| − | |Positively portrays a strong U.S. president who takes an uncompromising stance against terrorism. Includes positive material about family, authority, the military and sacrifice. | + | |The strong and courageous U.S. President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) takes an uncompromising stance against Russian terrorists who hijack his airplane. The major themes include positive depictions family, authority, the military, and sacrifice. |
| − | |Streetwise Detroit police detective Axl Foley drives out to Beverly Hills to investigate and avenge his friend's murder. While there, he meets up with a liberal police force that does "everything by the book" while mocking their strong bureaucratic rules as well as influencing the two cops assigned to watch him to use critical thinking skills to solve the case. The villain is also a drug dealer too, so a little pro-war on drugs there. Followed by two sequels in 1987 and 1994. | + | |Streetwise Detroit police detective Axl Foley drives out to Beverly Hills to investigate and avenge his friend's murder. While there, he meets up with a liberal police force that does "everything by the book" while mocking their strong bureaucratic rules as well as influencing the two cops assigned to watch him to use critical thinking skills to solve the case. The main villain is a drug-dealer, suggesting a pro-war on drugs theme. The film was followed by two sequels in 1987 and 1994. |