Who Played Me in "Air Force One"? Quiz

Answer: Alan Woolf

Woolf was cast and portrayed Russian President Petrov in "Air Force One". Petrov and U.S. President, James Marshall, managed to get the very dangerous terrorist, Radek, put behind bars and in prison. When terrorists hijacked Air Force One, they demanded that Marshall contact Petrov and release Radek.

The United States' new policy, at that time, was to not negotiate with terrorists. The terrorists said that, for every half hour in which Radek stayed in prison, they would shoot a hostage on board the plane.

When the lead terrorist, Ivan Korshunov, threatened to kill Marshall's daughter, Marshall agreed to have Radek released. He called up Petrov and asked him to release Radek, which he did. Woolf starred in the films, "The Rainmaker", "Death and Texas" and "Free".

Answer: Liesl Matthews

Matthews, born on March 14th, 1984, in Chicago, Illinois, took on the role of Alice Marshall, President Marshall and Mrs. Marshall's daughter. Alice was first seen in Russia when she rode a limo with her mom and other officials to get to Air Force One. Right after both she and her mom exited the limo, her mom told her to smile so a group of Russians called out to Alice and she smiled.

When the terrorists started to shoot people on board Air Force One, Alice opened the door and saw her father. She screamed for him but he told her to get back. That was when someone shot someone dead right in front of Alice and she screamed. Midway through the movie, Korshunov took Alice and her mother up to the cockpit (Alice and her mom stayed in a conference room with the rest of the hostages) and tied them both up. Eventually, Alice's father killed the terrorists in the cockpit (except for Korshunov but he killed him later) and she was freed. Matthews' only other acting parts were in the movies, "A Little Princess" and "Blast".

Answer: Jurgen Prochnow

Prochnow, a native of Berlin, Germany, played General Ivan Radek. Radek was one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world, but he was thankfully caught at the beginning of the film. The next day, at a press conference with Russian President Petrov, Marshall told them that they would not negotiate with terrorists. Radek was eventually released from prison (at the request of President Marshall to Petrov) but Marshall, once he overpowered Korshunov, phoned Petrov and told him to either put Radek back in prison or shoot him dead if he tried to flee. Radek almost made it to the helicopter that would have taken him to freedom, but he then heard, over a loud speaker, to stop and surrender.

He refused and ran towards the helicopter but he died after several gunshot wounds. Prochnow was seen in guest spots in the TV series', "Tatort" and "Alarm".

He starred in the TV mini-series, "Das Boot".

Answer: Wendy Crewson

Crewson, born in 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, portrayed First Lady Grace Marshall. Marshall met up with her husband, the President, on Air Force One but was separated from him when Secret Service agents lead him to the bottom part of the plane to escape. Marshall went to the conference room with the rest of the hostages and told Korshunov that, no matter what he wanted, he would not get it. Korshunov put a gun to her head but did not pull the trigger. Korshunov came and got Grace and her daughter, Alice, to come up to the cockpit with him.

When President Marshall was captured, he freed himself and killed all of the terrorists in the cockpit area except for Korshunov, who took Grace hostage. Marshall chased Korshunov and Grace to the bottom part of the plane and, with Grace's help, he killed Korshunov. Near the end of the movie, the President notified his officials that his wings were going out and that he was losing fuel.

When a plane notified The White House that they were right near Air Force One, the Vice President ordered that they rescue the remaining passengers on board the plane. Alice was the first one rescued and then Grace was the second. Crewson had roles in the films, "The Santa Clause", "Bicentennial Man" and "The 6th Day".

Answer: Harrison Ford

Ford, born on July 13th, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, was cast in the role of President James Marshall. Marshall made it to Air Force One and planned on enjoying a flight back to Washington, D.C. until terrorists hijacked the plane. Secret Service agents took him down to the bottom part of the plane but Marshall insisted that he would not leave without his family.

The agents got him into an escape hatch and it fled off the plane. When they found the escape hatch, Marshall was not in it and we saw that he was on the plane. Marshall stayed for a while down at the bottom part of Air Force One and killed some terrorists down there.

He managed to get to the conference room and found a way to get the hostages released from the plane through the back end of the plane.

He lead the hostages to that part and all of them got off the plane. However, the terrorists shot open a door, in which Marshall almost flew off the plane without a parachute. He was saved by Major Caldwell and taken to the cockpit.

He told Korshunov that he would call Petrov and have Radek released so Korshunov would not shoot his daughter. Marshall fought with Korshunov and killed him when he wrapped his parachute around his neck and pulled on the cord to inflate it. He took control of the plane and had Major Caldwell help him fly it. He found out that he could not land the plane but he heard about the plane that was nearby that would rescue him and the remaining passengers on board. Marshall made it out alive. Ford had lead parts in the movies, "Blade Runner", "What Lies Beneath" and "The Devil's Own". He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film, "Witness".

Answer: Glenn Close

Veteran actress Glenn Close was cast as Vice President Katherine Bennett. We first saw Close as Bennett when she got off a helicopter and was escorted into The White House right after she found out terrorists hijacked Air Force One. Bennett consulted with members of the Presidential Cabinet and other advisors as to what to do with this situation.

She got on the phone with Korshunov and asked him what he wanted. He told her he wanted Radek released from prison. Bennett said that she would do what she could, but she needed as much time as possible. Korshunov told her that, for every half hour that Radek remained in prison, he would kill a hostage. Bennett tried to convince Petrov to release Radek but he refused. Bennett decided that she was going to issue a statement about how Air Force One had been hijacked and asked all Americans to pray for the safety of everyone on board the plane.

At one point in the movie, a member of the Cabinet told Bennett that she could override the president's request to not have Radek released. All she had to do was sign a statement, along with everyone else necessary to override his order (and those people signed the statement). Bennett refused and, once she found out that the First Family had been saved, she tore up that paper. Close was cast in many other movies like, "Fatal Attraction", "Mars Attacks!" and "Mary Reilly".

Answer: Gary Oldman

Oldman, a native of London, England, took on the part of Ivan Korshunov. Korshunov used fake identification, along with his fellow terrorists, to get on board Air Force One. He told his friends to wait for his call before they could take over the plane.

They eventually took over and Korshunov had two of his friends fly the plane. He had the passengers stay in the conference room. When he brought Grace and Alice Marshall to the cockpit, he told Alice that he was also a father and had little children, in order to get her sympathy. Alice spat in his face and this angered him. Korshunov threatened to kill Alice if President Marshall did not have Radek released.

He told Marshall he would count to five and, when he got to two, Marshall agreed. Marshall managed to release himself and he went after Korshunov, who took the First Lady hostage, and almost made it off the plane. During a struggle, Marshall overpowered Korshunov and wrapped a parachute around his neck.

He told Korshunov, "Get off my plane!" and pulled the cord to inflate the parachute.

His neck broke and his dead body flew off the plane. Oldman was seen in the movies, "Immortal Beloved", "JFK" and "Dead Fish".

Answer: Donna Bullock

Bullock, born on December 11th, 1955, in Dallas, Texas, played Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchel. Melanie, unbeknownst to her, showed the terrorists around the plane. After they took control of Air Force One, she went to the conference room with the rest of the passengers.

At one point, she was told to go to the cockpit where Korshunov was, with several of his friends and Grace and Alice Marshall. Korshunov put a gun to Melanie's head and told the person near the bottom of the plane, who had killed many of his men, to surrender or Melanie would die once he counted to ten.

While Korshunov counted down to ten, Grace begged him not to kill her and to let her talk to the person who was down there (it was really President Marshall). Korshunov made it to ten and shot Melanie dead. Bullock guest starred on the TV series', "JAG", "Six Feet Under" and "Frasier".

Answer: William H. Macy

Macy, born in 1950 in Miami, Florida, was cast in the role of Major Caldwell. Caldwell was on board the plane when it was hijacked and went to the conference room with the rest of the hostages. We saw Caldwell sigh and cry when he found out that Melanie, the Deputy Press Secretary, had been murdered.

When Marshall overtook some terrorists and made his way to the conference room, Caldwell told him there was a way to get the hostages off the plane. He said that, if he could get a fax out to have the plane drop to a certain altitude while it refueled in mid-air, they could open up the back part of the plane and the hostages could jump off the plane with parachutes. With the help of a woman, Marshall got a fax out and the plane dropped to that altitude. Caldwell opened up the plane's back side and the hostages started to jump off.

They all made it off when someone shot the door open and Marshall nearly flew off. Caldwell told one of the terrorists to let him save Marshall since he was the president. Caldwell, Marshall, and a couple of others were escorted to the cockpit and tied up. Marshall freed himself and everyone else who was there.

He told Major Caldwell to help him fly the plane. When a nearby plane came to help rescue the rest of the passengers, a Secret Service agent (he posed as one and was really in league with the terrorists) shot Caldwell dead. Macy was seen in the films, "Seabiscuit", "Jurassic Park 3" and "Bobby".

Answer: Tom Everett

Everett, born on October 21st, 1948, in Oregon, portrayed National Security Advisor Jack Doherty. Doherty managed to survive the terrorists' first attack on Air Force one and went to the conference room. Korshunov made the announcement to both Vice President Bennett and those in the conference room that, for every half hour Radek stayed in prison, a hostage would be executed.

When the first half hour expired, Doherty stood up and told Korshunov that he could help him get what he wanted and to not speak to the Vice President about it since she was more like the Queen of England.

When Korshunov called Bennett and asked her if Radek had been released, she told him she phoned Petrov and he refused to release Radek. She told Korshunov that she needed more time. That was when Korshunov shot Doherty in the head. Everett had guest starring stints on the TV series', "The West Wing", "Monk" and "Murder, She Wrote".