A lot of the plot and sequences are copied from the movie "Executive Decision" which was released a year before.
Amanda Wyss and Jsu Garcia (billed as Nick Corri) both starred in the original version of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) respectively as a teen couple Rod and Tina.
The terrorist chief's name is Gruber, a tribute to Die Hard, where Alan Rickman's character's name - as the head of the terrorists - was also Gruber.
Shots of the SR-71 leaving the airfield hanger and taking off where also used in Michael Dudikoff's Black Thunder (1998). Portions of the musical score were used in Dudikoff's Counter Measures (1998).