Now, Mahershala Ali is going to be Blade. And at no point does Wesley Snipes not look like he’s having a good time, making it easy for the audience to have a good time with him, too. In fact, the film was pretty ahead of its time, making homophobia look as disgusting and wrong as it is all the way back in 1995. I love just how much Wesley Snipes commits to this role, which never feels like a cheap shot. You want to show how much of a man you are? Then dress up as a woman. After tying for “Drag Queen of the Year” with Patrick Swayze’s character, Wesley Snipes (as the fabulous Noxeema Jackson) goes on a road trip with him (and John Leguizamo!) to a podunk area that doesn’t know what they’re in store for once these three ladies come to town. I mean, that’s obvious, right? Because that’s just what he did in the cult classic, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Nermar (Noxeema Jackson)Īfter starring in macho movies like Demolition Man, New Jack City, and Passenger 57, the next move for Wesley Snipes was obviously to throw on a wig and dress in drag. Between this and Money Train, I put Snipes right up there with other action stars of the ‘90s like Jackie Chan, Stallone, and Schwarzenegger. Not by a long shot, and Snipes’ coolness lifts this film off the ground to create a badass action movie that is often quite silly, but always awesome. But Wesley Snipes is not the mystery that is Steven Seagal. Passenger 57 could have dovetailed and been an airborne version of Under Siege. But you already knew that, right? It’s pretty much this film’s most famous line of dialogue. Remember that “always bet on black” line I used in the intro? Yeah, that’s from this movie. It probably went something like this: It’s like Die Hard … but on a plane! Because that pretty much sums up the plot of Passenger 57, which single-handedly made Wesley Snipes an action star overnight. I can already picture the elevator pitch for Passenger 57.
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