In Hollywood, directors know: for a film to be successful, star actors must be involved in it. “Ordered to Destroy” is an action movie that brings together three celebrities on the screen at once: Kurt Russell, Halle Barry and the inimitable Stephen Seagal. What story bindings did their heroes get into and how did they get out of a difficult situation?
“Ordered to Destroy”: actors and roles, short story
As in many similar films, the “Ordered to Destroy” scenario revolves around an attempt by the US special forces to neutralize terrorists. This is exactly what the actors do for 123 minutes of screen time.
“Ordered to destroy” is the story of how a malicious terrorist Hassan (David Suchet) captured a passenger plane. Moreover, on the plane he placed tanks with poisonous gas, which, presumably, he was preparing to spray over the territory of the United States.
A special forces detachment led by Colonel Travis (Stephen Seagal) landed on board the Boeing through an emergency lock. But the gateway does not have time to batten down, so most of the team members are carried into an open hatch. The engineers and commandos remaining on board are trying to neutralize dangerous terrorists, and the charming stewardess Gene (Halle Berry) helps them in this.
Guest Actors: “Ordered to Destroy” and Kurt Russell's Hero
The heyday of Kurt Russell's career came in the late 80s - early 90s. For Americans, he became recognizable thanks to the role of Ar Jay Macridie in the science fiction film "Something." A little later, the actor became a regular participant in the militants: he played the Pliskin Snake in "Escape from New York", Jack Burton in "The Big Trouble in Little China", as well as Cash in "Tango and Cash." In the last film, Sylvester Stallone and other famous actors became a partner on the set of Kurt.
“Ordered to Destroy” is a 1996 film in which Kurt plays Dr. David Grant, an expert on terrorism. Grant is part of Colonel Travis’s detachment, which landed aboard a captured Boeing. When most of the team dies, David actually begins to lead the operation. It is he who manages to detect the terrorist who has the bomb control panel, as well as to convince the military commanders not to destroy the passenger plane.
Halle Barry as Jean
Actors of the movie “Ordered to Destroy” are recognized celebrities in Hollywood. At least that was the case in the 90s.
Halle Barry starred in many popular films, but the central role in her career for her was the role of Letizia Masgrove in the drama "Ball of Monsters." For this work, the actress received an Oscar. In 2000, Barry received the role of Storm in the X-Men franchise: in this image, she appears on the screens to this day. Halle also includes Gothic, Catwoman, Cloud Atlas and Shark Charmer films.
In the action movie “Ordered to Destroy”, the actress got the role of the flight attendant Jean, who managed to establish secret contact with Dr. Grant and transmit information to him about what is happening in the Boeing’s cabin.
Other role performers
In the film “Ordered to Destroy” (1996), actors David Suchet and Andreas Katsulas played villains from a terrorist gang that captured the plane.
Although David Suchet appeared in the form of a certain Naji Hassan, he is actually a British actor who is known for the role of
Hercule Poirot in the eponymous series. Andreas Katsulas, a Greek by birth, starred in films such as The Fugitive and The Stolen Sky.
According to the plot of the picture, the detachment of special forces was led by Stephen Seagal - a martial arts expert. Seagal has starred in more than thirty action movies. His most famous works on the screen are Ruslan, Under Siege, Patriot and Machete. Seagal also has the seventh, highest Aikido dan and runs a network of martial arts schools around the world.
The captain of the special forces nicknamed "Rat" was played by Colombian John Legisamo. John received his acting education at Lee Strasberg's studio . He starred in the films “Gamer” with Gerard Butler, “Counselor” with Cameron Diaz, “John Wick” with Keanu Reeves and “Experimenter” with Winona Ryder.
The engineer who designed the additional gateway for the Boeing and was part of the liberation group was played by Oliver Platt. Platt became famous thanks to the secondary roles in the films “Married to the Mafia”, “Honest Courtesan” and “Beethoven”.
Also in the frame you can see Joe Morton (“Speed”) and JT Walsh (“Good morning, Vietnam”).