former hangar and control tower.

• Wesley Snipes recruited extras from his former Orlando high school. Students with high grade-point averages were entered into a random selection, and some appeared in the carnival sequence.

• The final fight between Cutter and Rane was performed without stunt doubles for the two leads. Snipes and Bruce Payne pushed to do the sequence themselves.

• The project was initially conceived as a vehicle for Sylvester Stallone. After he declined, a character was reportedly given the name Sly as an in-joke.

• Warner Bros. also offered the project to Steven Seagal, who chose to make Under Siege instead because both films were being shot at the same time.

• Made for an estimated $15 million, Passenger 57 opened at number one in the United States in November 1992 and earned more than $66 million worldwide.