source: Strategic Command

Yes, they all talk about the beautiful terrorist but Amanda Wyss is really the scene stealer in this otherwise BAD MOVIE. ++++ SPOILER ALERT ++++ Questions that merit an answer: 1) How can you believe they would use an SR71 carrying four people in a "cargo compartment" where all an SR71 has in that section of its body is a huge fuel tank? 2) How come everyone in the plane did not die horribly poisoned with the "biological weapon"? 3) How is it possible that Dudikoff, who did not know how to fly a plane, manages to land a 747 so smoothly and smack in the middle of the runway without any kind of coaching? For that matter, how is it possible that after going down to 10,000 ft because of decompression the plane was PERFECTLY aligned with the runway (how convenient) and Dudikoff only had to apply the brakes? For God's sakes, how did he know where the brakes were? 4) Don't people know that explosive decompression does not last forever - only while pressure equalizes inside and outside the plane - but the characters in this movie had to hold on for dear life even after a good 10 minutes had passed since the door had been opened...? And so on and so forth - if you took the time to read my comment forget about the movie (or watch it to catch a sight of beautiful Amanda Wyss...)

Spoiler Alert. What's obvious is that this is an Executive Decision rip off. But what this rip off has is the not so professional special forces. As soon as there is a glitch in the plan the characters start fighting among themselves. Apparently they don't know how to adapt, improvise and over come. Lost cabin pressure sequence none of the Emergency Breathing Apparatus deploy. A contradictory (germ) warfare (chemical) called Bromax-360 is released in first class but none of the rest of the craft is affected. Bromax-360 sound more like a sex enhancer for men. Obviously a this is a terrible acted movie. Not worth watching. Thumbs down 5.

I don't remember seeing a movie that used so much elements of other films. The whole plot is nothing else than a mix of "Executive Decision" and "The Rock". And if you watch carefully (show me someone who is able to do so) you will recognize various other scenes who are copied from blockbusters. Although the story is everything else than new it's still fun to watch this B-picture. Dudikoff and Norton are such terrible actors, you can't stop laughing. And don't forget these cheap action sequences. So if you don't mind a lousy story, cheesy acting and horrible action this is the right thing for you.

Same scenario: plane hijackers, stealth plane hookup, not all the crew makes it into the plane, mini-cameras to see what's going on, and guy trying to disarm bomb. Even the name is the same thing...sounds like a guy with a thesaurus named it!

My theory is that there are several production companies in Hollywood that specialize in making movies to LOSE money and claim a tax write-off from the production. Mind you, because they KNOW they're going to be losing that money, they have to make sure the numbers aren't too big so, you end up with a really poor low-budget movie. Now, these production companies have scripts already put together, probably written by nephews or in-laws or in some cases, I think the family pet wrote a few of them, but they ALL follow the same criteria. Do a remake of a very good movie but make sure the actors and the script are so below par that NOBODY will go to see it. In fact, make sure that there is no possible way that somebody could MISS how the production plagiarized the real thing. **********HERE THERE BE SPOILERS*********** Strategic Command is one of those movies. It copied the main story from Executive Decision, tossed in the opening from The Rock and ended with Executive Decision down to the SALUTE at the end. The Differences? Executive Decision cost 55 Million to make and used some pretty good actors who knew how to actually show different emotions depending on what was called for in the scene. Strategic Command probably had a budget that may have broke 6 figures, but I doubt it and I suspect SOME of the actors in this flick worked for food. One of the tell-tale signs that the movie was probably a tax write-off? Usage of stock footage from other movies although I will give them credit for using ONLY the footage of the F-16's from Iron Eagle instead of having the aircraft change from F-16's to F-15's to F-14's like some other movies have done. If you want to watch a good movie, re-watch Executive Decision because you will be glad you did instead of wasting your time on this thing.

*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS A movie that rips off "Executive decision" , but also "Air force one" , "Die hard" , "Passenger 57" , "The Rock" and "Broken arrow" . To add an insult to the injury shots of the SR-71 leaving the airfield hanger and taking off where also used in Michael Dudikoff's "Black thunder ". Portions of the musical score were used in Dudikoff's "Counter Measures ".The shots of the F-16 were actually stock footage from the movie "Iron eagle". How the makers of this crap got away without being sued for every penny they had beats me. There is also a lot of stupidity here. Few examples : - A vice president traveling in a standard 747 passenger plane ? The vice president always travels in a US government plane Air Force 2. Why would the kidnappers hijack the Vice Presidents plane ? With all that potential chemical death on board any plane would have done. Why use a plane at all ? Just use a bomb in a warehouse with the chemical. How come everyone in the plane did not die horribly poisoned with the "biological weapon"? - Explosive decompression does not last 10 minutes like shown in the movie - How is it possible that Dudikoff, who did not know how to fly a plane, manages to land a 747 so smoothly and smack in the middle of the runway without any kind of coaching? This is a terrible movie. Avoid it. I give it 1/10.

of all hijack movies this is the best of the worst! only decent thing was SR-71! that is always a cool thing. except the hooking under a jumbojet... and a FBI agent can do anything, f.e. land a jumbo without a door. yeah. i could write all the funny mistakes down, but it would take all the fun away from watchers. anyway, remember to concentrate on f-16s radars. and also i found funny that same poor pilot was sent for same mission two times. not a good day for him. good thing with these bad movies is that if you're hit with bullet, you don't actually get hurt that much. but that is just movies, isn't it. good thing was that the world (america) was saved once again. and an aircraft.

I am a very tolerant viewer. I enjoy almost every film I see, even if it is not the best film ever made. However, this motion picture directly challenges the tolerance that I have for filmed entertainment. "Strategic Command" is easily THE WORST film I have ever had the misfortune to watch. It is an almost identical clone to the vastly superior "Executive Decision" with elements from "The Rock" thrown in to try and (In a pathetic attempt if I may add.) to distinguish it from the aforementioned films. Although there are some differences in the film (The jet that docks with the 747 in "Strategic Command" is an SR-71 while the jet in "Executive Decision" is an F-117.), these differences are not enough to keep the film from being a mediocre imitation. Special effects are mostly poorly executed, although some of the matte shots did seem convincing. Parts of the film where some of the bad guys and a good guy vomits looked like they put an Alka Seltzer tablet in their mouth and would spit the foam out at the right time to emulate vomit. Some of the footage of the F-16s, both interior and exterior, were taken directly from the film "Iron Eagle" so as to save money on the limited production budget. Acting is another weak point, with people playing their parts too hard. As a result, the characters become unconvincing and lifeless. The only good actor in the film was Paul Winfield. I was shocked to see how low Mr. Winfield sunk, his acting talent could've served in better films than this. The film's only saving grace is the musical score, sounding better than most other low budget and even some high budget films. However, it seems that the composer was trying to emulate and, in some parts of the suite, combine the styles Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner. Most of the suite, although is surprisingly good for a no-name composer, is mostly unoriginal and uninspired. Overall, "Strategic Command" is a mediocre facsimilie of "Executive Decision". This is a film that deserves to stay in a vault and rot away. The video does not deserve to be purchased, even five dollars for this movie is highway robbery! This picture can, at the very best, serve as a rental, but there are better choices at the video store. Besides, this film is nothing but two hours of your life that can be spent watching a better film. After seeing this review, your brain should be giving an excellent "Strategic Command" to steer clear of this stinker! - Reinhart

This is a low budget clone of "Executive Decision" (1996) and "Airforce One" (1997). It was also made in 1997 more than likely after seeing the other two films and they thought it would be a good earner to almost directly rip off the two big budget films. It is not the worst film ever made (That would have to be "House of the Dead"), but it is quite weak. Apparently a crack team using stealth tactics don't think of using silenced guns, and gun fire in a pressurized plane does not cause any damage. It was funny seeing "Hal" from "Malcolm in the Middle". He looked quite young in this. If you have nothing better to do, it is still worth a watch, if only to spot the direct copied scenes and script errors. Mind you, it was nice to see the old SR71 Blackbird being used. I always loved this sleek high speed stealth aircraft that led to the B2 Bomber and F117 Nighthawk - used in "Executive Decision".