Directed by: Lewis Teague
Starring: Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Spiros Focas
Visible crew/equipment: When Joan jumps on the train, there is a shot looking down at her. The shadow of the camera can be seen.
Visible crew/equipment: When Joan and Omar arrive in his country on a helicopter, film lights are visible in the glass of the helicopter.
Factual error: The tiny missiles on the F16 are shown as being attached to some sort of flexible metal framework which bends and shifts as the plane moves along the ground. The F16 is a supersonic fighter - any such thing would be ripped clean off the wing at speed. The missiles carried by the F16 are attached to streamlined 'hard points' under the wing, or the wingtips themselves.
Question: The lead villain Omar bears a striking resemblance to actor Omar Sharif (although it isn't him). Was naming him Omar an in-joke or just coincidence?
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Chosen answer: Most likely a coincidence. It's a common Middle Eastern name.
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