Hard-bitten air force major Frank Cross (Dolph Lundgren) has become the people's hero and his superior's villain by defying orders in order to fly a mercy mission to help starving Kurds. Unable to punish him the Pentagon assigns him to the President (Roy Scheider) as the guardian of his 'black bag' - a high-tech briefcase containing the 'go-codes' for launching America's nuclear arsenal. In a violent ambush terrorist grab the briefcase and hurl Cross off a 10th floor balcony but you can't kill Cross that easily! Following an explosive chase across land sea and air the heavily armed terrorists stage a vicious takeover of a Baltic missile factory. Unleashing a catastrophic warning shot they launch a Peacekeeper nuclear missile that destroys Mount Rushmore. Then their chilling demands are made - unless the President kills himself on live TV more nuclear strikes will be targeted on Washington DC! The Peacekeeper is about to go to war.
The 'Highlander' saga continues with Mario Van Peebles joining the action as a villain. Christopher Lambert reprises his role as Connor MacLeod the ancient Scotsman. Van Peebles is Kane an ancient fighter who seeks revenge for being imprisoned for 400 years.
Christmas Eve 1944. Close to the German front Elizabeth (Linda Hamilton) has escaped with her young son Fritz to the family's hunting lodge in the Ardennes Forest to celebrate Christmas in peace. But the shocking reality of war soon intrudes in the form of three wouded U.S. soldiers who arrive seeking sanctuary - closely followed by three Germans who initially threaten Elizabeth with treason for harboring the enemy. Now in the cramped cabin bitter enemies are forced to confront each other face to face person to person. Before this Christmas Eve is over they will reflect not on what divides them but on what they have in common. And there is still one more surprise in store...
The classic Musketeers tale is given a bang up-to-date treatment in this relentlessly exciting action movie.
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