Executive Decision

Executive Decision
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stuart Baird
Written by	Jim Thomas John Thomas
Produced by	Joel Silver Jim Thomas John Thomas
Starring	Kurt Russell Halle Berry John Leguizamo Oliver Platt Joe Morton David Suchet Steven Seagal
Cinematography	Alex Thomson
Edited by	Stuart Baird Kevin Stitt Frank J. Urioste
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production company	Silver Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 15, 1996 (1996-03-15)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$55 million[1]
Box office	$122.1 million[1]

Executive Decision is a 1996 American action thriller film^[2] directed by Stuart Baird (in his directorial debut) and written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas, who also produced the film with Joel Silver. It stars Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton, David Suchet and B.D. Wong. It depicts the rescue of an airliner hijacked by terrorists, by a small team placed on the plane in mid-flight. The film was released in the United States on March 15, 1996, by Warner Bros. It grossed $122 million against a $55 million budget.