The action drops from the sky -- literally -- in director John Badham's airborne adventure. Tough U.S. marshal Pete Nessip's (Wesley Snipes) brother is killed while transporting criminal genius Earl Leedy (Michael Jeter) via jet. The hijackers have sprung Earl to help them with their plan: a scheme led by former Drug Enforcement Administration agent Ty Moncrief (Gary Busey) to sell the DEA's secrets to the highest-bidding drug lords.