97 Minutes

A hijacked airplane has 97 minutes before it runs out of fuel.

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• Alec Baldwin as NSA Director Hawkins
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Alex
• MyAnna Buring as Kim
• Jo Martin as Toyin
• Pavan Grover as Anan
• Valery Danko as Baby's Mother
• Michael Sirow as Asghar
• Anjul Nigam as Hitar
• Davor Tomic as Marko
• Slavko Sobin as Orca
• Luke J I Smith as Goran
• Kasia Koleczek as Leika
• Austin Parsons as Red
• Chris Wilson as Passenger
• Peter Brooke as Stuart

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Baldwin was filming in Alton, Hampshire on 9 February 2022.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/97-minutes-surprised-locals-mistake-alec-baldwin-tramp-9rwpghpvf|title=97 Minutes: Surprised locals mistake Alec Baldwin for a tramp|website=The Times|last1=Ball|first1=Tom|access-date=2022-09-14|archive-date=2022-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914213031/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/97-minutes-surprised-locals-mistake-alec-baldwin-tramp-9rwpghpvf|url-status=live}} Baldwin posted videos on his social media accounts to say "it was strange working again" after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on his previous film set Rust.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/alec-baldwin-muses-on-rural-hampshire-life-after-fatal-shooting-r62gkdnsn|title=Alec Baldwin: It's strange to be working again|website=The Times|access-date=2022-09-14|archive-date=2022-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914211526/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alec-baldwin-muses-on-rural-hampshire-life-after-fatal-shooting-r62gkdnsn|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-calls-filming-97-minutes-strange-1235090114|title=Alec Baldwin Describes Return to Set for First Time Since 'Rust' Shooting as "Strange"|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=9 February 2022|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626002520/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-calls-filming-97-minutes-strange-1235090114/|url-status=live}} On 16 February 2022 Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring were announced as having joined the cast on the production at Black Hangar Studios, along with actors Jo Martin, Michael Sirow, Anjul Nigam, Davor Tomic, Slavko Sobin, Luke J I Smith and Kasia Koleczek. Jamie R Thompson from Lighthouse Pictures and Jake Seal from Orwo Studios produced with Pavan Grover. Michael Arata, Jerry Daigle, Suraj Gohill, Avi Haas and Ford Corbett were executive producers. Funding with Orwo are Origo Financial Services, with Orwo Film Distribution doing the international sales.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/jonathan-rhys-meyers-myanna-buring-join-alec-baldwin-in-97-minutes-thriller-1234935029/|title=Jonathan Rhys Meyers, MyAnna Buring Join Alec Baldwin In Hijacking Thriller '97 Minutes'|website=Deadline|date=16 February 2022|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914173304/https://deadline.com/2022/02/jonathan-rhys-meyers-myanna-buring-join-alec-baldwin-in-97-minutes-thriller-1234935029/|url-status=live}} 97 Minutes is produced by Pavan Grover, Jamie Thompson, and Jake Seal. Working from a script by [https://www.inovospine.org/ Pavan Grover] director Timo Vuorensola and cinematographer Konstantin Freyer wrapped filming after only 18 days on two film sets. Grover said Baldwin had been attached for 18 months prior to the filming and the part had been tailored for him.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indicanews.com/2022/04/30/hollywood-writer-pavan-grover-we-shouldnt-be-limited-by-our-race-or-our-identity|title=Hollywood writer Pavan Grover: We shouldn't be limited by our race or our identity|website=Indicanews.com|date=30 April 2022|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527210433/https://indicanews.com/2022/04/30/hollywood-writer-pavan-grover-we-shouldnt-be-limited-by-our-race-or-our-identity/|url-status=live}} Previously, William Hurt had been attached to the film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/new-trial-ordered-to-sort-out-fumbled-movie-deal|title=New Trial Ordered to Sort Out Fumbled Movie Deal|website=Courthousenews.com|access-date=2022-09-14|archive-date=2022-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914230019/https://www.courthousenews.com/new-trial-ordered-to-sort-out-fumbled-movie-deal/|url-status=live}} Grover had written the script whilst working as an interventional spine specialist and minimally invasive surgeon in Houston, Texas in 2009.https://www.inovospine.org/{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Anesthesiologist-balances-his-passions-for-5470153.php|title=Anesthesiologist balances his passions for medicine, movies|website=Houstonchronicle.com|date=12 May 2014|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914173301/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Anesthesiologist-balances-his-passions-for-5470153.php|url-status=live}}

Writer and co-producer Pavan Grover reported 97 Minutes was due for a limited theater release on June 9, 2023. 97 Minutes became available on Hulu in September 2023 and later on Amazon's Prime Video.

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Category:2023 films

Category:2023 action thriller films

Category:British action thriller films

Category:Films about hijackings

Category:2020s English-language films

Category:Films about aircraft hijackings

Category:Films shot in Hampshire

Category:2020s British films

Category:Films directed by Timo Vuorensola

Category:English-language action thriller films