President James Marshall: I trusted you with my life!
Agent Gibbs: So will the next president!
In the scene where AF1 gets refueled by a KC-10 Extender tanker, it would be impossible to pull the whole refueling probe out of the tanker plane, not to mention causing a fire. AF1 would simply break the end of the probe, the tanker plane crew would close the internal fuel valves, and there would be no fire. The refueling hardware used on USAF tanker aircraft has predetermined breaking points, since it's likely that any other aircraft getting refueled suddenly loses height, gets off course or something. See more...
The opening sequence, set in Almaty, Kazakhstan, was actually filmed in Cleveland. The exterior shots of the presidential palace were of Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and the interior scenes were in City Hall. See more...
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Harrison Ford (add more)
Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
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Can someone who knows a bit about airplanes and such tell me if it's really possible to rescue people from a plane the way they do it in the end of the movie. To me it seems nearly impossible, is it? [Mid-air transfers between planes have been done - insane stuntmen have crossed between planes simply by walking from wing to wing in the past. While it takes considerable skill and more guts than your average slaughterhouse, this sort of thing is possible, yes.]
Answered by Tailkinker
When Gary Oldman is on AF1, talking to the vice president for the first time, he says something similar to "How's your blou.." What is he saying? I don't have the DVD, so I don't have subtitles. [Earlier in the same scene, Oldman says to the VP, "I'm sure you can't wait for him (the President) to get back to making the decisions so you can stop sweating through that silk blouse of yours." As he makes his demands known, he asks her "How's your blouse?" in reference to her perspiration.]
Answered by ChiChi
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