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Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski, James Gandolfini, Christopher McDonald, Gary Bullock ... see more see more... , Hans Howes , Melvin Van Peebles , Cathryn de Prume , Richard C. Sarafian , Kurek Ashley , Jeff Daniels , Terry Finn , Michael Gaughan , Rance Howard , Tim Kelleher , John Meier , Sam Smiley , Tim Lounibos , Suli McCullough , Sofia Shinas , Sandy Gibbons

Party-hard skydiving teacher Ditch Brodie (Charlie Sheen) has a knack for getting himself into trouble, but his booze-babes-and-planes shenanigans hardly prepare him for an international plot that pit... read more read more...s Brodie and a mysterious KGB agent against a post-Cold War Russian villain called Kerr (Chris McDonald) and an American heavy named Ben Pinkwater (James Gandolfini). Aerial set pieces alternate with tongue-in-cheek flirtation and conspiracy-theory suspense as Brodie meets a beautiful new student, Chris Morrow (Nastassja Kinski), then must try to explain to the authorities how he allowed her to fall out of a plane to her death. Soon Brodie -- on the run from both Kerr and the police -- begins to realize that in espionage, as in romance, often nothing is as it seems. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Deran Sarafian

Release Date: September 23, 1994

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001

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  • phubbs1
    July 31, 2011
    phubbs1
    The second skydiving action flick released in 94 and again its not exactly a brilliant film but fairs somewhat better than 'Drop Zone' in my opinion.
    Charlie Sheen is cast after the possibility of Cruise was lost so obviously instead of a huge blockbuster this is more of an avera... read morege run of the mill actioner, its not too bad to be honest as Sheen was always best in silly action fests and doesn't disappoint here with his funny quick quips and slightly classic James Dean Hollywood appearance.

    Abit of class is added with Kinski and Gandolfini plus an interesting plot that does keep you guessing for awhile yet not too long but its actually good fun watching Sheen blunder his way through the mystery with some decent stunts and fist fighting. The most impressive stunt being a car dumped out the back of a plane with Sheen in the drivers seat, clearly not the star but its a fun sequence and better than watching skydivers mince around in the air with 'Drop Zone'.
    Watch out for the ending in this as its a real duffer with some nasty bluescreen going on, allot of bluescreen used in this film but the ending just looked the worst..for a simple shot.
  • stormyweather980
    September 10, 2009
    stormyweather980
    "Terminal Velocity" is without a doubt Charlie Sheen's best action movie so far and one of the best skydiving movies. It's a Cold War story about a sky-diving instructor (Charlie Sheen) who has a not so great record. He unwillingly becomes involved in a major Russian scam after o... read morene of his students (Nastassja Kinski) cheats death and makes everybody think that she fell to her death when really she didn't. Now they both must try to avoid running into the Mafia so they can have a chance to stay alive.
    "Terminal Velocity" is an action packed and exciting action movie. It has a lot of thrilling and exciting parts to it such as when Charlie Sheen is inside a car that is free falling down to earth. The skydiving sequences in the movie aren't the only good parts to it, however. It also has other good action packed sequences while Sheen and Kinski are eluding and running away from the Mafia, and it has some gun-shooting parts to it as well. The plot might be a bit choppy in parts, but it's still easy enough to figure out and the acting in the movie isn't bad either.

    If you like good action movies that are fun to watch and suspenseful at the same time, I recommend getting "Terminal Velocity." NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Don't remember this movie well now, but it was good.
  • garyX
    May 8, 2007
    garyX
    Ludicrous thriller that sees sky diving instructor Charlie Sheen battling soviet spies. How anyone could actually take Point Break and dumb it down even more is beyond me.
    I'll forgive you Nastassja. Just don't do it again...
  • deano
    November 26, 2006
    deano
    Charlie Sheen is extremely cool to this high-flying action-adventure.
  • ileo
    January 16, 2008
    ileo
    An interesting movie!
  • Lemure
    December 21, 2007
    Lemure
    More ridiculous than a million Nazi's doing The Macarena.
  • DrLappos
    July 9, 2007
    DrLappos
    Really silly but brilliant
  • rageofsadako2008
    June 14, 2010
    rageofsadako2008
    Well, I have to admit, the ridiculous sight of Charlie Sheen taking two minutes to fumble with keys to unlock the trunk of a car imprisoning the female love interest while falling from the sky made the movie worthwhile.
  • psyclock7
    April 21, 2010
    psyclock7
    Not the best of movies...but not the worst. Natasha makes it worth watching...Nice eye candy for the men"
  • Corndog2005
    April 5, 2007
    Corndog2005
    This movie wasn't too bad after you get over the part of Charlie sheen as a serious like character. I liked it

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Douglas Pratt
October 14, 2004
Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

A formula thriller with a skydiving theme, there is not a single plot turn that can hold up under close examination, but if you let the movie breeze by, untethered by common sense or logic, it can be ...

Alex Sandell
May 28, 2004
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

An absolute piece of terminal trash.

Michael Dequina
January 13, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Not exciting enough to be a Die Hard, not funny enough to be a Hot Shots! film either. Full Review

Fred Topel
July 14, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com

Fun action movie if you forgive the total silliness.

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Stephen Holden
May 20, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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April 12, 2002
Globe and Mail

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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