Harrison Ford didn't want Gary Oldman pulling punches during Air Force One

In the complete book "The Films of Harrison Ford", authors Lee Pfeiffer, Michael Lewis and Michael D. Lewis consider "Air Force One" to contain some of the most physically demanding combat scenes in the actor's long career, including a fight with a real wrestler.

Ford was 54 when filming "Air Force One," amid fears he was getting too old to throw tedders. But it's the same actor who played Indiana Jones, Han Solo and Jack Ryan; he knew that nothing sells an action hero like a believable fight, and nothing sells a fight like a real success.

Pfeiffer, Lewis and Lewis describe a moment while filming a fight sequence where Ford insisted that in order to add "truth to the experience" Oldman really should punch in the face (Ford also reportedly visits the real Air Force One in preparation for the project). Naturally, Oldman didn't agree to attack his co-star but ultimately agreed for the sake of realism. The book cites Ford's thought process:

"I didn't even think about his physical aspect. Everything is choreographed, all mapped out. The pleasure for me is that it's like a sporting effort. You choreograph it, you decide what it's; you don't want to hurt anyone, you want to be very sure of your moves. It's a pleasure to do those things for me, like playing tennis or dancing ballet."

At the end of the movie, the president of Ford would send several terrorists (and a mole) and "Get off my plane!" would become the film's most-quoted line, sealing Marshall's place as one of the coolest movie presidents of all time and further cementing Ford's lofty position in the pantheon of spectacular leading men. p>