It stars Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrew Divoff, Mason Adams and Denholm Elliott.

They escape by helicopter, and with the weapons and logistics assistance of Luis's second-in-command, an American named Jack Thorpe, they enter the U.S. through Mexico.

Phil's father is the federal judge presiding over Enrique Cali's trial, so the entire family is taken to a safe location as a precaution.

Unaware of this, Luis Cali and his men invade the school to capture the boy, killing a campus police officer and a faculty member who intervenes.

With Phil nowhere to be found but with the sons of numerous influential individuals in his grasp, Luis takes the entire school hostage.

Jack arms the explosives with a detonator wired to a remote control gadget Luis tapes to the back of his hand.

Luis tries to impress upon Parker, who comes to retrieve the body, that it was an accident, but the grief-stricken Albert takes revenge by having Enrique Cali killed in prison.

FBI Hostage Rescue Team personnel (trailed by Parker), supported by the army and armed with the information provided by Billy, assault the school and begin taking out the terrorists.

Meanwhile, Billy and his friends sabotage the remote control receiver for the detonator, overpower their guards and lead the students and Gould to a secret basement chamber.

The exteriors of the Hotel Gibbs and the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse, as well as the wall of the Alamo Mission complex, were visible.

Russell and George Perez were all nominated for an Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture by the Thirteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1990-1991.

They lost narrowly to Donovan McCrary, Desi Arnez Hines II and Baha Jackson for their performance in Boyz n the Hood.