Editing Executive Decision (section)

==Production==
[[Stuart Baird]], an editor that was twice nominated for the [[Academy Awards]], made his directorial debut with ''Executive Decision''.{{sfn|Turan|1996}}{{sfn|Reid|1996}} [[Kurt Russell]] was paid $7.5 million{{sfn|Kurt|1995}} and [[Halle Berry]] was paid $1 million to star in the film.{{sfn|Berry|1995}} [[David Suchet]] learned Arabic for his role.{{sfn|Young|1995}}

Steven Seagal says that he was enticed to accept the unusual role of Austin Travis by a hefty salary, which amounted to around a million dollars per day spent on the shoot. He also found some satisfaction in knowing that his character's unexpected fate would shock the audience, and therefore did not regret taking the role.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=De Semlyen |first1=Nick |date=March 2007 |title=Lost Action Heroes: #1 Seagal |url=http://www.nickdesemlyen.com/pdf/StevenSeagal.pdf |magazine=Empire |location=London |publisher=[[Ascential|EMAP]] |issue=213 |access-date=2023-02-16 |archive-date=2023-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216010942/http://www.nickdesemlyen.com/pdf/StevenSeagal.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Exterior shots of the Boeing 747 were done using models and two real aircraft.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Norris|first1=Guy|last2=Wagner|first2=Mark|date=1997|title=Boeing 747: Design and Development Since 1969|location=Wisconsin|publisher=Motorbooks International|page=113|isbn=0760302804}}</ref> [[Grant McCune|Grant McCune Design]] constructed two models for actual shooting, one model to test the rig, one complete lower half for closeups of the landing gear extension sequence, and one 1/12 scale nose section for the stealth docking sequence. Two models of the Remora were also made at 1/6 scale, one for the docking sequence with a motion controlled snorkel and articulated hatch and another for post dock sequences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beforesandafters.com/2021/03/15/the-high-flying-miniatures-of-executive-decision-and-where-they-are-now/|title=The high-flying miniatures of 'Executive Decision', and where they are now|author=Failes, I.|publisher=befores & afters|date=15 March 2021|access-date=23 June 2023|archive-date=23 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623180648/https://beforesandafters.com/2021/03/15/the-high-flying-miniatures-of-executive-decision-and-where-they-are-now/|url-status=live}}</ref> An ex-[[Kuwait Airways]] 747-269BM belonging to [[Kalitta Air]] (registration N707CK) was featured in most of the in-flight shots,{{Cn|date=January 2025}} while a [[Corsair International|Corsair]] 747-121 (externally identical to the 747-200) formerly owned by [[Pan Am]] was used for closeups of the aircraft in the aftermath of the crash landing at the end. The latter aircraft was stored in the [[Mojave Air and Space Port]] in [[Mojave, California]], after filming wrapped up and was subsequently scrapped in 1998.{{Cn|date=January 2025}} The F-14s featured in the film came from the [[VF-84 (1955–1995)|VF-84]] ''Jolly Rogers'' squadron. This would be VF-84's last Hollywood appearance before disestablishment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theaviationgeekclub.com/vf-84-jolly-rogers-last-hurrah-filming-executive-decision/|title=VF-84 Jolly Rogers Last Hurrah: filming the movie Executive Decision|author=Leone, D.|publisher=The Aviation Geek Club|date=July 5, 2018|access-date=June 24, 2023|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623180647/https://theaviationgeekclub.com/vf-84-jolly-rogers-last-hurrah-filming-executive-decision/|url-status=live}}</ref>