: Many scenes are blatant nods to better films, including Smith dangling from a cable and kicking through a window (a la John McClane) or an SUV alley ambush reminiscent of Clear and Present Danger .
: The film has gained a second life in the podcast world, with shows like Your Stupid Minds citing it as one of their most-downloaded episodes due to its sheer absurdity. Skyscraper (1996)
Smith plays , a Los Angeles helicopter pilot who inadvertently flies a group of terrorists to a high-rise building. Led by the villainous Fairfax, the group is searching for the final piece of a "superweapon" microchip that could shift the global balance of power. What follows is a series of low-budget action tropes: : Many scenes are blatant nods to better